AI predicted Trump — #17

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Awesome, not awesome.

#Awesome

“Microsoft’s research arm is using machine learning algorithms to better tailor customized combinations of cancer drugs to a particular tumor and an effort to one day allow scientists to program cells to fight disease.” — Dina Bass, Bloomberg Tech Reporter

#Not Awesome

“A chatbot well-versed in conversation and hooked up to a data warehouse with a complete psychological profile of you, the customer, might be able to make a sale using information synthesized with persuasive measures that a regular human just wouldn’t be able to tap into..” — Andrew Heikkila, TechCrunch Contributor

What we’re reading.

1/ An AI predicted that Donald Trump would win the election when other news outlets fell asleep at the wheel. Learn More on Inverse >

2/ Facebook’s app uses AI to transform lame pictures into Picasso-level masterpieces. Learn More on Wired >

3/ Doctors can use Bing search data to detect cancer in patients a year earlier than they can with other methods. Learn More on Bloomberg >

4/ An AI-based search engine is making it easier to find scientific papers (and will ultimately be able to answer any science-related question). Learn More on Scientific American >

5/ The CTO of Accenture thinks human productivity will be boosted by up to 40% with the help of artificial intelligence. Learn More on TechEmergence >

6/ A lip-reader powered by AI can translate sentences 1.8x more accurately than humans, and help people with hearing loss. Learn More on Futurism >

7/ Conservationists are using machine learning to track sea cows in the ocean and protect them from harmful human activities. Learn More on The Keyword >

In real life.

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Your turn.

🔥 A well-known VC lit Twitter on fire with that tweet this weekend. How long will it take until journalists are replaced? Will it only happen to PR releases and sports news? Jump into the conversation and see what everyone is saying.