Intensifying the country’s investment in artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that would open up access to government data and computing resources.
Read moreA gathering of internet pioneers,technology experts and officials from the United Nations gathered in San Joseon Monday to discuss the rise of artificial intelligence and how it can be channeled appropriately to empower humans.
Read moreBorder agents in Greece, Hungary and Latvia are experimenting with a new, and controversial, tool at border crossings into Europe: An artificial intelligence system designed to detect if a person is lying.
Read moreIf you’ve participated in elections in the last two years and stayed engaged politically through social media, you’ve likely come across a pesky automation tool that two-thirds of Americans believe is maliciously used to generate political influence.
Read moreThe Houston City Council on Wednesday revised city law to prevent a Canadian purveyor of sex robots that plans to open its first U.S. shop from offering customers, as one councilman put it, a “try-it-before-you-buy” option.
Read moreHouston, a city known for having more brothels than Starbucks, has been unwittingly pushed to the cutting edge of the sex industry. A robot brothel is set to open soon, which the mayor said is “not the kind of business I would like to see in Houston.”
Read moreItalian researchers on Thursday unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and features a design that will lower the price significantly.
Read moreThe European Union’s executive branch wants the bloc’s public and private sectors to invest at least $24 billion in artificial intelligence through 2020 in an attempt to remain globally competitive.
Read moreRobots that can weld, lift and bolt are being developed to help bridge labor shortages at Japanese construction sites, though their use will be limited to night shifts when no human workers will be nearby due to safety and regulatory concerns.
Read moreLaura Tyson, a prominent economist at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, said Friday that the Trump administration’s recent tax overhaul will fuel the loss of jobs to artificial intelligence by increasing the cost of labor.
Read moreAs bots have become inextricably tied to the spread of “fake news,” a new study looking at how automated accounts engage with popular websites finds they are more prolific than humans on Twitter, posting two-thirds of all shared news links.
Read moreJapan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista.
Read moreA U.N. panel agreed Friday to move ahead with talks to define and possibly set limits on weapons that can kill without human involvement, as human rights groups said governments are moving too slowly to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence that could put computers in control one day.
Read moreA robotics team of six girls from Afghanistan is taking part in an international competition in Washington, after clearing visa obstacles that prompted intervention from President Donald Trump.
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A French designer has shown his humanoid DIY robot for the first time to the public in Romania.
Read moreA robot zaps and vacuums up venomous lionfish in Bermuda. A helicopter pelts Guam’s trees with poison-baited dead mice to fight the voracious brown tree snake. A special boat with giant winglike nets stuns and catches Asian carp in the U.S. Midwest.
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Taking Shaw Communications and PayPal to court, a video game streaming broadcaster wants them to help identify the culprit behind a “spambot” attacker flooding users with offensive comments.
Read moreA journeyman maintenance technician died when a malfunctioning robot crushed her head as she performed machinery adjustments, her husband claims in a federal lawsuit.
Read moreA federal judge certified two pension plans’ shareholder class action accusing Intuitive Surgical of misrepresenting the safety of its da Vinci robotic surgery.
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