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Judges of the European Court of Human Rights listen in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 31, 2017. French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the European Court of Human Rights, where he is expected to defend France's controversial anti-terror law that gives authorities permanent powers to search homes, shut places of worship and restrict the movements of suspected extremists. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Jean-Francois Badias (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS BADIAS/AFP/Getty Images)

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AI learns to predict the outcomes of human rights court cases

AI is going into law. It can now predict the outcomes of human rights cases and next year Estonia is planning to use the technology to moderate disputes in small claims courts

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The hardest thing about robots? Teaching them to cope with us

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Life

Macaques really can use logical reasoning to solve puzzles

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This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

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This self-riding bicycle follows you around while you walk

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Chris Stringer

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Don't Miss: African origins, deadly mozzies and meeting of minds

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It's too soon to tell if DeepMind's medical AI will save any lives

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AI passes theory of mind test by imagining itself in another's shoes

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Orangutan mothers tell infants where to go by scratching themselves

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AI beats professionals at six-player Texas Hold ’Em poker

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James Lovelock standing near the sea at Chesil Beach

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James Lovelock says artificial intelligence is the start of new life

�鶹��ý interviewed James Lovelock to discuss Gaia’s Novacene and our new AI overlords, microwaving hamsters for science and why Elon Musk’s Mars mission is ‘crazy’

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AI can teach doctors to spot signs of cancer-causing viruses

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Goats reveal their feelings with the sound of distinctive bleats

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AI made from a sheet of glass can recognise numbers just by looking

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A classical concert at the Barbican shows how AI interprets a recital

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