Moravec's paradox is the discovery by artificial intelligence and robotics researchers that, contrary to traditional assumptions, high-level reasoning requires very little computation, but low-level sensorimotor skills require enormous computational resou... (more…)
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It started as a dark in-joke. It could also be one of the most important questions facing humanity. (more…)
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Can A.I. make music? Can it feel excitement and fear? Is it alive? Will.i.am and Mark Sagar push the limits of what a machine can do. How far is too far, and... (more…)
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Unions representing actors and writers are negotiating with major studios to stop AI from running riot in the industry. Their concerns are very real. (more…)
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Last year, Buzzfeed broke the story that US law enforcement agencies were using small aircraft to observe points of interest in US cities, thanks to analysis of public flight-records data. With the data journalism team no doubt realizing that the Flightra... (more…)
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