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MSU professor brings new type of artificial intelligence to world of video games

An MSU professor has developed a revolutionary new type of artificial intelligence (AI), and he's bringing it to the world of video games for its first real-world application.  Dr. Arend Hintze, assistant professor for integrative biology and computer science and engineering at MSU, has developed a new form of AI that can adapt and learn over time through a process similar to Darwinian evolution.  "All these systems (Watson, Siri) which are these super-great hallmarks of artificial intelligence are really expert systems that have no general purpose intelligence, like a cockroach, for example," Hintze said.

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MSU Counter Cuisine Club changing the way students eat

Computer science senior Ethan Boyd sat in class learning about the potential dangers of food processing. Figures, such as a projected nine percent of all greenhouse gas emissions come from animal agricultural in the United States according to John Hopkins Center, and many others opened his eyes growing concerns. He was not alone.

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MSU's attempt to patch broken sexual assault policies draw criticism

Elizabeth’s case, like the two others mishandled in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, report from Sept. 1, 2015, highlights an issue in the way MSU handles sexual assault and harassment cases that the university is working to address through revisions and updates to its sexual assault and relationship violence policy.

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Austin Thornton makes an impact, from walk-on to graduate assistant

Austin Thornton has always had a knack for shooting. Playing in high school at Cedar Springs High School, he averaged 26 points per game his senior season, shooting 49.8 percent from the field and 86.3 percent from the free-throw line. In fact, he holds the Michigan High School record for most made free throws with 572 and places second with 54 consecutive makes from the charity stripe.