Moravec‘s Paradox

PMMI is a Business Reporter client. While it has not yet arrived, the time is approaching in packaging and processing manufacturing when it will be nearly impossible to discuss advancements in automation without addressing congruent developments in artificial intelligence (AI). AI and automation are particularly intertwined in robotics, supplying workforce-enhancing…

The RoboTHOR 2020 Challenge will test how well computer models for visual identification and navigation translate into real-world robotic performance. (AI2 Illustration / Winson Han)Computer vision and navigation have improved by leaps and bounds, thanks to artificial intelligence, but how well do the computer models work in the real world?…

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TransPerfect, the world's largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced that Catalia Health has selected TransPerfect DataForce to expand the language capabilities of Mabu, Catalia Health's robotic wellness coach powered by artificial intelligence.TransPerfect is the world's largest privately held…

One thing a lot of people struggle with is writing.  Whether it’s finding enough time to do it, or enough interesting topics to consistently publish compelling content that gets the right people’s attention, many marketers would rather do something else … anything else … than sit down and write.  But…

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…