Moravec‘s Paradox

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on Thursday, becoming the latest artificial intelligence-powered astronaut workmate in orbit. …

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including mighty mice for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts' emotions and a miniature version of a brewery's malt house. The Dragon capsule al…

Another robot with artificial intelligence is headed for the International Space Station (ISS). The astronaut assistant known as CIMON 2 just launched for the orbiting lab aboard SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo capsule , which lifted off today (Dec. 5) from…

Photo: Courtesy of Sinead Bovell The model-multihyphenate has never been so ubiquitous — nor so multihyphenated, for that matter — as it is today, in this decade's one final exhale. A career like that of Karlie Kloss, with her free coding camp and scholarshi…

Artificially intelligent machines could soon join the ranks of the world's greatest inventors. There is a legal battle brewing over whether robot inventors should be granted the same recognition as human creators. That's being led by an international squad …

Next: About this document John McCarthyComputer Science DepartmentStanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305Internet: jmc@cs.stanford.edu { Review of ``Artificial Intelligence: A General Survey'' by Professor Sir James Lighthill, FRS, in Artificial Intelligence…

The Literary Review in the UK has given out a Bad Sex in Fiction Award since 1993. It's a coveted literary recognition indeed; even Morrissey took the prize home in 2015. While there are some valid critiques about the very existence of the thing TD Storm at L…

Working at Facebook was once a matter of pride for some people and their parents. Now, being employed by the social networking giant probably leads to uncomfortable questions from inquisitive relatives asking what part you, or your colleagues, played in the C…

Susan Wojcicki may be one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley, but she also holds the unenviable role of being ultimately responsible for a lot of garbage that we, along with our parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and children — not t…

When it comes to drone technology, one name stands out: DJI. The company makes some of the best quadcopters currently available, along with some ultra-cool video cameras. Over Black Friday weekend, there are some great deals available on DJI tech here are fiv…