9 Best Articles in 2020
The Verge
The Star Halifax
35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. Here…
The Star Halifax
~12 min read · 345 saves · From 2018 · The famed science fiction writer was wrong about a world government, but pretty close on robots. On computers, though ...
Harvard Business Review
The Future of Human Work Is Imagination, Creativity, and Strategy
Harvard Business Review
5 min read · 327 saves · From 2018 · Rethink the role of people in your organization.
Futurism
Google's artificial intelligence built an AI that outperforms any made by humans
Futurism
3 min read · 282 saves · From 2017 · The applications range from autonomous cars to robots that can “see.”
MIT Technology Review
If AI is going to help us in a crisis, we need a new kind of ethics
MIT Technology Review
2 min read · 277 saves · Jun 24th · Jess Whittlestone at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge and her colleagues published a comment piece in Nature Machine Intelligence this week arguing…
Basic Income
Deep Learning Is Going to Teach Us All the Lesson of Our Lives: Jobs Are for Machines
Basic Income
~15 min read · 246 saves · From 2016 · (An alternate version of this article was originally published in the Boston Globe)
The Guardian
Scientists use stem cells from frogs to build first living robots
The Guardian
3 min read · 240 saves · Jan 13th · Researchers foresee myriad benefits for humanity, but also acknowledge ethical issues
WIRED
Is the Brain a Useful Model for Artificial Intelligence?
WIRED
2 min read · 238 saves · May 19th · Kelly Clancy · Thinking machines think just like us—but only up to a point.
Mother Jones
You will lose your job to a robot—and sooner than you think
Mother Jones
20+ min read · 228 saves · From 2017 · Automation helped bring on the age of Trump. What will AI bring?
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Science Magazine
Watch an AI robot walk with a broken leg, thanks to a brain that never stops learning
Science Magazine
35 saves · Dec 21st · Matthew Hutson · So-called Hebbian rules could improve language translation, self- driving cars
Popular Mechanics
Air Force Flies AI Copilot on U-2 Spy Plane: Exclusive Details
Popular Mechanics
5 min read · 33 saves · Dec 16th · The U.S. Air Force tells us how it successfully flew an AI copilot on a U-2 spy plane—and kicked off the age of algorithmic warfare.
CNET
Hyundai purchases Boston Dynamics for $921M, makers of Spot dog robot
CNET
1 min read · 30 saves · Dec 9th · Kyle Hyatt · The acquisition has been expected since early November.
Futurism
NASA suggests sending Boston Dynamics robodog to Mars
Futurism
1 min read · 29 saves · Dec 17th · That's one hell of a game of fetch.
Singularity Hub
Europe's Biggest Vertical Farm Will Be Powered by Wind and Planted by Robots
Singularity Hub
2 min read · 24 saves · Dec 11th · Crops will grow in stacks 14 layers high and will use more than 20,000 LED lights. Robots on wheels will deliver seeds to the growing shelves.
Singularity Hub
New Deep Learning Method Helps Robots Become Jacks-of-all-Trades
Singularity Hub
2 min read · 19 saves · Dec 14th · Edd Gent · The robot interacts with its environment through a process of trial-and-error and is rewarded for carrying out the correct actions.
Digital Trends
Meet Ghost Robotics, the Boston Dynamics of Combat Bots
Digital Trends
5 min read · 19 saves · Dec 7th · Luke Dormehl · Ghost’s quadruped bots are the scary older brother of every other dog robot you’ve ever seen. And with good reason. They’re shipping off to join the military.
TechCrunch
Tiny water-based robot is powered by light and can walk, move cargo, and even dance
TechCrunch
1 min read · 16 saves · Dec 9th · A new robot created by researchers at Northwestern University looks and behave like a tiny aquatic animal, and could serve a variety of functions including moving things place to place, catalyzing…
Analytics Insight
The Impact of Robotics on the Service Industry
Analytics Insight
3 min read · 13 saves · Dec 8th · The idea of robot croupiers, waiters and customer service agents seems far-fetched, but the reality is already right on our doorstep. Learn more about them here.
