Articles by Richard Yonck

Richard Yonck is author of the new science-fiction techno-thriller, MINDSTOCK. A global futurist and keynote speaker, Richard explores future trends and emerging technologies, identifying their potential impacts on business and society. He’s written for dozens of national and global publications and is author of two non-fiction books about the future of artificial intelligence, Heart of the Machine and Future Minds. Reach him at [email protected].

Google’s ‘Gemini’ bridges the AI divide, but artificial general intelligence remains elusive

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UW researcher lands grant to bring chip-based beam-steering LIDAR to market with new startup

Basic research is critical to innovation, but to have a real impact, that innovation has to make its way out… Read More

Google’s ‘Gemini’ bridges the AI divide, but artificial general intelligence remains elusive

In the past year, generative AI has taken the world by storm. The pace of advancement has been little short… Read More

Allen Institute for AI takes new approach to managing AI risks and promoting transparency

Artificial intelligence is becoming more deeply embedded in our world, enabling all sorts of new possibilities — but also raising… Read More

Study shows how pandemic decreased income diversity of urban encounters, even after lockdowns

There were many fallouts from the COVID-19 pandemic, but one that is rarely discussed is its effect on diverse encounters… Read More

University of Washington researchers develop smaller, cheaper form of LiDAR technology

Devices that move and operate in physical space need sensors to read their environment. One such sensing technology, LiDAR, has… Read More

University of Washington team detects atomic ‘breathing’ for quantum computing breakthrough

Most of us don’t think of atoms as having their own unique vibrations, but they do. In fact, it’s a… Read More

Generative AI hackathon in Seattle encourages entrepreneurs to tinker with ‘magic wand’

Generative AI is taking the tech world by storm and has already developed to the point that a full stack… Read More

Allen Institute for AI creating an open generative AI language model ‘by scientists, for scientists’

You can’t read the news today without seeing a story about the latest advances in artificial intelligence, particularly in the… Read More

AI2 researchers release new multimodal approach to boost AI capabilities using images and audio

Our world is a nuanced and complex place, best experienced through the mixed modalities of our senses. Given this, AI… Read More

Researchers find new upcycling technique to transform plastics into fuel

Each year, more than 390 million metric tons of plastics are produced globally, yet close to half are single-use varieties… Read More

AI2 researchers win ‘Test-of-Time’ award that honors long-lasting influence for AI-related papers

The fields of artificial intelligence and computational linguistics have seen tremendous advances in recent decades. Because of this, once novel-approaches… Read More

New AI model shows how machines can learn from vision, language and sound together

Most of us have watched television with the sound turned off at one time or another. While it’s usually possible… Read More

Researchers develop reactor that refines waste carbon into chemicals while generating hydrogen

In a world faced with dual concerns about climate change and growing energy needs, developing renewable replacements for fossil fuels… Read More

AI2 releases demo of question-answering model it claims outperforms GPT-3

From the beginning of the digital age, we’ve looked to our computers for answers. Nowhere is this so evident as… Read More

Teaching artificial intelligence right from wrong: New tool from AI2 aims to model ethical judgments

During the past two decades, machine ethics has gone from being a curiosity to a field of immense importance. Much… Read More

Q&A with Amazon Alexa chief Rohit Prasad on the future of ambient computing

When Amazon’s first Alexa-enabled smart speaker debuted in 2014, it was something of a novelty: A voice-activated natural language processing… Read More

This startup aims to improve workplace conversations with ’empathy-as-a-service’ software

Most of us have had the experience of sending a text or email that came across sounding insensitive or angry,… Read More

Researchers create ‘Shadow Figment’ cybersecurity decoy tech that lures attackers into a fake world

Over the past several years, hackers have increasingly targeted the physical systems we rely on to run our society. Electrical… Read More

Researchers develop new way to help machine-generated language systems reduce toxic language

A young child’s ability to acquire language is nothing short of astonishing. But occasionally a toddler will pick up an… Read More

Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas

Being an orca isn’t easy. Despite a lack of natural predators, these amazing mammals face many serious threats – most… Read More

Why ‘deepfake geography’ presents significant risks — and how researchers are detecting it

“Seeing is believing.” It’s an aphorism that used to be a lot more true than it is today, now that… Read More

Vulcan and Tableau team up to protect the planet with EarthRanger data analysis project

Every year between three and four percent of Africa’s estimated 350,000 elephants die at the hands of ivory poachers. While… Read More

Cure of the common code: OpenMRS aims to boost medical record systems in developing countries

Consider the difficulties many of us face when we need medical procedures, tests or referrals. Now imagine you lived in… Read More

The curse of neural toxicity: AI2 and UW researchers help computers watch their language

In 2011, shortly after IBM’s Watson defeated Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter to become the reigning “Jeopardy” champion, the researchers… Read More

How researchers are mapping the future of quantum computing, using the tech of today

Imagine a future where new therapeutic drugs are designed far faster and at a fraction of the cost they are… Read More

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