Emily Howell, a classical composer, is set to debut her new album in the coming weeks. The thing is, Emily Howell is a computer program. Emily is the creation of David Cope, a composer and programer. Over the last 30 years Cope has been on the vanguard of artificial creativity. AC is a branch of the field of artificial intelligence applied to creative work.

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Two one hundredths of a second. That's the different between winning and losing in Olympic sports. In our daily lives such a duration is meaningless. It's faster than the blink of an eye. The sponsor for Olympic timing equipment, Omega, takes a prominent role in determining the outcome of these competitions. The milliseconds matter.