Does the next industrial revolution spell the end of manufacturing jobs?
Smart machines are about to usher in the age of Industry 4.0.
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No more playing games: AlphaGo AI to tackle some real world challenges
The artificial intelligence that beat a world master at the game of Go is now to be directed at more complex global problems. So what can we expect?
Artificial intelligence: the adventure has just begun
While there is currently interest interest in artificial intelligence, it offers limited achievements, such as the autonomous car. Tomorrow, machines will learn alone and forge solutions.
Natural language processing and affective computing
Important advances have been made in the areas of automatic language processing and emotional computing, and that could have big implications for business.
Why using AI to sentence criminals is a dangerous idea
A man was recently sent to prison for six years at least in part by the recommendation of a private company’s secret proprietary software.
Deep learning and neural networks
Born in the 1950s, the concept of an artificial neural network has progressed considerably. Today, known as "deep learning", its uses have expanded to many areas, including finance.
How to make a driverless car ‘see’ the road ahead
For a driverless car to be safer than one driven by a person it must know what's going on around it. But making a system that can "see" is a challenge for tech companies.
A survival guide for the coming AI revolution
How can you prepare for the coming AI revolution? Here's a handy survival guide.
It’s pedal to the metal for driverless cars
Together, three recent events mark a crucial turning point in the development of autonomous cars: They are both safer and more advanced than ever before.
Why artificial intelligence has not revolutionised healthcare… yet
Artificial intelligence is already transforming a range of industries but it has still to make an impact on healthcare. So what's the hold up?
Making college matter
Two simple yet powerful things students can do to ensure that they have a transformative undergraduate experience, no matter where they go to college.
Why football, not chess, is the true final frontier for robotic artificial intelligence
Computers must master football if they are to demonstrate that they can be our equal.
Computing gives us tools to preserve disappearing languages
A clever proces similar to Google's image search is helping to preserve some of the world's 7,000 languages that are at risk of disappearing.
Business is waking up to the idea of deep learning
We're just at the beginning of working out the tasks machines will make us better at.
Robot revolution: rise of the intelligent automated workforce
Computers are taking over our jobs, but this doesn't have to be a bad thing.
AI has beaten us at Go. So what next for humanity?
A machine has bested us at yet another intellectually challenging game. It shows artificial intelligence is progressing rapidly, but it doesn't mean humans are redundant quite yet.
Intelligent design without a creator? Why evolution may be smarter than we thought
A new alternative for those questioning Darwinian evolution? Research suggests evolution itself is intelligent.
Google’s Go triumph is a milestone for artificial intelligence research
Even the smartest AIs weren't supposed to beat top humans at Go for another decade or more.
What does Google want with DeepMind? Here are three clues
All eyes turned to London this week, as Google announced its latest acquisition in the form of DeepMind, a company that specialises in artificial intelligence technologies. The £400m pricetag paid by Google…
Are you an expert in machine learning? Facebook is hiring
“Move fast and break things.” That is the Facebook motto plastered all over their California headquarters to remind engineers never to stop innovating. This week, the company moved fast and broke some…
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