Artificial Intelligence

Podcast: How the Government is Putting Artificial Intelligence to Work

While the private sector puts AI to use in eye-catching projects, the government is taking a different path.

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Automation Is Coming For You Too

65 percent of survey respondents agreed that their job was safe from automation.

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China Is Funding Baidu to Take on the US in Deep-Learning Research

The amount of funding was not disclosed.

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We Tested Bots Like Siri and Alexa to See Who Would Stand Up for Herself in the Face of Sexual Harassment

Digital assistants have to deal with a lot.

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Want to Chat with Shakespeare? AI Bots Will Soon Allow Us to Talk to the Dead

New chatbot programs are being developed to keep our knowledge active after our physical being passes away.

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The Post-Human World

A conversation about the end of work, individualism, and the human species with the historian Yuval Harari

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The Robot That Takes Your Job Should Pay Taxes, Says Bill Gates

It’s a striking position from the world’s richest man and a self-described techno-optimist who co-founded Microsoft.

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Outgoing DOD CIO: 'There's Still A Lot of Work To Do'

Terry Halvorsen expects AI to play a greater role in cybersecurity soon.

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By Sparring With AlphaGo, Researchers Learn How an Algorithm Thinks

Even the smartest humans miss patterns that computers see instantly.

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China’s Artificial-Intelligence Boom

The country’s universities and tech giants are starting to surpass American ones when it comes to researching and implementing AI.

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Tech Companies Are Building Tiny, Personal AIs to Keep Your Messages Private

We can carry these algorithms around on our smartphones and smartwatches

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Intel is Hiring American Workers to Make High-Tech Chips That Could Displace American Workers

The company says it's creating "3,000 high-paying, high-wage, high-tech jobs”

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Why Experts Worry Algorithms Can Do More Harm Than Good

A Pew report suggests corporations and governments could misuse algorithms.

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Facebook Quietly Used AI to Solve Problem of Searching Through Your Photos

To make photos searchable, Facebook analyzes every single image uploaded to the site, generating rough descriptions of each one.

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Alphabet’s Boston Dynamics Is Working on a Robot Its Founder Calls 'Nightmare Inducing'

The company's latest creation takes things a step further.

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Silicon Valley Is Right—Our Jobs Are Already Disappearing

It's happening with the development of artificial intelligence, robotics, software and automation.

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Scientists Are Weaving Futuristic Artificial Muscles Using Traditional Textile Techniques

These fake muscles move like human muscles and can be worn under clothing.

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Video: Look for This Robot Barista on Your Morning Commute

A different kind of handmade.

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How Sexy Tech Could Tackle Some of Government's 'Boring' Jobs

At first, artificial intelligence may tackle repetitive jobs and ease backlogs.