COMMERCIAL DRONES COULD BE TURNED INTO WEAPONS USING AI, REPORT WARNS

The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence report looks at AI that is currently or nearly available rather than far-off-in-the-future technologies... READ MORE›

CHINA NOW PART OF TOP ECHELON OF AI DEVELOPMENT

China has entered the first echelon around the world in artificial intelligence AI development,... READ MORE›

MOBILE INDUSTRY PROMISES SMARTER EVERYTHING AT BARCELONA SHOW

Artificial intelligence, or AI, uses computers to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence, such as taking decisions, recognizing text, speech and images, or translating foreign languages... READ MORE›

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POSES RISKS OF MISUSE BY HACKERS, RESEARCHERS SAY

The researchers said the malicious use of AI poses imminent threats to digital, physical and political security by allowing for large-scale, finely targeted, highly efficient attacks... READ MORE›

MAY IS TRYING TO RECRUIT ALLIES IN DAVOS TO TAKE ON BIG TECH

On a break from Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May takes her crusade against technology giants to Davos... READ MORE›

A BRAVE NEW WORLD OR A MATRIX-INSPIRED NIGHTMARE?

Taut, terrifying and thought-provoking, this is the dark side of artificial intelligence explored through the prism of Hollywood... READ MORE›

IS THIS THE WORLD'S FIRST GOOD ROBOT ALBUM?

People have been using computers to write classical music since the 1950s... READ MORE›

CHINA AIMS TO ENABLE HALF OF ALL NEW CARS WITH AI BY 2020

Smart cars are a key part of the project... READ MORE›

WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE END THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT? WHY TECH'S SHARPEST MINDS CAN'T AGREE

AI watchdog groups on the rise Innovation has generally liberated humans to be more productive, says Congressman John Delaney, D-Md... READ MORE›

THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE: HOPE AND FEAR IN TOMORROWS WORLD | JIM AL-KHALILI

Meteorologists can now reliably tell us if it is going to rain tomorrow, but wouldn't dream of forecasting rain a year from now... READ MORE›

'AI WILL BE AN ENABLER, IS NEVER GOING TO DO THINGS ON ITS OWN'

Sundar Srinivasan, General Manager, AI Division, Microsoft India spoke to Nandagopal Rajan about the tectonic revolution AI is bringing to human lives ... READ MORE›

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CONCERN FOR MISSING BOXING PROMOTER

The simplicity of the debate, the fact that it was about something as universal as the color of a dress, made it all the more irresistible... READ MORE›

JAPANESE INSURANCE FIRM REPLACES 34 STAFF WITH AI

Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance is laying off the employees and replacing them with an artificial intelligence AI system that can calculate insurance payouts... READ MORE›

NEW INSTITUTE AIMS TO MAKE TORONTO AN 'INTELLECTUAL CENTRE' OF AI CAPABILITY

We want Toronto, Ontario to be one of the core intellectual centres of artificial intelligence research in the world... READ MORE›

BILL GATES INSISTS AI IS A THREAT

Related Stories Humans should be worried about the threat posed by artificial Intelligence, Bill Gates has said... READ MORE›

ROBOTS COULD DESTABILISE WORLD THROUGH WAR AND UNEMPLOYMENT SAYS UN

United Nations opens new centre in Netherlands to monitor artificial intelligence and second-guess threats... READ MORE›

CHINA'S PLAN FOR WORLD DOMINATION IN AI ISN'T SO CRAZY AFTER ALL

China just enshrined the pursuit of AI into a kind of national technology constitution... READ MORE›

GOOGLE JUST FOUND THE ONE QUESTION IT CAN'T YET ANSWER

While the research has no immediate real-world application, it would help DeepMind design artificial intelligence agents that can work together in environments with imperfect information... READ MORE›

GO MASTER WALLOPED BY EMOTIONLESS CHALLENGER A GOOGLE COMPUTER PROGRAM

Mr. Hassabis said AlphaGo did not try to consider all the possible moves in a match, as a traditional artificial intelligence machine like Deep Blue does... READ MORE›

AMAZON BACKS GERMAN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH HUB

Amazon.com will open an artificial intelligence research center in the German university city of Tuebingen, creating 100 jobs over the next five years... READ MORE›

POKER-PLAYING ENGINEERS TAKE ON AI MACHINE

Alan Du, a venture capitalist and World Series of Poker veteran, was in his fifth day of matching wits against his stone-cold opponent... READ MORE›

ELON MUSK LAUNCHES $1BN FUND TO SAVE WORLD FROM AI

Tech titans join forces to fund research into artificial intelligence that has a positive social impact... READ MORE›

CAN THE US REALLY STOP CHINA'S ACCESS TO AMERICAN AI TECH?

