It’s a good idea to keep an eye out for possible signs of AI.
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How can you prepare for the coming AI revolution? Here’s a handy survival guide.
Westworld: how far away is this future?
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Near-future science fiction is on the rise, but is it foreshadowing the rise of the machines?
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With university graduates finding it harder to find jobs, questions have been raised about the merits of a typical tertiary qualification.
Merging our intelligence with that of machines has a strong appeal for some.
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Elon Musk has suggested we merge with machines so we’re not replaced by them. But that might only delay the inevitable.
A new population?
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We have long believed ourselves to be the only intelligent beings on Earth – that may soon change and the consequences will be dramatic for law, politics and society in general.
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Artificial intelligence is surrounded by fear and mystery because very few understand its inner workings. But it’s actually rather intuitive and far simpler than it seems.
Many of the debt recovery letters issued by Centrelink were the result of an intrinsically error prone system.
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The Centrelink debt recovery system reminds us that many data systems are prone to error, and that’s built in to how they work.
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The Twilight star used a pioneering technique for turning videos into animations which resemble stylised paintings.
Science fiction has already explored the theme of robot rights, such as the film Bicentennial Man.
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The European Union is currently debating the legal status of intelligent robots, and whether they ought to be given a new classification of ‘electronic persons’.
Poker is a harder game for computers to master than chess or Go.
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Artificial intelligence researchers have upped the ante and developed a program that has beaten the world’s best Heads-Up No-Limit Texas Hold’em poker players.
Watt a good idea.
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Many believe we can stabilise the power supply by asking customers to help - but there’s a problem.
Technology will make things easier, but likely won’t replace the human touch.
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The talk at the World Economic Forum was about technology killing white and blue collar jobs. What’s to come will be decidedly old-fashioned. Our labour movements should be too.
Who’s driving?
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There’s a new driverless bus on the streets of Las Vegas. It could herald the future of our transport networks.
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The defining characteristics of our species will make us and our labour relevant in a new era.
The smartphone will see you now.
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A new diagnostic smartphone app is a modern move for the health provider.
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Robots may match humans in recognising different types of emotions in the next few decades.
Artificial intelligence will unleash computers from behind screens.
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Tech companies are racing to create a new way of interacting with computers - artificial intelligence.
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This will be the year when the Internet of Things becomes intelligent – and useful.
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From the discovery of gravitational waves, to the Pokémon Go phenomenon to the Census debacle, it’s been a big year in science and technology.
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Stores are engaged in an arms race to make online shopping less of an impersonal chore.