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Robot inventors are on the rise. But are they welcomed by the patent system?
Artificial Intelligence is now capable of performing tasks that have historically required human ingenuity. But these advances also put AI on a collision course with numerous aspects of p...
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
5 core principles to keep AI ethical
The UK government has launched a report calling for the creation of an artificial intelligence code of ethics.
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Chart of the day: How would you spend your time in a self-driving car?
An Ipsos survey quizzes 130,000 motorists across three continents.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Google's new tool answers your questions by reading thousands of books
Announced at a recent TEDtalk, Talk to Books will cite relevant information from the world's books.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
AI has a gender problem. Here’s what to do about it
Submissive female robots, servile voice assistants - does AI need a feminist revolution?
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Why embracing human rights will ensure AI works for all
Specialists have come up with a set of guiding principles for machine learning based on UN human rights.
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China is now home to the world’s most valuable AI start-up
Chinese company SenseTime is one of a handful of homegrown start-ups spearheading Beijing’s plan to dominate the field of artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
If you want to see the future of your city, take a look at these 3 places
Singapore, Japan and Dubai are beginning to transform into smart cities, blazing the way for the future.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This device lets you talk to your computer - without saying a word
MIT researchers have developed the interface that transcribes words, without you speaking them aloud.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This Chinese hospital is putting its patients in the hands of AI
The Guangzhou Second Provincial Central Hospital has worked artificial intelligence into almost every area of its operations.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Universities must stay at the heart of the AI revolution. Here's why
Some of the most exciting innovations in AI are springing from benefits to society rather than a profit motive.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
This robot tricks hackers into giving away their information
The decoy robot, called HoneyBot, is being used to protect factories from cybercrime.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
There's one thing robots can't do as well as humans: pick strawberries
Automated strawberry harvesters could replace human pickers as growers face labour shortages.
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Jobs in these countries are safest from a robot revolution
Automation could render millions of jobs obsolete—but some countries may be in a better position than others.
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Robots are helping to take care of Japanese senior citizens
A nursing home in Japan is trialling 20 different models of robot to take care of and entertain the residents.