Artificial Intelligence

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The people powering AI decisions

Sometimes, human intelligence trumps artificial.

The people powering AI decisions
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CAPTCHAs are supposed to separate humans from robots online, but now AI can crack them

CAPTCHAs are supposed to separate humans from robots online, but now AI can crack them
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Human moderators do the dirty work of keeping disturbing content off the internet

Human moderators do the dirty work of keeping disturbing content off the internet
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Should artificial intelligence be used in science publishing?

Should artificial intelligence be used in science publishing?
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Almost half of what we do at work could be automated by 2055

Almost half of what we do at work could be automated by 2055
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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.

Researchers aim to make digital assistants like Siri less annoying

Smart Programs Read Shakespeare

Researchers at MIT think the secret to artificial intelligence might not be processing power, but storytelling.

Smart Programs Read Shakespeare

The Computer As Artist

Creative types tend to think computers will never take their jobs. They haven’t met Brutus.

The Computer As Artist

"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.

"Ex Machina" Director Alex Garland Says, Love Your Robot
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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.

Could technology replace you at work and put wealth in the hands of the few?
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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?

Scientists are starting to worry about 'conscious' machines, as in the movie 'Transcendence'

Special Guest: Rodney Brooks

Special Guest: Rodney Brooks

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The Fembot Factor

The Fembot Factor

Commentary: Prognosticator of Pop

Commentary: Prognosticator of Pop