Critics of AI risk suggest diminishing returns to computing means AI will be weak; I argue that this argument breaks if any premises rejected...

A Pentagon video obtained by The Intercept envisions a dystopian future for global megacities as populations in the developing world shift from rural to dense urban environments. Although the problems discussed are politically and socially complex,...

Google and others think software that learns to learn could take over some work done by AI experts.

AI has yet to conquer languages. Through Natural language processing, AI is trying to grasp the ambiguous rules of our languages. Will the robots succeed?

It's been a busy week for Microsoft on the security front, and for very different reasons. Earlier this week, we reported on a move by Kaspersky to shed light on the Redmond company's alleged antitrust behavior. Kaspersky claims that Microsoft promotes it... (more…)