Imagine 1977, sitting at the helm of one of your very first personal computers. The Commodore “Personal Electronic Transactor,” endearingly nicknamed the PET, promised to be an all-in-one “bookkeeper, cook, language tutor, inventory clerk, and playmate.” ... (more…)

The more meat and animal products we eat, the quicker we deplete Earth's resources. Could artificial intelligence devise new ways to make meat-free foods that taste great too? (more…)

Artificial intelligence competition previously dominated by US tech giants... (more…)

Over the last decade, algorithmic developments coupled with increased computation and data resources have led to advances in well-defined verticals of AI such as vision, speech recognition, natural language processing, and dialog technologies. However, th... (more…)

In this episode of the AI Alignment Podcast, Paul Scharre discusses what autonomous weapons are, their potential benefits and risks, and the on going debate around the regulation of their development and use. (more…)