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Science fiction prepares us to deal with certain technologies as they arise in the real world.
A self-driving shuttle at Texas A&M.
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Combining machine learning, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles could revolutionize how people with disabilities get around their communities.
Blade Runner 2049: a different world.
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They’re more than windows into the soul – they’re a portal into our possible future.
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Humans and computers are collaborating to create a new genre of ‘synthetic literature’. But how does it work and can a computer ever really be creative?
I’m TALKING.
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A new study analysing the outcomes of couple’s therapy shows computers are getting ever closer to determining what we are really think and feel.
Metropoles like Shanghai have survived and thrived in large part because of their massive populations. But what happens when people start to become a liability rather than an asset?
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Research shows that technology disrupts economies of scale, turning megacities’ huge populations from strength to liability. To survive, megacities, like companies, must adapt.
A few technologies have been created that are at least as good as doctors at diagnosing certain types of disease.
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The first generation of medical artificial intelligence systems are already rolling out to clinics. What are the plus- and down-sides?
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The ethical mindfield of AI gaydar.
Ford and Dominos have teamed up to deliver pizza by driverless cars in a public test in Michigan.
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Domino’s Pizza and Ford have teamed up to offer pizza delivery via driverless cars in Michigan. Is it the way of the future?
Two Stanford researchers used a deep neural network to detect sexuality from profile pictures on a US dating website.
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We have far more to worry about from outdated science that embodies dubious prejudices than we do from deep learning networks.
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The current push towards AI categorisation of people is in danger of embedding a binary view of society.
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The UK’s biggest industry is poised to lose a big chunk of its (human) workers.
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As the government moves ahead with its industrial plan, a new report signals it will have to start doing things differently.
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The mass generation of customised content may have very real social implications.
All those neurones: if only a machine could really think like a human.
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Computers today are fast and powerful but they still can’t think like a human when it comes to some tasks we find easy. That’s why tech companies are turning to neuroscience for help.
Disruptive technology is starting to transform our cities, societies and lives.
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As disruptive technology increasingly enters our lives, it demands that we rethink and reorganize all aspects of work, life, and society.
Future robots will work side by side with humans, just as they do today.
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Rather than fret about how many jobs future technologies will destroy, we should focus on how to shape them so that they complement the workforce of tomorrow.
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Expect customer service to get worse as artificial intelligence steps in.
Runaway autonomous systems could threaten us all.
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Technologists need to understand the society in which they live, and the effect their inventions could have on it.
Can we trust a robot that makes decisions with real-world consequences?
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We are witnessing dramatic advances in the deployment of autonomous systems, but are we designing robots that can be trusted?