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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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The government hired a jazz musician to jam with its artificially intelligent...
Artificial intelligence (AI) can paint hallucinatory images, shut down internet trolls, and critique the most creative paintings in history.Now, with help from the Defense Advanced Research Projects...
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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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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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'Nobody' in artificial intelligence is trying to pass the Turing Test
People have thought of the Turing Test as a benchmark that artificial intelligence (AI) must pass since famed computer scientist Alan Turing proposed it in his 1950 seminal paper.Now 65 years later,...
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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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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...
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These 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...
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Researchers say we don't need to pass the Turing Test
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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These security cameras can predict crimes 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...
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Watch 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...
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This 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...
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Lawyers 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...
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The 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...
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Here's what 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...
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This 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...
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