What technologies will be required for the robots of the future?

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It might sound like science fiction, but someday, thanks to creative scientists and engineers, our world may contain autonomous or semi-autonomous robots working with people, helping us do tasks that are better suited for machines.   Continue reading… “What technologies will be required for the robots of the future?”

Japanese sexbot apocalypse ?

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As you might imagine, there are interesting cultural differences between Americans and Japanese.  For example, Americans fear the Terminator movie scenario of a robot or Artificial intelligence apocalypse, while Japan is facing sharp population decrease from lowering birth rates which could be accelerated with more realistic sexbots that extend the Japanese sex doll industry.   Continue reading… “Japanese sexbot apocalypse ?”

Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?

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Many people predict that artificial intelligence is about to take off in a big way.  A new report from Goldman Sachs defines AI as “any intelligence exhibited by machines or software.”  That can mean machines that make that make sense of huge amounts of disparate data, or that learn and improve their operations over time. Continue reading… “Who is set to make money from the coming AI boom?”