Bot or Not – Page 8 of 8

Donald Trump’s victory brings the jobs vs. automation issue into the spotlight

Six months ago, computer scientist Moshe Vardi felt as if he was a voice crying in the wilderness when it… Read More

Listen to the encephalophone, the musical instrument you play with your mind

How many musical instruments can you play without moving a muscle? There’s at least one: the encephalophone, which turns brain… Read More

Brain implant provides sense of touch with robotic hand – and that’s just the start

A dozen years ago, an auto accident left Nathan Copeland paralyzed, without any feeling in his fingers. Now that feeling is… Read More

White House report: AI can make society better without taking over the world

The Obama Administration released a big new report Wednesday on the future of artificial intelligence and made 24 recommendations on the… Read More

AI100 study says artificial intelligence will change our lives but won’t kill us

A 100-year project conceived by Microsoft Research’s Eric Horvitz to trace the impacts of artificial intelligence has issued its first report:… Read More

Be afraid. Be very afraid: IBM’s Watson makes AI trailer about ‘Morgan’ AI movie

Experts may reassure us that artificial intelligence won’t take over the world anytime soon – but they just might invade the… Read More

Remote-controlled robots roam the office for the ultimate in telecommuting

BELLEVUE, Wash. – In a sixth-floor executive suite here, Deepak Savadatti’s robot has its own office with a view. Savadatti himself may… Read More

A bot is born: Kimera Systems adds ‘Nigel’ to the crowd of AI assistants

There’s a new bot in town: Nigel, a software assistant that its creators at Oregon-based Kimera Systems say can learn… Read More

Neither Trump nor Clinton is addressing the biggest challenge to jobs: automation

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both promising to bring good-paying jobs back to America, but analysts say neither… Read More

Google Deepmind eye image analysis for AI

White House’s final artificial intelligence workshop highlights need for humans to hold the reins on AI

The White House wound up a nationwide series of workshops on artificial intelligence today on a cautionary note: Yes, AI… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella lays out 10 Laws of AI (and Human Behavior)

Taking a page from Isaac Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has drawn up six “musts”… Read More

Stephen Hawking warns of ‘AI arms race’ – and reveals what most mystifies him

British physicist Stephen Hawking says the potential threat from artificial intelligence isn’t just a far-off “Terminator”-style nightmare. He’s already pointing… Read More

Scientists force computer to binge on TV shows and predict what humans will do

Researchers have taught a computer to do a better-than-expected job of predicting what characters on TV shows will do, just… Read More

Second-opinion software: Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz on how AI can save patients’ lives

Someday soon, your physician may be second-guessed by an artificial intelligence program – and you’ll probably be healthier for it, according to… Read More

Watch AI experts weigh in on the good (and potential evil) of artificial intelligence

Experts on artificial intelligence are following up on the first White House workshop on artificial intelligence, presented last month in… Read More

First White House AI workshop focuses on how machines (plus humans) will change government

Intelligent machines won’t be ruling the world anytime soon – but what happens when they turn you down for a loan,… Read More

How to train your robot: Treat it like a dog

To figure out the best way for a robot to move, designers have turned to snakes, cheetahs, fish and even… Read More

UW team creates robotic hand that learns to become more dexterous than yours

Pianists, surgeons, typists, gamers and baton-twirlers all learn to use their hands more skillfully as they ply their trade, but what… Read More

This robot surgeon does a superhuman job on sutures – but there’s a catch

Researchers have programmed a robot to sew up intestines autonomously, with more precision than the typical human surgeon achieves. Right now,… Read More

Why your robotic surgeon will have a human overlord looking over its shoulder

A surgeon peers into a high-definition monitor, studies the ragged edge of a heart valve, and twiddles her fingers in a… Read More

Experts work to turn artificial intelligence into a friendly face – but it doesn’t always succeed

Can artificially intelligent robots be our friends? Our helpmates? Our companions? Roboticists and AI researchers are trying to make it… Read More

Will self-driving cars be good or bad for the planet? That all depends on the policies

Experts expect self-driving cars to make the roads much safer, and driving much more convenient. But what will they do… Read More

AI prophets say robots could spark unemployment – and a revolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The robot revolution may put half of us humans out of a job by 2045 – and if… Read More

How robots are taking over the milking parlor, and why that’s good for cows and farmers

OAKVILLE, Wash. – The Austin family’s cows seem a lot more contented since the robots took over the milking. It’s the humans,… Read More