Artificial Intelligence – Page 28 of 28

Feb 11, 2016, 8:44 AM

Watch Google’s AI navigate a 3D maze like a human would

The key to unlocking the power of artificial intelligence is teaching machines to think like humans. Now Google is one step… Read More

Feb 11, 2016, 7:10 AM

Fetch! Microsoft’s latest artificial-intelligence trick is an app to ID dog breeds

Microsoft has used artificial intelligence to release apps that can determine how old people are, whether two people are twins,… Read More

Jan 27, 2016, 10:00 AM

AI software masters the game of Go, takes aim at the world’s top player

Mark another milestone in the rise of the machines: An artificial intelligence program pioneered by Google DeepMind has learned how… Read More

Jan 25, 2016, 8:15 PM

Marvin Minsky, artificial intelligence pioneer, dies of brain hemorrhage at 88

Marvin Minsky, the computer scientist who helped blaze the trail for virtual smartphone assistants and other manifestations of artificial intelligence, died of… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 3:29 PM

Toyota’s research chief just told a CES crowd that there’s a long way to go before self-driving cars safely hit the road

LAS VEGAS — Nearly everywhere you turn at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show people are talking about self-driving cars. But… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 10:08 AM

Mark Zuckerberg’s 2016 challenge: Create an AI to change the music, check on the baby

Beyond his immense success at forcing you to reconnect with people from high school, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he… Read More

Dec 15, 2015, 3:44 PM

Testing Amy: What it’s like to have appointments scheduled by an AI assistant

I met Amy several months ago when a colleague invited me to a meeting. My first thought was jealousy over… Read More

Dec 11, 2015, 3:36 PM

Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman and others commit $1B to stop AI from taking over the world

While flying cars and (real) hoverboards may not be coming any time soon, there’s a lot of effort and money… Read More

Nov 3, 2015, 1:28 PM

Smart Reply: Google enlists machine learning to help you robo-reply to email

Weary of spambots, robo-calls and Twitter bots? Google is coming out with an artificial-intelligence tool that’s on your side for… Read More

Oct 9, 2015, 10:50 AM

Review: Amazon’s 4K Fire TV is blazing fast, but Alexa on the big screen is a letdown

We’re spoiled with artificially intelligent companions today. It started with our phones, which were once used for talking to others… Read More

Sep 15, 2015, 11:14 AM

New campaign launches to save us from harmful, lonely life of sex with robots

Robots and artificial intelligence are all the rage these days — taking over our jobs, maybe even destroying the planet… Read More

Sep 2, 2015, 10:30 AM

A computer algorithm can now create a Picasso-like painting in an hour

Used to be getting photographs processed in an hour was a big deal. Now, researchers in Germany have discovered a… Read More

Aug 21, 2015, 12:05 PM

NYT science reporter John Markoff: We shouldn’t worry about robots attacking us

Last month, Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Steve Wozniak and hundreds of others wrote a letter that detailed their concerns for… Read More

Aug 3, 2015, 8:52 AM

End of the road for hitchBOT, robot meets its demise in Philly

A social experiment by Canadian researchers on whether robots can trust humans has come to a brief and brutal end… Read More

Jul 27, 2015, 9:40 AM

Hawking, Musk and Wozniak sign letter to ban autonomous weapons, prevent global AI arms race

If you’re thinking about posting any questions to Stephen Hawking’s Reddit AMA today, perhaps the latest letter from the Future of… Read More

Jun 14, 2015, 11:28 AM

Artificial Intelligence in Avengers and Ex Machina: Time to Be Afraid?

As the summer blockbuster season gets into full swing, two fictional robots have already emerged to challenge our love of… Read More

May 12, 2015, 1:12 PM

Paul Allen’s Artificial Intelligence Institute launches startup incubator with top minds in AI

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence has established a new startup incubator at its offices in Seattle, recruiting two high-level… Read More

Mar 16, 2015, 9:35 AM

Anti-robot rally helps keep SXSW weird

“Keep Austin weird,” is the slogan of SXSW’s hometown. And, in keeping with the true spirit of Austin, it seems… Read More