Lori Beer, JPMorgan’s global chief information officer, discusses the company’s efforts to incorporate artificial intelligence into the banking industry, … More details

On Thursday evening, the Johnson Ice Rink was transformed into a world of pure imagination. Students taking 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I) showcased their own imaginative designs in the class’ final robot competition. This year’s Willy Wonka-themed competition featured a colorful game board based on the famous Chocolate Room and two equally colorful emcees: course instructors Sangbae Kim, donning a purple velvet coat as Willy Wonka, and Amos Winter, dressed as Charlie Bucket (complete with golden ticket). “We’re all engineers; we can do better than pure imagination,” said Winter as he kicked off the event. “We can do calculated imagination!” Thirty-two student finalists showed just how calculated their imagination could be in five sudden-death rounds throughout the event. In each round, two students went head-to-head to gain the most points. Their robots navigated two massive game boards to achieve certain tasks such as lifting gummy bears, pushing Gobstoppers into a Continuer la lecture Students demonstrate “calculated imagination” in robot competition→

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About half of enterprises are using some form of artificial intelligence (AI), mostly in their off-the-shelf IT automation software—but that doesn’t mean … More details

The idea of shifting decision-making to algorithms and artificial intelligence is a compelling one: It can, so the theory goes, remove the inconsistencies … More details