#431361 Humanoid Sophia Becomes First Non-Human ...

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Android

Saudi Arabia recently made AI robot Sophia a “citizen”, thus becoming the first country to provide a non-human with citizenship!

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#431544 Dash Robotics Acquires Bots Alive for ...

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Android

Two of our favorite robot companies are teaming up to make intelligent little robots that you can actually buy[Read more…]

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#431543 China Is an Entrepreneurial Hotbed That ...

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Android

Last week, Eric Schmidt, chairman of Alphabet, predicted that China will rapidly overtake the US in artificial intelligence…in as little as five years.
Last month, China announced plans to open a $10 billion quantum computing research center in 2020.
Bottom line, China is aggressively investing in exponential technologies, pursuing a bold goal of becoming the global AI superpower by 2030.
Based on what I’ve observed from China’s entrepreneurial scene, I believe they have a real shot of hitting that goal.
As I described […] Continue Reading…

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#431356 Humanoid Robot Tête-à-tête

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Android

“Sophia” and “Han” discuss the future of humanity with Hanson Robotics’ Ben Goertzel.

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#431427 Why the Best Healthcare Hacks Are the ...

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Android

Technology has the potential to solve some of our most intractable healthcare problems. In fact, it’s already doing so, with inventions getting us closer to a medical Tricorder, and progress toward 3D printed organs, and AIs that can do point-of-care diagnosis.
No doubt these applications of cutting-edge tech will continue to push the needle on progress in medicine, diagnosis, and treatment. But what if some of the healthcare hacks we need most aren’t high-tech at all?
According to Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, […] Continue Reading…

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