Machine learning research examines ways to make computers more human

A University of Arizona information scientist wants to make computers behave more like natural human partners. UA researcher Clay Morrison focuses on machine learning. He is looking at ways to get artificial intelligence to work alongside people. "We're not trying to say the computer has to behave exactly like a human," he said. "Instead it's how the computer is natural enough to interact with, so when we team up with them and they collaborate with us on a project, the strengths the computer brings to the table and the strengths the human brings to the table are really much more effectively combined."