This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 26)

Meta's Yann LeCun Strives for Human-Level AI Ben Dickson VentureBeat "What is the next step toward bridging the gap between natural and artificial intelligence? But as his research and the fields of AI and neuroscience have progressed, his vision has converged around several promising concepts and trends. In a recent event held by Meta AI, LeCun discussed possible paths toward human-level AI, challenges that remain and the impact of advances in AI." A Locked-in Man Has Been Able to Communicate in Sentences by Thought Alone Jessica Hamzelou MIT Technology Review "A completely paralyzed man has been able to communicate entire sentences using a device that records his brain activity. The man was able to train his mind to use the device, which was implanted in his brain, to ask for massages, soup, and beer, and to watch films with his son. It is the first time a completely locked-in person--someone who is conscious and cognitively able but completely paralyzed--has been able to communicate in this way, say the researchers behind the work."