Your next pilot could be drone software

Airplanes could be safer with technology at the helm. A key sticking point is human opinion.

Jeremy Straub, The Conversation

· Apr 21, 2018 · 09:30 pm

As algorithms become more and more like human brains, they are at risk of mental health problems

In the extreme, they can suffer from what is called catastrophic forgetting, where the entire algorithm can no longer learn or remember anything.

Thomas T Hills

· Apr 01, 2018 · 11:30 pm

India finally jumps on the AI bandwagon. Will it be able to catch up with China?

India hopes to follow China’s example to become an artificial intelligence powerhouse.

Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com

· Feb 25, 2018 · 06:30 pm

Shazam-like apps to identify plants and animals are in the works – and we should be worried

Does big data threaten how humans explore the natural world?

Andrew Robinson, The Conversation

· Jan 02, 2018 · 09:30 pm

‘Frankenstein’ is about to turn 200. Will modern Frankenstein’s monsters save us or destroy us?

Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein; or, the Modern Prometheus’ was published on January 1, 1818.

Adam Briggle, The Conversation

· Dec 30, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Will robot reporters put flesh and blood journalists out of work? Not really

News stories generated by Artificial Intelligence are unlikely to assimilate or reflect the kind of nuance and complexity involved in investigative journalism.

Christina McIntyre, The Conversation

· Dec 24, 2017 · 11:30 pm

Why tech giants are investing millions in Artificial Intelligence that can play video games

AI just beat a top human professional in the game Dota 2, but the technology could help with much bigger strategic problems.

Peter Cowling, The Conversation

· Nov 01, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Video: How Japan is trying to predict monetary policies by analysing facial expressions

Researchers are using artificial intelligence and analyzing the facial expressions of Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda to get this done.

Reuters

· Oct 30, 2017 · 04:31 pm

Google’s new Go-playing AI is so good that it has even thrashed its former self

The new AlphaGo Zero artificial intelligence took just days to learn to play Go from scratch, with no human intervention.

Geoff Goodhill, The Conversation

· Oct 24, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Robots are here to take up mundane banking jobs in India, so it’s time to skill up

With the focus firmly on building the online and mobile infrastructure, organisations will seek employees well-equipped with digital skills.

Nupur Anand, qz.com

· Oct 12, 2017 · 09:30 pm

Memo to writers: Will you let a computer co-author your next novel?

A system developed for just this will read your beginning and suggest how you can continue.

Leah Henrickson, The Conversation

· Oct 04, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Artificial intelligence could be the cause for World War III, says Elon Musk

The Tesla chief was one of over 100 AI experts who had written to the UN seeking a ban on killer robots.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 04, 2017 · 07:36 pm