Alexa is basically a dumb, stubborn clock radio guised as artificial intelligence. But still, she plays Taylor Swift pretty damn well. Is this what you wanted, Amazon?

The bots were attempting to imitate human speech when they developed their own machine language spontaneously - at which point Facebook decided to shut them down. (more…)

Artificial intelligences make many mistakes as they learn, which could be dangerous in driving or healthcare. Now human teachers could help them avoid errors... (more…)

We see tremendous potential for devices to be helpful, make your life easier, and even get better over time when they’re created at the intersection of hardware, software and advanced AI. (more…)

Just two years ago OpenAI didn’t exist. It’s now among the most elite groups of machine learning researchers. They’re trying to make an AI that’s smarter than humans and have $1b at their disposal. Even stranger for a Silicon Valley start-up, it’s not a b... (more…)