The first practical example of a new kind of computer can complete calculations in minutes that would take a standard version longer than the age of the universe. This so-called digital memcomputer, which combines data storage and processing into a single component, could be a solution to the slowing pace of progress in traditional computer chips.

DeepMind has developed an artificial intelligence that can solve tasks it has never seen before as fast and as accurately as humans – a possible step towards generally intelligent AI that could master an array of jobs in the real world. The AI, called Adaptive Agent or AdA, works in a 3D virtual world where it is asked to solve tasks that involve navigating, planning and manipulating objects. Humans are excellent at solving new problems in very different environments, including ones they haven't seen before.

DeepMind has developed an artificial intelligence that can solve tasks it has never seen before as fast and as accurately as humans – it could be a step towards generally intelligent AI that could master an array of jobs in the real world. The AI, called Adaptive Agent or AdA, works in a 3D virtual world where it is asked to solve tasks that involve navigating, planning and manipulating objects. Humans are excellent at solving new problems in very different environments, including ones they haven't seen before.

Two branches of AI - Deep Learning, and Reinforcement Learning are now responsible for many real-world applications. Machine Translation, Speech Recognition, Object Detection, Robot Control, and Drug Discovery - are some of the numerous examples. Both approaches are data hungry - DL requires many examples of each class, and RL needs to play through many episodes to learn a policy. A small child can typically see an image just once, and instantly recognize it in other contexts and environments. We seem to possess an innate model/representation of how the world works, which helps us grasp new concepts and adapt to new situations fast. Humans are excellent one/few shot learners.