Moravec‘s Paradox

For organizations looking to turn their AI investments into business value, understanding the technology's capabilities and limitations is key. Thinkstock Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques are reaching deeper into work environments, not only replacing and enhancing mundane jobs, but also augmenting or otherwise changing those that remain. They are permeating every…

We're happy to showcase an in-depth analysis of one particular Steam game in this article. And we're particularly excited because this is one of the first ever 'behind the scenes' data sets we've seen for a free-to-play game on Steam. The title in question is multiplayer 'crab battle royale' game…

Picture it: The vacuum of space around the earth, the curve of the planet silhouetted against the inky blankness of the universe. Perhaps there’s some Strauss playing. An orbiting satellite comes into view, its boxy body framed by solar panel wings stretching out on either side. Unfortunately, that satellite isn’t…

Oscar-nominated “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell has been set to pen the film adaptation of the DC Comics title “Zatanna” at Warner Bros. Pictures and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot. A new installment in the DC Extended Universe, the project marks the character’s first appearance both in the DCEU and…

In the natural selection process, beneficial gene mutations are preserved from generation to generation until they become dominant in our genomes. The protection against pathogens drives the process. However, gene mutations that are protective against one pathogen could make people susceptible to new diseases whenever there is a change in…

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We already knew that Mechagodzilla would be popping up in Godzilla vs. Kong—check him out in toy form—but the latest teaser hyping the movie’s March 31 bow on HBO Max gives us a glimmer of his robotically glowing orbs...via his archrival Godzilla’s giant peeper. Feast your own eyes and see…

The year 2020 may have been one of turmoil and uncertainty across the globe, but artificial intelligence remained on a steady course of growth and further exploration -- perhaps because of the Covid-19 crisis. Healthcare was a big area for AI investment, and concerns about diversity and ethics grew --…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain In Brazil, researchers affiliated with the Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA) and the Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), both part of the University of São Paulo (USP), have developed a methodology based on artificial intelligence to automate and streamline seed quality analysis,…

The project – called Robs4Crops and funded with a €7.9 million budget from the European Union – promises to bring a high-tech revolution to farms and offer a tremendous potential impact on productivity, efficiency, and environmental sustainability. “This project is not about producing more fruit and vegetables,”​ the project’s coordinator…