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New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

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Courant Professor Who Won Turing Award Sees Hopeful Future in AI

From digital assistants to medical image analysis, Professor Yann LeCun said artificial intelligence will continue to improve society.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor March 28, 2019

NYU Courant Professor of Computer Science Yann LeCun won the A. M. Turing Award on Wednesday. The award is considered by many to be the “Nobel Prize of Computing.” Announced...

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‘Humanity Is Controlled by Nine Companies,’ According to NYU Professor

Professor Amy Webb talks artificial intelligence and its implications for the future.
Jared Peraglia, Deputy News Editor February 4, 2019

NYU Stern School of Business Professor Amy Webb spoke at The World Economic Forum last week, arguing that the development of artificial intelligence needs to benefit everyone and...

A team presentation at the Super Hacks competition. Teams worked to create start up ideas involving AI. (Photo by Alana Beyer)

NYU Launches AI Hackathon

NYU put student engineers and entrepreneurs to the test with an AI hackathon in which they had to work against the clock to design and pitch ideas.
Mansee Khurana, Staff Writer November 12, 2018
NYU put student engineers and entrepreneurs to the test with an AI hackathon in which they had to work against the clock to design and pitch ideas.
Facebook is partnering with NYU Langone.

Unlikely Friends: NYU and Facebook Tackle MRI Research

Kristina Hayhurst, News Editor September 4, 2018
Facebook and NYU School of Medicine are collaborating to improve MRI scans using AI.
Algorithm for Change is a $1.5 million dollar competition designed to encourage innovative thinking and application of artificial intelligence, machine learning and augmented reality. It seeks to address challenges in U.S. post-secondary education with a particular focus on low income, underrepresented and first-generation students.

Algorithm for Change: Inspiring Innovation in Education

Carol Oliveira, Contributing Writer March 19, 2018
This new competition will reward a total of $1.5 million dollars to inventors and entrepreneurs who want to better education through technology.
The NYU School of Law and Premonition Analytics are trying to make Premonition's database more widely accessible to students. This new partnership will allow for more research about the outcome of legal cases.

Premonition Announces Partnership With NYU Law

Coco Wang, Deputy News Editor April 17, 2017
Miami-based artificial intelligence firm Premonition Analytics has agreed to a data-sharing partnership with the NYU School of Law.
Aja Naomi King stars in  Jose Nestor Marquez’s new film “ Reversions”, a Si-Fi thriller released on October 9th, 2015.

Relive your most joyful moments with “Reversion”

Anubhuti Kumar, Staff Writer October 7, 2015
"Reversion" shows the dark side of artificial intelligence when it comes to tampering with memories. Starring Aja Noami King of "How to Get Away with Murder," this psychological thriller is a guaranteed eye-opener.

From sci-fi to real life — the advances of artificial intelligence, part II

February 8, 2013
With recent developments in computerized intelligence, can we call some modern machines truly intelligent?

From sci-fi to real life — the advances of artificial intelligence, part I

January 11, 2013
In the debate of what intelligence truly means, columnist Marcelo Cicconet looks at the current state of artificial intelligence.