What needs to be done to make AI fair, reports Nature.

Beginning in 2013, the Dutch government used an algorithm to wreak havoc in the lives of 25,000 parents. The software was meant to predict which people were most likely to commit childcare-benefit fraud, but the government did not wait for proof before penalizing families and demanding that they pay back years of allowances. 

Artificial Intelligence can help fight wildfires in the west, reports Aspen Times. 

With wildfires becoming bigger and more destructive as the West dries out and heats up, agencies and officials tasked with preventing and battling the blazes could soon have a new tool to add to their arsenal of prescribed burns, pick axes, chain saws and aircraft.

According to Analytics Insight, artificial intelligence could help create a parallel universe. 

The idea of parallel universes has captivated the imagination of scientists, novelists, and screenwriters for decades. Scientists today are working on calculations for the creation of new universes.