8 industries robots will completely transform by 2025
Just as ATMs changed banking and computers took over the home and workplace, robots and artificial intelligence are going to transform a bunch of industries over the next decade.By 2025, a machine may...
View ArticleElon Musk and Sam Altman are making big bets on AI, but they don't agree...
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been public when it comes to his concerns about artificial intelligence becoming evil.Earlier this year, Musk pledged $10 million to the Future of Life Institute (FLI) for...
View ArticleThis AI expert says that a robot economy will force us to give people...
In the future, giving people unconditional free money might be the fairest way to deal with a robot-powered economy.At least, that's what data scientist and artificial intelligence expert Jeremy Howard...
View ArticleRussia and China are building highly autonomous killer robots
Russia and China are creating highly autonomous weapons, more commonly referred to as killer robots, and it's putting pressure on the Pentagon to keep up, according to US Deputy Secretary of Defense...
View ArticleThis 26-year-old hacker thinks he can make your car drive itself for $1000
Companies like Mercedes, Tesla, and Google are spending millions to develop technology for cars that drive themselves.George Hotz, a 26-year-old hacker living in San Francisco, thinks he's already...
View ArticleThe 3 biggest misconceptions about artificial intelligence, according to...
Science fiction movies of artificial intelligence (AI) are abound with plots of benign robots and computers that suddenly gain sentience and emotions, leading them to destroy all of humanity.The...
View ArticleGoogle is building a smart messaging service to take on Facebook ‘M’ (GOOG,...
Google is working on a new "smart" messaging service that will be able automatically answer users' questions, sources with knowledge of the plans tell The Wall Street Journal's Alistair Barr.Although...
View ArticleThe guy who designed the computers in 'Iron Man' says Elon Musk is wrong to...
The coolest part of the "Iron Man" movies is, well, the Iron Man armor.The second coolest part, though, is the sweet holographic computer interface that Tony Stark uses to control it. No mouse, no...
View ArticleI hired a virtual PA for a week and barely anyone noticed she was a machine
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...
View Article20 of the biggest science stories of 2015
Big things happened in the science world in 2015.Researchers edited the DNA of human embryos, showing that doing so was possible. Their work had flaws, but it demonstrated that we're capable of using...
View ArticleA hotel in Japan is staffed by robots
The Henn'na Hotel in Japan has found a way to make service more efficient: they employ robots.But not to worry, the staff there is warm and friendly. The robots come in many shapes and sizes. Some look...
View ArticleThe CEO of Google DeepMind is going to meet with tech leaders this month to...
Demis Hassabis, the CEO of artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepMind that was acquired by Google last year for £400 million, has revealed that some of the most prominent minds in AI are gathering...
View ArticleThere's one big difference between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been very vocal regarding his fears surrounding evil AI. He has called for regulatory oversight to ensure "we don't do something very foolish" when it comes to AI. And he's not...
View ArticleKorean researchers have finally created a taxi that doesn't need a driver
Researchers at a university in South Korea are developing a self-driving taxi that could put cab drivers out of a job. Produced by Christine Nguyen. Video courtesy of Associated Press. Follow TI: On...
View ArticleThese robots could solve the worst problem with delivery
Developers from Starship Technologies created a self-driving, six-wheel delivery robot that they say will revolutionize delivery services.Produced by Christine Nguyen. Video courtesy of Reuters.Follow...
View Article10 British AI companies to look out for in 2016
Silicon Valley giants like Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are investing more of their time and resources into artificial intelligence (AI) research in the hope that it will improve their existing...
View ArticleThis is why robots are still so far behind humans
Robots still have a ways to go before they can overtake human intelligence.That's because humans are remarkably good at envisioning the future and making plans. While this quality is really important —...
View ArticleBMW head engineer: Cars with artificial intelligence are already here
BMW is a company known for pushing the boundaries of automotive technology.At the same time, BMW has spent decades cultivating its reputation as the ultimate purveyor of old-school driving fun.It's a...
View ArticleApple bought a startup that can read your emotions (AAPL)
Apple has acquired Emotient, a San Diego-based artificial intelligence startup that is well-known for working with its competitor, Google Glass, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The...
View ArticleApple just bought new tech that can analyze your emotions — here's how it...
Apple just bought Emotient, a San Diego-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to identify how people are feeling, The Wall Street Journal reports.A video on Emotient's Vimeo page shows that...
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