Sydney’s move towards programmes focused on problem-solving designed to address rise of artificial intelligence and automation... (more…)

If you’re a longtime reader of my blog, you’ll know that AIs are consistently terrible at humor. Whether it’s a very simple neural net learning to tell knock-knock jokes, or a more-sophisticated algorithm trained on tens of thousands of short jokes, they ... (more…)

Numerous research groups have helped in the quest to contain the pandemic. This piece reviews where these efforts have been realized as practical solutions. (more…)

AI is so important to the direction of the world that it might need its own UN Special Envoy, suggests Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff. (more…)

The merging of machine, body, and psyche is on the horizon due to the technological advancements enabled by neuroscience and AI. ... (more…)