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We’re just at the beginning of working out the tasks machines will make us better at.
Computing has been getting much smarter since the idea of artificial intelligent was first thought of 60 years ago. But are computers intelligent?
As more companies move towards intelligent, natural voice controlled devices, is the writing on the wall for the keyboard and mouse?
Science fiction provides a valuable resource from which the public view of AI can be assessed.
Human communication is complex, rich in nuances and frequently includes non-verbal signs. That’s a challenge if you want an intelligent machine to be part of the conversation.
Imagine a world in which helper robots live with us, get us through the day and become our trusted friend. Well, science fiction is becoming science fact.
Robots should be designed so that even vulnerable users know that they are machines. But how do we create something engaging that is so obviously artificial?
Computers are taking over our jobs, but this doesn’t have to be a bad thing.
Testing whether machines are capable of generating sonnets, short stories or dance music that is indistinguishable from human-generated works.
The future of warfare may include many lethal autonomous weapons, but the world can’t decide how, or if, to regulate them.
The idea of non-human consciousness raises a host of philosophical questions.
We need to ban lethal autonomous weapons, or “killer robots”, as we have done with biological weapons, land mines and blinding lasers, and Australia should take a leading role in making that happen.
Autonomous submarines might do for naval warfare what drones are doing for air warfare. So should Australia consider autonomous subs as a replacement for the Collins class?
If a machine can write a speech for a politician, why not go the next step and replace the elected human with a programmed robot?
The FIRST robotics competition brings school students together to build a robot to complete a challenge. And it’s an inspiring way to encourage interest in STEM.
An artificial intelligence has defeated a world champion of Go, the ancient Chinese strategy game. But what is Go, and why is it worth teaching to a computer?
Google’s artificial intelligence made a surprise move in the recent Go challenge that has some people worried about what happens when AI makes a non-human decision that we could not anticipate.
Computers are getting better and better at the jobs that previously made sense for researchers to outsource to citizen scientists. But don’t worry: there’s still a role for people in these projects.
What happens if we let growing artificial intelligence make all of our decisions for us?
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Professor in Robotics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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PhD in machine ethics, University of Canterbury
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Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology & Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
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Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Concordia University
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston
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Lecturer in Business Analytics, University of Sydney
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James Martin Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute & Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University
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Research Assistant Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering, University of Southern California
