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Can Machine Learning Save the World From Climate Change? 

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 Guest post by Beth Coleman

A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reveals that global temperatures are likely to rise by 1.5°C by the year 2030 — which means that humans have just 12 years left to stop global warming. The alarming report also shows that human activities have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming over the years, leading to a rise in the number of hot days, with the highest increase felt in the tropics. With this, risks of droughts, tropical cyclones, and heavy precipitation are also predicted to increase.

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Why Train Stations Are A Great Place For An AI Party

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Delhi Metro

The Delhi Metro is a metro system serving Delhi and its satellite cities of Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida and Ghaziabad in the National Capital Region of India.

Artificial Intelligence now exists in more than 80% of the digital interactions we have. With almost all progress in science, business and even academia now being tied to the digital evolution, AI is pervading our lives like never before.  One example of a place in which AI is making a big difference is at the humble train station, somewhere that perhaps we would not initially see as a hotbed of AI digital innovation.

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The 5 Best Books on Artificial Intelligence

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The Roots of AI

Thinking Machines: The Quest for Artificial Intelligence—and Where It’s Taking Us Next
Luke Dormehl

This is a factual history of the beginnings of AI, and it’s written by a non-scientist, making it easier to read than more technical books on the subject. Dormehl, a science journalist, gives an overview of the advent of machine learning and problem-solving. He also shines a spotlight on opposing viewpoints. On one hand, true AI could mean the end of mankind. On the other, humanity could experience something akin to paradise once self-aware AI emerges.
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How Technology Will Change Our Lives Twenty Years From Now

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About the Author: Salah Stevens is a licensed attorney focusing on cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology. As a fan of innovation, Stevens is a fierce proponent of the changes that are happening with Bitcoin, Etherium, and Litecoin, believing strongly in the worldwide improvements that the blockchain technology can bring. For more: http://salehstevens.com

A Great Time to be Alive

If someone were to go back to the 1900s when things like smartphones, computers, and artificial intelligence were incomprehensible technologies, they would witness a completely different way of life. After all, functioning elevators were once considered to be advanced. Now, people find even advanced products like drones on their way to becoming an everyday item. Improvements are being made daily and life-changing innovations occur more rapidly.

What are some of the ways that technology might alter our lives in another twenty years?

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