Artificial Intelligence
The people powering AI decisions
Sometimes, human intelligence trumps artificial.
CAPTCHAs are supposed to separate humans from robots online, but now AI can crack them
Human moderators do the dirty work of keeping disturbing content off the internet
Should artificial intelligence be used in science publishing?
Almost half of what we do at work could be automated by 2055
Researchers aim to make digital assistants like Siri less annoying
Devices from all the big tech companies now include digital assistants like Siri and Alexa. Developers are working to make them more socially aware — like people.
Smart Programs Read Shakespeare
Researchers at MIT think the secret to artificial intelligence might not be processing power, but storytelling.
The Computer As Artist
Creative types tend to think computers will never take their jobs. They haven’t met Brutus.
"Ex Machina" Director Alex Garland Says, Love Your Robot
Writer-director Alex Garland talks about his new movie and why sex with robots is fine by him.
Could technology replace you at work and put wealth in the hands of the few?
You've got a college education, maybe a higher degree and a professional job. Surely you aren't threatened at work by technology, right? Think again, say two scientists at the MIT Center for Digital Business. But they also predict a coming golden age of free time and creativity.
Scientists are starting to worry about 'conscious' machines, as in the movie 'Transcendence'
If "Terminator," "The Matrix" and "2001: A Space Odyssey" taught us anything, it is that super-intelligent machines are bad news for humans. Now comes the new film, Transcendence, where a human brain is uploaded into a computer, with disturbing results. Could it actually happen?