A few years ago I used an algorithm to help me write a science fiction story. Adam Hammond, an English professor, and Julian Brooke, a computer scientist, had created a program called SciFiQ, and ...

On January 1, 2015, a friend of mine on Facebook posted a link to an online discussion about this problem, and said he had a hunch I would be interested in it, Professor Ian Gent, one of the ...

Writing in the world is, ideally, a process of discovery, a way to develop knowledge and build agency and resilience. Revision Assistant, on the other hand, is a game in which the goal is to please ...

Greely High grad helped write algorithm for NASA mission to crash into asteroid Story by Portland Press Herald, Maine Megan Gray, Portland Press Herald, Maine ...

Political speeches are often written for politicians by trusted aides and confidantes. Could an AI algorithm do as well?

Future political speeches may soon be produced by machines. A researcher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst created an AI machine that knows how to write political speeches with great ...

Could your next editor be a machine? Today, dozens of companies offer writing-critique services online, with programs that offer to catch your errors, tweak your use of passive voice, and improve ...

Have a good mind for computational problem-solving? Want to earn $1 million? This chess competition may well be for you.