How often do you get angry or frustrated with a machine or some piece of technology? Well what if a machine could sense our emotion and then change its behaviour to suit?
Films like Ex Machina explore the bounds of emotional interaction between human and machine.
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Google’s decision to release its machine learning software as open source could be a major boost for the development of new Artificial Intelligence technologies.
Unlike a driver, the way a self-driving car responds to emergencies is programmed –decided in advance. We need to sort out the legal questions of responsibility this raises, and soon.
The first driverless car tests are set to commence in South Australia this year.
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Many people are concerned about artificial intelligence. But new technologies like augmented reality are blurring the lines between us and the machines.
Plenty of talk about what we want from artificial intelligent systems, but what do we actually mean by AI? From a legal and regulation point of view, we do need a definition.
Have questions about artificial intelligence or the future of robotics? Wondering if your job is vulnerable to automation? Concerned about superintelligent AI? Now’s your chance to ask.
The challenge in making AI machines appear more human.
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There is much debate on the ethics of artificial intelligence machines that are designed to kill. But who’s responsible when a non-lethal AI system causes damage, harm or even death?