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Artificial intelligence (AI) simply means intelligence in machines, in contrast to natural intelligence found in humans and other natural organisms. Machine learning involves systems that automatically learn from the data they analyze and the results they obtain to improve their ability to work with that data in the future.

DOE explains... artificial intelligence

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Physics may seem like its own world, but different sectors using machine learning are all part of the same universe. 

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VIA Symmetry Magazine

Symmetry: AI for control rooms

Scientists inside and outside of particle physics and astrophysics are leaning on AI for assistance with complex tasks.

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In the coming weeks, Symmetry will explore the ways scientists are using artificial intelligence to advance particle physics and astrophysics—in a series of articles...

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Wan-Lin Hu’s job is to improve the way people and artificial intelligence collaborate to run SLAC’s complex machines.

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The software tool sorts through messy data to reveal what’s really going on with solar panels on cloudy and sunny days.

This is a graphic representation of solar power system data. The data is processed by algorithms, which turn the data into specific power loss causes.
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The research reveals the potential for machine learning in understanding the complex behavior of quantum materials.

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Analyzing X-ray movies with computer vision reveals how nanoparticles in a lithium-ion battery electrode work.

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The algorithm pairs machine-learning techniques with classical beam physics equations to avoid massive data crunching.

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Presented by Axel Levy.

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Public lecture presented by Axel Levy

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A machine learning algorithm automatically extracts information to speed up – and extend – the study of materials with X-ray pulse pairs.

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