- When Microsoft computer scientists began to experiment with a new artificial intelligence system last year, they asked it to solve a puzzle that should have required an intuitive understanding of the physical world.
- “Here we have a book, nine eggs, a laptop, a bottle and a nail,” they asked. “Please tell me how to stack them onto each other in a stable manner.”
- The researchers were startled by the ingenuity of the A.I. system’s answer. Put the eggs on the book, it said. Arrange the eggs in three rows with space between them. Make sure you don’t crack them.
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A picture taken in a the poultry farm in Hesbaye region near Namur on August 12, 2017 shows eggs being packed.
A scandal involving eggs contaminated with insecticide spread to 15 EU countries, Switzerland and as far away as Hong Kong as the European Commission called for a special meeting on the growing crisis. / AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)
