#434820 Microsoft’s Brad Smith on How to ...

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Android

Microsoft’s president talks about the promise and perils of artificial intelligence[Read more…]

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#434818 Watch These Robots Do Tasks You Thought ...

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Android

Robots have been masters of manufacturing at speed and precision for decades, but give them a seemingly simple task like stacking shelves, and they quickly get stuck. That’s changing, though, as engineers build systems that can take on the deceptively tricky tasks most humans can do with their eyes closed.
Boston Dynamics is famous for dramatic reveals of robots performing mind-blowing feats that also leave you scratching your head as to what the market is—think the bipedal Atlas doing backflips […] Continue Reading…

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#434816 Untold History of AI: The DARPA Dreamer ...

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Android

J.C.R. Licklider's proposals for "man-machine symbiosis" led to the invention of the internet[Read more…]

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#434812 This Week’s Awesome Stories From ...

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Android

FUTURE OF FOOD
Behold the ‘Beefless Impossible Whopper’Nathaniel Popper | The New York Times“Burger King is introducing a Whopper made with a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods. The deal is a big step toward the mainstream for start-ups trying to mimic and replace meat.”
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
The Animal-AI Olympics Is Going to Treat AI Like a Lab RatOscar Schwartz | MIT Technology Review“What is being tested is not a particular type of intelligence but the ability for a single agent […] Continue Reading…

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#434809 DARPA Subterranean Challenge: Meet the ...

Posted on April 5, 2019 by Android

Nine robotics teams are participating in an integration exercise for DARPA's Subterranean Challenge this weekend[Read more…]

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