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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›
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›
AMAZON PLANS $1.5 BILLION AIR HUB NEAR CINCINNATI FOR FLEET
Amazon will employ 2,000 workers at the new facility when it opens at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport... READ MORE›
TOYOTA'S 'MADE IN AMERICA' STRATEGY ISN'T ENOUGH TO SHIELD IT FROM TRUMP
Shortly after president met Tuesday with the U.S. auto CEOs, Toyota said it would add 400 jobs and spend 600 million retooling and updating an Indiana plant... 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›
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THE ROBOT THAT CAN FEEL THE WORLD AROUND IT
Andit is controlled by an easy-to-use system that gives physical feedback to the human controller, letting them feel what the machine is encountering... READ MORE›
WORLD'S FIRST LAUNDRY-FOLDING ROBOT UNVEILED IN JAPAN
Japan is at the forefront of robotics technology with an increasingly number of robots appearing in daily life from humanoid museum staff to emotion-simulating robotic companions... 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›
2) BERNARD IS A ROBOT...
You can do anything or anyone you like in Westworld, the robot cowboy-populated theme park at the centre of HBO's sci-fi series... READ MORE›
KENTUCKY TAKES AIM AT GROWING COYOTE PROBLEM
Kentucky already has relatively lax laws regarding hunting coyotes, which have seen their population boom since migrating across the frozen Mississippi River 35 years ago... READ MORE›
NEW KENTUCKY GOVERNOR FACES REALITY OF DUMPING OBAMACARE PLAN
Bevin spokeswoman Jessica Ditto said the federal exchange can operate more efficiently than Kynect and avoid duplication, while also ensuring that the U.S... READ MORE›
JAPAN HAS BIRTHED A NEW LIFE FORM
One of the country's most original thinkers in this area is Professor Takashi Ikegami of the University of Tokyo... READ MORE›
THE SATURDAY PROFILE A PALESTINIAN TEACHERS METHODS EARN THE ATTENTION OF MORE THAN HER CLASS
EL-BIREH, West Bank -- The noise signaled that Hanan Hroub's second-grade students were not focusing on their assigned task of scrawling math problems on balloons... READ MORE›
TEN AUTOMAKERS ARE SUED IN U.S. OVER 'DEADLY' KEYLESS IGNITIONS
The automakers had actual knowledge of the dangerous carbon monoxide poisoning consequences of vehicles with keyless fobs that lack an automatic shut-off, the complaint said... READ MORE›
USING ROBOTS TO KILL: ETHICS DEBATED AFTER DALLAS SHOOTING
The robot used by Dallas police remained under full human control, noted Martial Hebert, head of The Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University... READ MORE›
AFTER REPUBLICAN SWEEP, UNCERTAINTY OVER ACA
After Republican sweep, uncertainty over ACA Kentucky prepares for ACA re-enrollment amid uncertainty... READ MORE›
TED CRUZ TOPS TRUMP IN KANSAS AND MAINE; TRUMP TAKES LOUISIANA, KENTUCKY
Kansas and Maine were Cruz's fifth and sixth wins of the Republican primary season, easily fending off Trump in both states... 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›
UPSTART CALIFORNIA STARTUP CHALLENGES TOKYO FIRM TO BATTLE OF GIANT ROBOTS
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - They've been popularized in movies, television and video games, but giant fighting robots still haven't left the realm of science fiction... READ MORE›
HOW AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM WON ROBOT SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Each team uses the same robots so the competition is focused on software and artificial intelligence AI development not on hardware construction... READ MORE›
DEATH OF MUHAMMAD ALI: BOXER DIED OF SEPTIC SHOCK
Muhammad Ali's funeral will be held on Friday in his hometown Louisville, Kentucky, a family spokesman says... READ MORE›
AFRICAN-AMERICAN SHERIFF DEFENDS CONFEDERATE MONUMENT
A Kentucky judge has since issued a temporary order blocking the move... READ MORE›
GOOGLE'S BOSTON DYNAMICS TAKES ITS HUMANOID ROBOT FOR A JOG IN THE FOREST
Google-owned robotics company Boston Dynamics has taken its famous rescue robot ATLAS for its first proper run outside and the results are well they're scarily impressive... READ MORE›
TOYOTA RECALLS 6.5M VEHICLES OVER FEARS WINDOW SWITCH COULD CATCH FIRE
In recent months Toyota has recalled nearly 10 million vehicles outfitted with defective air bags that have been linked to several deaths globally... READ MORE›
ROBOTS WELCOME VISITORS TO BERLIN TRAVEL FAIR
Airline KLM is also testing a guide robot, Spencer, to help passengers navigate their way through Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's largest hubs... READ MORE›
HOME ROBOTS ALL THE RAGE AT IFA IN BERLIN
Among the TVs, the smartphones and the drones, robots held centre stages this year at Europe's biggest tech trade show, IFA, in Berlin... READ MORE›
IT'S TIME TO TAKE AI SERIOUSLY
Discussions about Artificial Intelligence AI risk gravitating towards one of two extremes... READ MORE›
CHINA ROBOT SALES TO ALMOST TRIPLE BY 2018
Sales of robots in China are set to almost triple by 2018, defying a slowdown in the wider economy, the International Federation of Robotics said on Friday... READ MORE›
ALPHABET PUTS ROBOT-MAKER BOSTON DYNAMICS UP FOR SALE
Alphabet puts robot-maker Boston Dynamics up for sale Bloomberg... READ MORE›
MUHAMMAD ALI FUNERAL: THOUSANDS GATHER FOR 90-MINUTE PROCESSION | TORONTO STAR
LOUISVILLE, KY.--Muhammad Ali will return to his old Kentucky neighbourhood one last time... READ MORE›
FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: ROBOTS WILL STEAL JOBS, NOT TAKE OVER THE WORLD, WHITE HOUSE SAYS
Still, while we can expect civilization to be relatively safe from autonomous robots, Americans' jobs can't say the same, according to the report... READ MORE›
THOUSANDS OF MOTORISTS STRANDED OVERNIGHT BY FREEZING WINTER WEATHER
Kentucky's governor, Steve Beshear, declared a state of emergency, authorising the National Guard to help with relief efforts... READ MORE›
DELEGATES AT DAVOS HELD A MEETING ABOUT THE DANGERS OF AUTONOMOUS 'KILLER ROBOTS'
The issue of 'killer robots' one day posing a threat to humans has been discussed at the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland... 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›
HOW AN AUSTRALIAN TEAM WON ROBOT SOCCER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
We were the only team to reliably start all our robots on the referee's whistle... READ MORE›