Anyone who has read science fiction can tell you that killer robots are a problem. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wants to do something about it.

OSAKA--Panasonic Holdings Corp. showcased an artificial intelligence replica of Konosuke Matsushita, the company’s founder, that was described as eerily similar to the original when he was alive. (more…)

AI-enabled tools have become sophisticated enough to allow a small number of individuals to run disinformation campaigns of an unprecedented scale. Privacy-preserving identity attestations can drastically reduce instances of impersonation and make disinfo... (more…)

Brendan Frey delivers the keynote Why AI Will Make it Possible to Reprogram the Human Genome at NIPS 2017. (more…)

As is usually the case with fast-advancing technologies, AI has inspired massive FOMO , FUD and feuds. Some of it is deserved, some of it… (more…)