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Jul 10, 2015

EVA Movie Trailer (Science Fiction — 2015)

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A cybernetic engineer creates a very special child robot ★Join us on Facebook ► http://facebook.com/HorrorScifiMovies ★ Sci-Fi Fan? Don’t miss THIS ➨ http:/…

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Jul 9, 2015

A Celebration of Risk (a.k.a., Robots Take a Spill)

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DARPA is an agency that takes high risks in pursuit of great rewards. This video is a celebration of risk. Thank you to all of the teams that participated in…

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Jul 9, 2015

Machine ethics: The robot’s dilemma — Boer Deng | Nature

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“Advocates argue that the rule-based approach has one major virtue: it is always clear why the machine makes the choice that it does, because its designers set the rules. That is a crucial concern for the US military, for which autonomous systems are a key strategic goal. Whether machines assist soldiers or carry out potentially lethal missions, ‘the last thing you want is to send an autonomous robot on a military mission and have it work out what ethical rules it should follow in the middle of things’.”

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Jul 9, 2015

Biggest Neural Network Ever Pushes AI Deep Learning

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Digital Reasoning has trained a record-breaking artificial intelligence neural network that is 14 times larger than Google’s previous record.

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Jul 8, 2015

For the First Time an AI Machine Identified Galaxies All on Its Own

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Researchers in the UK have developed a computer that can scan outer space and classify galaxy types on its own, without any human help. This image recognition AI could help develop robots that can “see” better on their own, possibly helping doctors spot tumors or airport security spot firearms.

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Jul 8, 2015

Our Robot Overlords Aren’t Quite Ready For Us — Yet — Caroline O’Donovan | BuzzFeed

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“The issue is that robots are really good at doing the same thing over and over again, but when a task calls for flexibility of any kind, it’s almost always easier to have a human do it.” Read more

Jul 7, 2015

Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Laughs at the AI Apocalypse

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No singularity for Linus.

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Jul 7, 2015

Japan’s population is so old that elderly workers are getting robot exoskeletons so they never have to retire

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I could use one of these right now.

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Jul 6, 2015

Marriage Won’t Make Sense When Humans Live for 1,000 Years

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My latest story for Vice Motherboard: Is it time to start phasing out the institution of marriage now that we’re soon going to be living indefinitely? And what are the rules with marrying robots?

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Jul 6, 2015

Mr. Know-It-All: Is It OK to Kick a Robot?

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Christoph Niemann Q: Is it OK to kick a robot? A: Robots: They’re just like us! Just look at them go! Exploring the ocean floor! Assembling cars! Detonating explosive devices! Vacuuming the living room! Performing surgery! I read about one, called OSHbot, that works at a hardware store in San Jose, greeting customers in five…

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