Sir Demis Hassabis, co-founder of AI firm DeepMind, says parents should encourage children's passions. (more…)

The European Commission has issued a series of awards to companies to develop interactive conversational artificial intelligence. The largest award has been given to Intelligent Voice. (more…)

In a paper published in the journal Nature, Google detailed its method for creating an AI system capable of designing computer chips. (more…)

Apple’s director of AI research Russ Salakhutd has announced at a conference that the company’s machine-learning researchers will be free to publish their findings. This is an apparent …

Experts say we need to create high-yield, climate-resistant plants to feed the global population. Where do gene editing and artificial intelligence fit into the equation? (more…)