Moravec‘s Paradox

I was offline last week in my home state of New Jersey, but when I got back to Silicon Valley, everyone was panicking again about how quickly artificial intelligence is advancing. While this is certainly not the first time I’ve seen such concerns, it’s the biggest anxiety attack I’ve seen…

China’s Supreme People’s Court has found that two patent lawsuits brought against Unitree Robotics over its Go2 and A2 robot dogs constituted malicious litigation. The cases concerned a patent titled “An Electronic Dog,” with the court ultimately rejecting the plaintiff’s infringement claims. The plaintiff, Luweimei Company, obtained the patent only…

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A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker's ties to a company that produces hyper-realistic sex bots...Read More

Chairman of The Roxettes Group, Arc. Dr. Kaycee Orji-Kelechi, has disclosed that plans are in progress to partner with the University of Nigeria, UNN, to establish the Dr Kaycee Orji Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Smart/Green Mobility and Digital Innovation. It is a proposed research and innovation hub aimed at advancing…

HONG KONG — HSBC will hire more than 100 artificial intelligence specialists and 100 wealth managers in Singapore, deepening investment in two areas central to the bank's Asian growth strategy as it expands higher-fee businesses and accelerates AI adoption. The announcement come as HSBC moves to launch a new AI…

Scuba diving in extreme environments pushes the human body to its limits, from sheer exhaustion to dangerous breathing problems. Now, robots equipped with cameras can “read” the bubbles rising from a diver’s regulator, tracking their size and rhythm to spot stress, hyperventilation, or fatigue in real time. Researchers at the…

Artificial intelligence may not create a new kind of terrorism, but it makes existing tactics cheaper, faster and easier. That is the central argument of a July 2026 report from the U.S.-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies. It is a convincing argument, but it leaves one question…

guest column By Daniel T. Makokera Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often described as the next industrial revolution. That description is already outdated. AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure upon which future economies, governments, healthcare systems, education, agriculture, finance and national security will be built. The question for Africa is no…

Nicholas Potter, 12, and Sarah Kelland pose for a photo with their robot "Geffrey" ahead of the First Tech Challenge robotics competition at KDays, in Edmonton on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. During competition the robots will collect and shoot balls into a goal. Photo by David Bloom /Postmedia Article content…