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Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak and over 1,000 AI researchers...
More than a thousand artificial intelligence researchers just co-signed an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons.The letter was presented this week...
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Siri and Google Now hold the keys to the future
Soon, your voice will be the best way to search for anything online, period. We're already living in a mobile world — sales of both iOS and Android devices have passed Windows PCs, and their ecosystems...
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Here’s the real reason researchers issued a dire warning about weapons that...
An open letter, signed by more than a thousand top artificial intelligence researchers, urges the United Nations to ban autonomous weapons.The letter, presented at the 2015 International Joint...
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One of Mark Zuckerberg's mind-blowing predictions about the future already...
From telepathy to total immunity from disease, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg didn't shy away from bold predictions about the future during a Q&A on his Facebook profile on June 30.But one of...
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This startup uses artificial intelligence to predict whether a Hollywood film...
There’s a lot of literature that claims a successful Hollywood script can be broken down into a formula.The most famous is the screenplay guide Save the Cat! by guru Blake Snyder, which has swept...
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I hired a virtual PA for a week and it's made me a far more organized person...
It's unusual to meet a journalist who has their own personal assistant. I've never met one. So I was well aware of the task I had ahead of me convincing my friends, colleagues, and contacts that I now...
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CVS and IBM are teaming up to use AI to predict when people are getting sick
IBM will begin to use its Watson artificial intelligence system to improve patient care for a growing number of people, especially those with chronic diseases, the company said Thursday, in a statement...
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These are the 'killer robot' weapons that terrify artificial intelligence...
On July 27, over a thousand artificial intelligence researchers, including Google director of research Peter Norvig and Microsoft managing director Eric Horvitz, co-signed an open letter urging the...
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Robots have now figured out how to comfort sad humans
It's finally come to this: humans are relying on robots for emotional support. Pepper, Japan's latest robot to join the humanoid ranks, was built by the the telecom giant SoftBank. A $1,650 consumer...
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Here's why we should build killer robots
Last Monday, more than a thousand artificial-intelligence researchers cosigned an open letter urging the United Nations to ban the development and use of autonomous weapons.Presented at the 2015...
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Intelligent robots don't need to be conscious to turn against us
Last week Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, and more than 16,000 researchers signed an open letter warning against the dangers of autonomous weapons.A top signatory who studies artificial intelligence (AI)...
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A new robot helper could make daily chores astronomically more fun
The robots are coming, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, a robot could be the best roommate you've ever had.New research has imbued a robot arm with a special skill: the ability to offer...
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I hired a virtual PA to organize all my meetings for a week and barely anyone...
It's unusual to meet a journalist who has their own personal assistant. I've never met one. So I was well aware of the task I had ahead of me convincing my friends, colleagues, and contacts that I now...
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Scientists are teaching robots to avoid children — because kids can be...
Earlier this month we learned about the tragic murder of hitchBOT, a friendly hitchhiking robot.Now researchers in Japan — always ahead of the curve when it comes to mechanoids — may have documented...
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Microsoft and The New Yorker are teaching a robot to have a sense of humor...
Robots are funny, but historically most of that humor has derived from them being the "straight man." Their ability to be oblivious to the joke often makes them natural comedians. But now Microsoft and...
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MIT Robots: Now able to punch through walls and serve you beer
Like the Kool-Aid Man, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's two new robots are here to save the day and quench your thirst. MIT's new humanoid robot can be used in rescue operations that might...
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I learned something surprising after binge-watching 7 iconic artificial...
When I interview artificial intelligence researchers for Tech Insider stories, the conversations almost always turn to science fiction.I've seen a few movies about artificial intelligence (AI), like...
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Google's AI created a bunch of trippy images when let loose on the internet
Google's image recognition programs are usually trained to look for specific objects, like cars or dogs.But now, in a process Google's engineers are calling "inceptionism," these artificial...
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Researchers say the Turing Test is almost worthless
One of the biggest misconceptions about artificial intelligence (AI) is thinking that it must pass the Turing Test to be truly intelligent.But AI scientists say the test is basically worthless and...
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Two Silicon Valley superstars are trying to build the computer companion from...
If you watched the film "Her" and thought you'd rather not wait for the future to get your heart broken by an operating system, Venmo co-founder Andrew Kortina is right there with you.Kortina and Sam...
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