Other developments stir doubts about how crucial accessing US AI technology is to China's overall AI campaign... READ MORE›

STEPHEN HAWKING CALLS FOR BAN ON KILLER ROBOTS

The letter was unveiled as researchers gathered for the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires... READ MORE›

As yet, AI does not possess the emotional intelligence to make the creative leaps of humans... READ MORE›

WALL STREET HOPES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOFTWARE HELPS IT HIRE LOYAL BANKERS

Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc and UBS Group AG are exploring the use of artificial intelligence software to judge applicants on traits... READ MORE›

COLOURBLIND MAN EXPERIENCES THE SUNSET USING ENCHROMA GLASSES FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

Aaron Williams-Mele who posted the video on YouTube can be seen crying as he experiences a beautiful Virginia sunset as those with normal sight can... READ MORE›

THE RISE OF AI SHOULD YOU WORRY

But Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, worries that AI systems could soon surpass humans, potentially leading to our deliberate or inadvertent extinction... READ MORE›

ELON MUSK PREDICTS THE CAUSE OF WORLD WAR III

Vladamir Putin claimed the nation that leads in artificial intelligence will be the ruler of the world, Elon Musk said... READ MORE›

IT'S TIME TO TAKE AI SERIOUSLY

Discussions about Artificial Intelligence AI risk gravitating towards one of two extremes... READ MORE›

CHINA INTENDING TO TAKE LEAD WITH NATIONAL AI PLAN

This will change as what Wan said this morning will help China better nurture AI talent and improve in other areas, Jakob said... READ MORE›

MUST-HAVE SKILLS IN THE NEW WORLD OF AUTOMATION AND AI

Read Intel's Artificial Intelligence USB Stick Could Bring AI To Everyone What AI might help do is limit the scope of human error... READ MORE›

ARE WE SAFE IN A FUTURE WITH AI?

Are we safe in a future with artificial intelligence? The machines learn from us and can have human-like intelligence... READ MORE›

MICROSOFT'S COLOR BINOCULARS APP WILL HELP COLORBLIND PEOPLE SEE THE WORLD BETTER

Microsoft has developed an app that will help colorblind people see the world better... READ MORE›

'BEYOND MILESTONE': NEW AI SYSTEM THRASHES HUMANS AT POKER

DeepStack represents a paradigm shift in approximating solutions to large, sequential imperfect information games, according to Science, with reference to the capabilities of the AI... READ MORE›

White noise enthusiast. Artificial Intelligence AI is here... READ MORE›

STEPHEN HAWKING AND ELON MUSK JUST TRIED TO STOP KILLER ROBOTS FROM STARTING WORLD WAR 3

Stephen hawking and elon musk warn against artificial intelligence arms race... READ MORE›

GOOGLE'S DEEPMIND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BEATS HUMAN AT GO, WORLD'S MOST COMPLEX BOARD GAME

AI has long been defended and attacked by the scientific community for its potential to do good or evil... READ MORE›

TECH LEADERS WARN OVER 'KILLER ROBOTS'

The letter was presented at the opening of the 2015 International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Buenos Aires... READ MORE›

GOOGLE DEEPMIND'S ALPHAGO WINS 5-MATCH GO SERIES WITH THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY AGAINST WORLD CHAMPION LEE SEDOL

AlphaGo, a computer program developed by researchers at Google's DeepMind division, has won the third straight game of Go against the 18-time world champion Lee Sedol... READ MORE›

KEEP AN EYE ON AI, SAY EXPERTS

But for some, unchecked AI development evokes apocalyptic images in which hostile machines enslave humanity... READ MORE›