Moravec‘s Paradox

A former Google engineer who worked on the company's infamous military drone project has sounded a warning against the building of killer robots. Laura Nolan had been working at Google four years when she was recruited to its collaboration with the US Depa…

This article is part of Fast Company’s editorial series “The New Rules of AI.” More than 60 years into the era of artificial intelligence, the world’s largest technology companies are just beginning to crack open what’s possible with AI—and grapple with how i…

This article is part of Fast Company’s editorial series “The New Rules of AI.” More than 60 years into the era of artificial intelligence, the world’s largest technology companies are just beginning to crack open what’s possible with AI—and grapple with how i…

Jeffrey Epstein's tangled web leads down some surprising paths, including, possibly, to Sophia the robot. The female robot styled after Audrey Hepburn made headlines in recent years for her eerily lifelike skin and appearance, complete with a diverse set o…

robot sophia Anton Gvozdikov/Shutterstock Sophia the robot garnered national media attention for her advanced artificial intelligence, quotable moments (she said she wanted to "destroy humans"), diverse facial expressions, and one-time spat with Chr…

Russia started sabotaging the discussion from the very first session. Throughout the morning of Aug. 21, its diplomats at the United Nations in Geneva took the floor, nitpicking language in a document meant to pave the way for an eventual ban on lethal autono…

While AI had some success at beating humans at other games such as chess and Go (games that follow predefined rules and aren't random), winning at poker proved to be more challenging because it requires strategy, intuition, and reasoning based on hidden infor…

Sophia, the viral robot from Hanson Robotics, famous for becoming the first world citizen and once threatening to destroy humankind, is now weighing in on a peculiarity even to some humans: Dating apps. The three-year-old robot shared her thoughts on technol…

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 …

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 …