Artificially intelligent security cameras are spotting crimes before they happen
Next time you see a surveillance camera following you down an alleyway, don't be too sure that there's a human watching.Surveillance camera companies are increasingly relying on artificial intelligence...
View ArticleThese are the 20 most creative paintings ever — according to a computer
Creativity and art are usually thought of as the domains of humans.But computer scientists from Rutgers University have designed an algorithm that shows that computers may be just as skilled at...
View ArticleWatch this creepy, knife-wielding, unibrowed robot make noodles
We've heard about all kinds of people losing their jobs to robots — from cab drivers to bartenders— but almost any repetitive job can be replaced by a robot.One fantastically tasty example of this is...
View ArticleThis is the weirdest recipe IBM's supercomputer chef has created
The IBM computer known for demolishing humans in chess and Jeopardy is now trying its hand in the kitchen.But every cook has culinary experiments go wrong once in awhile. Even with a successful...
View ArticleLawyers are just as likely to lose their jobs to robots as truck drivers and...
It's no surprise that the coming robotic workforce will take over jobs that require manual labor.But white-collar workers like lawyers are equally at risk of losing their jobs to artificial...
View ArticleThe 15 greatest movie robots of all time
Hollywood has always been fascinated by robots.They are a very important staple of sci-fi, because the way robots are portrayed in movies tend to say a lot about how people feel about technology during...
View ArticleWhat to do in college if you don't want to lose your job to a robot
College students might think they have four more years before they need to worry about the real world, but entry-level jobs might be the first to go when the robotic workforce begins its true...
View ArticleThis artificially intelligent program can transform photos to make them look...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has slowly been taking over the art scene. AI can critique art alongside the most seasoned critics and dream up trippy images on its own. Now scientists from the Bethge Lab...
View ArticleThis Google and Apple alum now wants to bring a little 'magic' into your workday
These days, the biggest tech companies are trying to ramp up the way your phone can act as a virtual assistant for dishing out contextual information.Google, Apple, and Microsoft have pushed the...
View ArticleI used IBM's supercomputer to make dinner — and the results surprised me
IBM's supercomputer Watson, after obliterating chess and Jeopardy champions, is now taking on culinary experts.The free Chef Watson app takes the user's requested meal, style and ingredients, and...
View ArticleRobots will do almost every job better than humans
Of all the changes that sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) will bring, the biggest may be changing the job market as we know it.A 2013 Oxford study projected that an estimated 47% of all...
View ArticleThe real problem with artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence has gotten a bad rap lately.Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk are just a few notable people who have warned about the perilous consequences associated...
View ArticleIt just got a lot easier to find great supercomputer-created recipes on Chef...
IBM Watson's supercomputer chef is a marvel of artificial intelligence but it isn't always perfect when it comes to actual use.The free Chef Watson app takes the user's requested meal, style and...
View ArticleUse this calculator to see if robots will take your job
If artificial intelligence researchers, entrepreneurs and economists are to be believed, the robotic onslaught that will annihilate our jobs and transform all of society is nigh.Thankfully, the BBC...
View ArticleComputers could eventually write and improve their own code — putting...
Step aside "Terminator"— moviemakers looking to make accurate dystopian movies should instead take cues from "The Grapes of Wrath."That's because robots won't take our lives — they're more likely to...
View ArticleA new program can recreate how Vincent van Gogh painted the world
Vincent van Gogh's artistic genius took the art scene by storm shortly after his death. The tortured artist's unique vision of the world still captivate the world today.Now scientists from the Bethge...
View ArticleEthicists are trying to ban sex robots
This summer, thousands of artificial intelligent researchers called for a ban on robot killers.And now in an interesting twist of fate, ethicists have started calling for a ban on robotic lovers — sex...
View ArticleThis man thinks he can crack one of the greatest mysteries about what makes...
Brendan Frey thinks his company could solve what many consider the biggest problem in genetics, the thing that keeps us from from using our genetic blueprint in order to completely transform the way we...
View ArticleBanning sex robots is a bad idea
"Ban sex robots!" scream the tech headlines, as if they're heralding the arrival of the latest artificial intelligence threat to humankind since autonomous killer robots.The campaign, led by academics...
View ArticleBillionaire investor Yuri Milner says human brains work better with computers
Elon Musk may be afraid of artificial intelligence overtaking humans, but billionaire investor Yuri Milner has to disagree. Rather, he thinks artificial intelligence will develop in a different way...
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