I am a Coal-Truck

It’s National Great Poetry Reading Day. You know who writes not-so-great poetry? Artificial Intelligence. Here’s an example: “I am a coal-truck,  by a broken heart,  I have no sound,  the sound of my heart,  I am not”. AI poetry might not be incredible, but it’s just as good as some poetry humans write!

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Artificial Dungeon Master

Computers are great at math, and games like Go or chess. But one researcher thinks a better test of AI, or artificial intelligence, would be to make it play Dungeons and Dragons. True intelligence can also be shown through storytelling, and the stories aren’t always logical. AI that can master D and D would be the ultimate test!

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Kepler Reveals Another Planet

The Kepler space telescope hunts for planets. It had located 7 planets orbiting the star Kepler 90, in the Draco constellation. Artificial intelligence went over the telescope data and found one more planet making 8, just like our solar system! Kepler 90i is also the third from its sun, but it’s an uninhabitable 400 degrees Celsius.

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