Computers can now learn from pure observation

[Mackin USA]

An exciting new study from the University of Sheffield and published in the journal Swarm Intelligence has demonstrated (free pre-print version) a method of allowing computers to make sense of complex patterns all on their own, an ability that could open the door to some of the most advanced and speculative applications of artificial intelligence.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/234669-turing-learning-breakthrough-computers-can-now-learn-from-pure-observation

Via Ralph on FB

[JasonD]

https://deepmind.com/blog/wavenet-generative-model-raw-audio/

[gm66]

Two great reads, Wavenet sounds very good.

I wonder if the learning from observation people used genetic algorithms to feed the classifier.

After reading A Handbook of Genetic Algorithms i wrote a small program that found routes for the travelling salesman problem that were superior to the A* pathfinding algorithm, it's an amazing programming tool.