Moravec‘s Paradox

European Commissioner for the Internal Market Breton gestures as he communicates on the EU's 5G plan in BrusselsBy Michel RosePARIS (Reuters) - Europe may have lost the battle to create digital champions capable of taking on U.S. and Chinese companies harvesting personal data, but it can win the war of…

Do you remember the movie “Ex Machina“? The most captivating part of the movie is when – Ava, an AI robot, becomes self-aware and deceptive than the creator ever imagined. Apart from the movie, we certainly can’t comment on when we are going to witness that in reality, but we…

In a building across from its main office in Seattle, the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) has enough Ikea furniture to configure 14 different apartments. The lab isn’t going into interior design—not exactly. The resources are meant to train smarter algorithms for controlling robots.Household robots like the Roomba function…

Source: Pixabay Man versus machine. That’s the typical battle that provides the fodder for philosophers and filmmakers alike. But the reality is that this battle may be better defined by the wisdom of John Nash and cooperative game theory rather than the dystopian perspective of physical and cognitive violence in which…

Artist's impression of Archinaut One. NASA/Made In Space In the quest to build bigger things in space, one Colorado-based company is readying for an epic construction demonstration mission. Blue Canyon Technologies will provide the spacecraft vehicle infrastructure supporting a “factory” that will 3D-print solar arrays in space. The mission is…

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…