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• China, U.S. leading global AI race

  China and the United States are ahead of the global competition to dominate artificial intelligence (AI), according to a study by the U.N. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published on Thursday.

• A.I. faces hype, skepticism at RSA cybersecurity show

  The cybersecurity industry has been talking up artificial intelligence and machine learning as a way to stop the hackers, but don’t necessarily believe all the hype.

• Research chip modeled after the brain aims to bring smarts to computers

  The dream of creating intelligent computers has inspired the development of exotic chips based on the structure of the brain, which operates in mysterious ways. Some researchers are making such chips from components found in today's computers.

• Intel chases AI with new chips, but still lacks a potent GPU

  Intel is taking a new direction in chip development as it looks to the future of artificial intelligence, with the company betting the technology will pervade applications and web services.

• Gartner: A.I. to become a top business investment priority

  Mention artificial intelligence and a discussion about the robot wipeout of humankind is sure to follow. But it's also a technology that businesses will increasingly trust in decision-making, Gartner analysts said at the research firm's annual Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando.

• A.I. and robotics could replace 6% of U.S. jobs by 2021

  In just five years, intelligent systems and robots may take up to 6% of U.S. jobs.

• Nvidia's new Pascal GPUs can give smart answers

  Nvidia's new GPUs called the Tesla P40 and P4 are built for those kind of deep-learning systems that aid in correlation and classification of data. The P4 -- which is based on the Pascal architecture -- is designed for use in servers or computers that will drive autonomous cars.

• IBM is creating larger brain-mimicking computers

  IBM says it wants to make intelligent computers that can make decisions like humans. This week, it shipped the NS16e, its largest brain-inspired computer yet, and has big goals ahead.

• Instead of robots taking jobs, A.I. may help humans do their jobs better

  Despite worries that robots will take jobs from humans, a group of researchers says what's more likely is that humans will eventually work cooperatively with cyber helpers.