"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" –Arthur C. Clarke Our fear of technology is deeply rooted in society. Some countries, mostly in East-Asia are more open to embrace unknown technologies than others. Those from my own t... (more…)

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MD Anderson has placed a much-ballyhooed 'Watson for cancer' product it was developing with IBM on hold -- and is looking for a new partner. (more…)

Research points to ways that machine-learning programs could be tricked into doing unwanted things.