Reporter John Markoff and Microsoft Research head Peter Lee talk self-driving cars, robots taking the SAT and the AI of Hollywood From self-driving cars to computers that can create new meals, artificial intelligence is only getting better. But what will an… Read More
Podcast Q&A: John Markoff on self-driving cars, the robot revolution and the chances of a ‘job-pocalypse’ John Markoff is a New York Times science reporter and author of the new book, Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest… Read More
Paul Allen’s team of AI experts just nailed the SATs — with a robot The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence says it has built a machine that can solve geometry questions from the SAT about… Read More
Geek of the Week: Software engineer Mike Christensen wants to optimize the world Mike Christensen is a life-long software engineer — a career that began remarkably early. While most of his kindergarten peers were mastering… Read More
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
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
Facebook adds 3 former Microsoft Research employees to Artificial Intelligence team Facebook is strengthening the ranks of its artificial intelligence research team with the addition of six new employees, including three… Read More
InboxVudu uses artificial intelligence to keep people on top of important emails At a time when people are receiving massive volumes of email every day, it can be hard to keep tabs… Read More
Paul Allen gives $5.7M to ‘cutting-edge’ artificial intelligence researchers The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation today awarded $5.7 million to seven researchers in the artificial intelligence field as part of… Read More
The next battleground for Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google: Artificial Intelligence Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the… Read More
Paul Allen offers up $8M for artificial intelligence researchers to uncover ‘world-changing breakthroughs’ For the fourth year in a row, The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is taking proposals from researchers interested in… Read More
Paul Allen on the race between brain research and artificial intelligence — and why he’s betting on both Over the past decade, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has committed $500 million toward understanding the brain through his Allen Institute… Read More
Q&A: ‘Final Jeopardy’ author Stephen Baker on Watson, IBM, the future of e-books and the fate of humanity Stephen Baker is the journalist and author who traced IBM’s Watson project from its inception and development all the way… Read More
