Moravec‘s Paradox

We all remember a favorite teacher.  But I wonder if what we recall is the social engagement or the actual teaching ability.  I would imagine that it's a combination of both.  Yesterday's and today's great teachers have that knack for bringing information to …

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer today announced plans to launch a one-year pilot program with robotics company Catalia Health, maker of Mabu, a home robot that coaches patients on health and prescription drugs. Mabu uses voice interactions powered by conversatio…

The Maker Faire 2019, scheduled in Rome from 18 to 20 October, provides ample space dedicated to the applications and potential of AI systems. Italy can already boast a consolidated tradition in the field of artificial intelligence, at a methodological, tech…

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a computer model that can translate text describing physical movements directly into simple computer-generated animations, a first step toward someday generating movies directly from scripts.Scientists …

Spotted: Margins in farming are always tight, and French company AgreenCultures CEOL agricultural robot gives farmers a hand in multiple ways. CEOL uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse its environment. This provides detailed information on everything …

A side-by-side comparison of multiple sclerosis lesion segmentation. Left image shows manual lesion segmentation, while right shows fully automated lesion segmentation. Image: Supplied/SNAC Sydney Neuroimaging Analysis Centre (SNAC) is building artificial i…

Hands of robot and human touching on global virtual network connection future interface. Artificial intelligence technology concept. Getty In 1956, John McCarthy setup a ten-week research project at Dartmouth University that was focused on a new concept he …

Getty Between the fake news potential of deepfakes, the fear of robots stealing jobs, and the occasional call for automated systems to have control of the nuclear button, A.I.s public image could do with a PR makeover here in 2019. Could saving a few million…

Without the concepts of time, space and causality, much of common sense is impossible. We all know, for example, that any given animals life begins with its birth and ends with its death; that at every moment during its life it occupies some particular region…

Those who havent hunted for new employment recently may not realize that human resources departments are no longer always, well, human. Many hirers are now using artificial intelligence to read resumes, schedule interviews and even ask preliminary questions.…