The challenge in making AI machines appear more human.
Flickr/Rene Passet
If we can make artificial intelligent machines that act more human it raises the question of what sort of emotions we’d like them to express.
Robots in chains but are they really to blame when AI does something wrong?
maxuser
There is much debate on the ethics of artificial intelligence machines that are designed to kill. But who’s responsible when a non-lethal AI system causes damage, harm or even death?
A ban on killer robots is useless if your enemy doesn’t play by the rules.
Flickr/Bob Snyder
The thousands of people who signed an open letter calling for a ban on autonomous killer weapons and robots are misguided. We already have such killing machines and we should embrace them.
Joyce van Belkom/EPA
The competitors of the robot world cup are creeping closer to the goal of a robotic team that can beat the best human players.
Is there a lift? I’m trying to conquer the universe and I need to reach the first floor.
Les Chatfield/Flickr
A new hopping robot shows how unusual 3D printed structures could pave the way for machines that better mimic living creatures.
I didn’t do it!
Jiuguang Wang/flickr
If we start holding robots responsible for their actions – and accidents – we let their human designers and operators off the hook.
I’d buy that for a dollar. Or, just steal it from you.
elbragon
The rise of robots poses awkward legal questions that we’d be best off tackling sooner rather than later.
How can I serve you?
Franck Robichon/EPA
We can give robots smiling mouths but until we can put emotion into their eyes as well we’re better off with less human-looking designs.
Robots! Making easy tasks look difficult.
DARPA
Is the rise of the robots on the horizon? Not while closed doors, stairs, and uneven floors still pose a problem.
Taking the wheel.
DARPA
The robots in the DARPA Robotics Challenge can open doors and drive cars. But developing machines that can think for themselves is more tricky.
There are a lot fewer workers on the assembly line today. And it’s not just car manufacturing that has seen jobs lost to automation.
Ford Europe/Flickr
If you leaving school today to embark on a career, what should you study to protect your job from automation and outsourcing?
Day of the tentacle.
Shutterstock
A new robotic tentacle has the potential to revolutionise keyhole surgery.
It may feel strange shaking a robot hand, but it has the same effect.
Chris Bevan/University of Bath
Shaking hands builds trust, and the same applies whether it’s a human or robot hand you’re shaking.
New thinking the way to job creation for people in the 21st century.
Flickr/Tim Robinson
The more we automate jobs, the more we need to find new jobs for people, especially if the government wants us to stay in the workforce longer. That’s going to take some clever thinking.
Tomorrow’s engineers? Unlikely.
Robot engineer via www.shutterstock.com
Some economists and others have argued smart machines are increasingly stealing our jobs. In fact, the opposite may be true.
It might become a great engineer, but will unlikely be a very good social worker.
Marc Palumbo/Flickr
More STEM education isn’t a bad thing, but if we want to safeguard our jobs from being taken by machines, we need more emphasis on the humanities.
What’s your golf handicap old chap?
Mopic
Artificial intelligence is the future, but are computers ready to take a seat at the board?
It’s only a small step forward before drones like this one could operate entirely autonomously.
KAZ Vorpal/Flickr
The debate over whether lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS) – often called ‘killer robots’ – should be banned continues, although it’s far from settled.
Could they be after your job?
Peyri Herrera/Flickr
There are very few jobs that are can’t be done in principle by robots and artificial intelligence. What will you do when a robot takes your job?
The future of warfare might involve autonomous weapon systems, such as the BAE Taranis, although some are unsettled by the idea of giving machines lethal capabilities.
Mike Young
Should future wars be fought by autonomous systems? Or do they pose such a threat that they should be banned? These issues are being debated this week by diplomats from around the world.