According to Yahoo, Birdsy is a new bird watching camera that can identify the different types of birds.

Bird watching just got a whole lot more high tech. Birdsy, a wildlife-spotting camera, has developed a unique artificial intelligence (AI) that records and identifies birds and other animals all by itself, meaning you never have to miss out on priceless nature moments again.

Researchers want to see if artificial intelligence can help reduce recidivism, reports Futurism. 

A team of computer scientists has a well-intentioned but thorny plan to reduce recidivism, the rate at which prisoners return to prison once released, and it involves constantly monitoring them as they go about their lives.

According to TNW, Yann LeCun of Facebook is actively pursuing human level artificial intelligence. 

When Yann LeCun founded the Facebook AI Research (FAIR) lab in 2013, artificial intelligence was entering a boom period that his research helped trigger.