Moravec‘s Paradox

Can you solve a Rubik’s Cube? How about with one hand? That’s what artificial intelligence (AI) research company OpenAI has taught a robot to do: using neural networks but leaving it up to the system to figure out how to overcome hurdles, it’s taught a human…

While readingFunding Breakthrough Research: Promises and Challenges of the ARPA Model, Azoulay et al 2018, on DARPA, I noticed an interesting comment: In this paper, we propose that the key elements of the ARPA model for research funding are: organizational …

This is a video from the folks at OpenAI of their Dactyl dextrous robotic hand and AI software that can successfully solve a Rubik's Cube placed in its palm. In their own words while I pull a classic "Up high, down low, too slow!' on this fool: Since May 201…

The drive to digitize work tasks with software-based 'robots' could allow some people to work better. UiPath Every technology company wants a slice of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) pie. More accurately, every tech company wants to show that it has a heal…

Busan International Film Festival 2019 is the largest film festival in Asia. Two Indian film students showcased their filmmaking skills on the sidelines of the 24th Busan International Film Festival 2019, the largest film festival in Asia. The two filmmakers…

‘Divorced from reality,’ says critical law professor Are virtuous sex robots the way of the future? University researchers suggest that robots created for human pleasure should be designed so that they can grant or withhold consent, as well as teach sex educ…

Roundup It's another Reg summary of recent AI news. UK gov launched a facial recognition system that didnt work on darker skin: The British government knowingly rolled out a facial detection system that scans passport photos even though it was less accurate …

How to Stop Superhuman AI Before It Stops UsStuart Russell | The New York Times“Once the focus shifts from building machines that are ‘intelligent’ to ones that are ‘beneficial,’ controlling them will become a far easier feat. Consider it the difference betwe…

Across industries and in nearly every vertical, AI is driving digital transformation. In sales, for example, 70% of US-based professionals are now using some form of AI at work. In marketing, platforms like IBMs Watson Marketing, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, an…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin In the field of artificial intelligence, interrogation-and-response interactions between humans and machines are routinely referred to as conversations, though intuitively…