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Toyota Is Releasing a Chatty Robot that Sits in Your Car’s Cupholder

You might not be able to have robot drive your car just yet, but at least you can get one to keep you company as you drive.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Accountability, and What He Learned From Tay

Microsoft has made a commitment to infuse AI throughout its business.

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Report: Weapons AI Increasingly Replacing, Not Augmenting, Human Decision-Making

A new survey of existing and planned smart weapons finds that AI is increasingly used to replace humans, not help them.

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Stealing an AI Algorithm and its Underlying Data is a 'High-School Level Exercise'

Billions of dollars are being poured into building sophisticated artificial intelligence algorithms. But they could all be snatched away if even a tiny door is left open.

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Have We Given Artificial Intelligence Too Much Power Too Soon?

AI systems are already making problematic judgments producing significant social, cultural and economic impacts in people’s everyday lives.

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How to Protect Workers From Job-Stealing Robots

President Obama’s chief economist argues that, with the right policies, artificial intelligence can be boon to the labor market, not a threat.

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Video: Siri Has a New Trick Up Her Sleeve for iOS 10

Users might be using the digital assistant much more often.

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A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance

The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.

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Obama to Host Tech Conference in Pittsburgh

The president is also scheduled to guest-edit an issue of Wired magazine.

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How Artificial Intelligence Could Help Diagnose Mental Disorders

Machine learning could train software to spot verbal tics associated with schizophrenia, depression and bipolar disorder.

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How Artificial Intelligence Can Help Burn Victims

Machine learning allows computers to see patterns in medical images that are invisible to human doctors.

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DARPA Wants Artificial Intelligence To Explain Itself

If humans can't understand why AI systems make certain decisions, they probably won't trust them.

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How Artificial Intelligence Got Its Name

The stories behind the digital age’s most iconic terms show the human side of technology.

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Artificial Intelligence Just Changed the Future of Information Security

At DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge, bots showed off their ability to help a world wallowing in vulnerable code.