Moravec‘s Paradox

Shadow Robot Company Somewhere in North London, in an anonymous office block on a nondescript road in the U.K.s capital city, a robot hand is tapping out a message on a keyboard. Hello, World it writes, a geeky reference to the basic computing program often …

In the era of Trumpian politics the public forum is no longer the evening news or the morning paper: its Twitter. We decided to see which politicians were embracing the platform to discuss what we feel will be one of the most important issues of their potenti…

Overview A step by step guide to implement your own Artificial Intelligence chatbot. Table of contents Introduction - Chatbot description (first example) Introducing keywords and stimulus response Preprocessing the user's input and repetition control A …

Will One Small Step for AI Be One Giant Leap for Robotics?

This is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, individual or story that is making news. Each one serves up an interesting selection of facts, opinio…

Image copyrightRossiya 24 Russian state news channel Rossiya 24 has introduced a robot presenter for some of its bulletins. 'Alex' has already caused a stir, with some viewers complaining about his appearance and accusing him of peddling political propagand…

One can argue that even the most innovative banking institutions are bureaucratic enough, and their slow decision-making causing banks to lose their premium over fintech applications, peer to peer lending marketplaces, and payment processors. At the same ti…