As artificial intelligence gains traction in office operations, some companies are giving employees a day to step back. (more…)

The goal of PAIR is to focus on the "human side" of AI: the relationship between users and technology, the new applications it enables, and how to make it broadly inclusive. (more…)

In spite of my near-total isolation from news media, I have noticed that references to “AI” are ubiquitous. A perusal of such material suggests that “AI” means Machine Learn… (more…)

DeepMind just unveiled a new AI system called Gato that makes OpenAI's GPT-3 look like a child's toy. But are we any closer to AGI? (more…)

Creating a new A.I. system requires lots of money and lots of computing power, which is controlled by the industry’s giants. (more…)