A swarm of robots can carry out simple fetching and carrying tasks.
At the Sheffield Center for Robotics, jointly established by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, researchers have been working to program a group of 40 robots, and say the ability to control robot swarms could prove hugely beneficial in a range of contexts, from military to medical.
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Watson
IBM achieved a quantum leap in artificial intelligence technology in 2011 when its Watson computer program trounced human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in a three-day Jeopardy! tournament, taking home the million-dollar prize by outscoring the second place competitor by a three-to-one margin.
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Stephen Hawking wants to stop the rise of the machines.
Stephen Hawking turned 71 on January 8th and has joined the board of an international think tank devoted to defending humanity from futuristic threats. The newly founded organization, the Cambridge Project for Existential Risk, researches existential threats to humanity such as extreme climate change, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, artificial life, nanotech, and other emerging technologies. Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn and Cambridge professors Huw Price and Martin Rees founded the project in late 2012.
Artificial intelligence experts are investigating ways to commercialize “deep learning.”
Scientists are confident about a machine learning technology that can recognize and replicate human activities like seeing and thinking even though it sounds like something out of a dystopian novel.
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Where do humans fit in?
Nikolas Janin, who lives in Silicon Valley, get’s up every morning for his 40-minute commute to work just like everyone else. He is the shop manager and fleet technician at Google. In the mornings Janin gets dressed and heads out to his Lexus RX 450h for the trip on California’s freeways. That’s when his the car takes over. Mr. Janin’s ride is one of Google’s self-driving vehicles and it is equipped with sophisticated artificial intelligence technology that allows him to sit as a passenger in the driver’s seat.
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Future of technology
The power of technology has been shaping our world. Within a generation we’ve seen space stations built, computing speeds quicken exponentially, and the internet boom. In fact, technological advances now happen so rapidly that our current way of life may seem hopelessly outdated within another decade.
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If the Luddite Fallacy were true, we would all be out of work by now.
There is a tale told about Henry Ford II showing Walter Reuther, the veteran leader of the United Automobile Workers, around a newly automated car plant. “Walter, how are you going to get those robots to pay your union dues,” gibed the boss of Ford Motor Company. Reuther replied, “Henry, how are you going to get them to buy your cars?”
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Learn more about artificial intelligence.
If you’ve ever been drawn to the idea of artificial intelligence, Stanford University School of Engineering is giving out the opportunity to learn how to build software that “reasons about the world around it.” The free class is as challenging as courses given to Stanford students and starts on October 10. So far over 100,000 students have signed up…
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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