Moravec‘s Paradox

In​ the notorious job advert he posted on his blog last month – has anyone applied? – Dominic Cummings was hard-pressed to describe what he meant by ‘super-talented weirdos’. ‘By definition I don’t really know what I’m looking for,’ the prime minister’s chief special adviser wrote. The best he could…

People at a social welfare centre interact with the service robot 'A Tie' in Hangzhou, China.Credit: Visual China Group/Getty Images When computational biologist Jing-Dong Han moved back to China from the United States in 2005, she found it difficult to convince other scientists there that her research goals were serious.Han…

People at a social welfare centre interact with the service robot 'A Tie' in Hangzhou, China.Credit: Visual China Group/Getty Images When computational biologist Jing-Dong Han moved back to China from the United States in 2005, she found it difficult to convince other scientists there that her research goals were serious.Han…

It’s only a matter of time until the machines gain personhoodThe opinion piece “Ethics, efficiency, and artificial intelligence” (Opinion, Jan. 30), by Talal Rahwan, Jacob Crandall, Fatimah Ishowo-Oloko, and Iyad Rahwan, asks whether we should allow machines to impersonate humans.It’ll happen. Artificial general intelligence will lead to the analog of…

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s first robot bartender has begun serving up drinks in a Tokyo pub in a test that could usher in a wave of automation in restaurants and shops struggling to hire staff in an aging society. The repurposed industrial robot serves drinks in is own corner of…

Tech Recruiting TrendsNEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Technical recruiting startup BlindData will be sponsoring MIT's annual Battlecode computer programming competition. In Battlecode, contestants design an artificial intelligence (AI) for a virtual strategy game. The AI must explore the game's map to find resources and build robot units to battle the other…

New Casper tech company hopes to use artificial intelligence to reduce oil leaks Flowstate Solutions chief operating officer Angie Schrader, left, and co-founder and chief executive officer Jerad Stack pose for a portrait Friday in Casper. Flowstate is an artificial intelligence software company that works to detect issues in pipelines.…

GamesBeat Summit 2020 will focus on the latest trends in the gaming ecosystem, and today we’re introducing a trio of speakers who are bringing exciting ideas to the industry. In separate talks, Edward Saatchi of Fable Studios, Doron Nir of StreamElements, and Elan Lee of Exploding Kittens will speak at…

The Social Dilemma is a documentary that mixes traditional talking heads with a fictional story of one family and a sci-fi satire of a Facebook-like newsfeed.  The Social Dilemma Maybe you try to be an eyes-wide-open tech user. You clamp down on apps' location tracking. You keep Facebook and Alexa…

Computer systems must do no harm? ... Ha ha ha... Something for the Weekend, Sir? Greetings from civilisation, for one more day at least. After tonight, I will no longer be a European citizen but an immigrant of indeterminate status. Don't worry, this won't be a Brexit diatribe. I resigned…