Russian PM Insists Robot Trained To Shoot Guns Is 'Not A Terminator'

08-01-2017 • http://www.trueactivist.com, By Brianna Acuesta

This robot could be one of many to eventually replace humans.

'Sex Robot' Brothels Gaining Popularity in Europe

07-31-2017 • http://www.breitbart.com, by CHARLIE NASH

The world's first sex robot brothel is currently in talks to expand globally, while an Austrian brothel has claimed that its own sex doll is now more popular with clients than real women.

Facebook Researchers Shut Down Artificial Intelligence That Created It's Own Language

07-31-2017 • https://www.lewrockwell.com

Facebook has recently developed a new artificial intelligence (AI), and it has since created its own language using code words to communicate more efficiently. Researchers promptly shut the system down over concerns that they might lose control over

Researchers shut down AI that invented its own language

07-29-2017 • http://m.digitaljournal.com, By James Walker

An artificial intelligence system being developed at Facebook has created its own language.

Car drove 4,300-plus miles autonomously on cross-country trip, ending at Virginia's ...

07-28-2017 • richmond.com By KATHRYN E. YOUNG

An autonomous Lexus RX hybrid completed its 5,300-plus mile, round-trip cross-country journey at Virginia's Executive Mansion on Wednesday afternoon.

Meet Tally: The Grocery Stocking Robot About To Eradicate 1,000's Of Minimum Wage Jobs

07-28-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler Durden

Amazon wiped out billions of dollars worth of grocery store market cap last month when they announced plans to purchase Whole Foods. The announcement sent shares of Kroger, Wal-Mart, Sprouts, and Target, among others, plunging... (WMT -4%, TGT -5.5%

Welcome to the Era of Artificial Intelligence and Technological Deceit

07-27-2017 • http://www.theorganicprepper.ca

The era of artificial intelligence and technological deceit is upon us. If you think "fake news" and propaganda is bad right now, just wait.

Musk and Zuckerberg clash over future of AI

07-26-2017 • bbc.com By Jane Wakefield

Elon Musk has accused Mark Zuckerberg of failing to understand artificial intelligence.

Kalashnikov's new autonomous weapons and the "Terminator conundrum"

07-21-2017 • newatlas.com by Rich Haridy

Earlier this month, the Russian weapons manufacturer Kalashnikov Group made a low-key announcement with frightening implications.

TECH-POCALYPSE China to become artificial intelligence 'world leader' by 2030...

07-21-2017 • https://www.thesun.co, By Jasper Hamill

TECH-POCALYPSE China to become artificial intelligence 'world leader' by 2030 – but will it spark a killer computer arms race?

Amazon's Phone-Charging Robot Will Spare You The Indignity Of Talking To Strangers

07-21-2017 • http://www.zerohedge.com

Amazon is having a rough week. The e-commerce powerhouse has celebrated a string of victories this year. Its stock price broke above $1,000 for the first time; it is presiding over an unprecedented retrenchment within the retail space as more than 8

Watch a Homemade Robot Crack a Safe in Just 15 Minutes

07-21-2017 • https://www.wired.com

Last Christmas, Nathan Seidle's wife gave him a second-hand safe she'd found on Craigslist. It was, at first glance, a strange gift. The couple already owned the same model, a $120 SentrySafe combination fire safe they'd bought from Home Depot. But t

Elon Musk's Freak-Out Over Killer Robots Distracts from Our Real AI Problems

07-18-2017 • https://www.wired.com

Imagine you had a chance to tell 50 of the most powerful politicians in America what urgent problem you think needs prompt government action. Elon Musk had that chance this past weekend at the National Governors Association Summer Meeting in Rhode Is

Facial Recognition Coming to Police Body Cameras

07-17-2017 • http://www.defenseone.com, BY PATRICK TUCKER

An approach to machine learning inspired by the human brain is about to revolutionize street search.

Commercial AI will start sorting through ISIS intelligence data within 6 months

07-16-2017 • nextbigfuture.com by brian wang

Within six months the US military will start using commercial AI algorithms to sort through its masses of intelligence data on the Islamic State.

No, It's Not Fake News, It's Robot-Written News

07-14-2017 • https://www.thewrap.com, Susan Seager

Google funds reporter robots in Europe, part of a growing trend

Growing sophistication of sex robots is leading to moral and legal dilemmas, expert warns

07-12-2017 • mirror.co.uk By Natalie Evans

A leading academic has warned the lifelike, sentient sex robots blur the line between what, or who, is capable of consenting to sex

Waymo drops most patent claims in Uber self-driving car lawsuit

07-10-2017 • https://techcrunch.com, by Ryan Lawler

There were a few big breaks in the case between Waymo and Uber over self-driving car technology today. As a result, the scope of the case is starting to come into focus as both companies prepare for a trial set to begin in October.

Sailorless Ships Are Coming to the Freight Industry

07-10-2017 • https://fee.org, Charlotte Edmond

Tech companies from Google to Apple may be ploughing resources into driverless cars, but on our oceans, automated ships could be making bigger waves by the end of the decade.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Now

07-10-2017 • https://fee.org, Brad Keywell

The world is changing. There's no way around this fact. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now. And, whether you know it or not, it will affect you.

Raising Robots: Can Morals Be Taught To AI Through Parenting Skills?

07-09-2017 • technocracy.news By Regina Rini

It is a dimwitted fantasy to treat Artificial Intelligence and robots as sentient human beings, when they are not, nor can they ever be. Yet, as Japanese men are having sex with silicon dolls, others are trying to teach morals to robots using 'pare

Sex robots promise 'revolutionary' service but also risks, says study

07-05-2017 • theguardian.com by Haroon Siddique

Androids could offer valuable help to the elderly and disabled but may lead to the increased objectification of women

Wage Spiral In China Displaces Chinese Workers With Robots

07-05-2017 • https://www.technocracy.news, By: Patrick Wood

The grass was not greener on the other side of the ocean, and turns out to be a cheap plastic imitation. Companies are not looking for cheaper labor markets since it is cheaper to invest in robotics right where they are. This trend will hit the west

Robotic charger seeks out and tops up VW Gen.E automatically

07-05-2017 • http://newatlas.com

Volkswagen has been pushing hard with its concept cars recently, using the Paris and Detroit Auto Shows to provide a glimpse of its plans for an electric future. The ID Buzz and Crozz have now been joined by the Gen.E Research Vehicle which, undernea

Robots are coming to a burger joint near you

07-04-2017 • cnbc.com by Lora Kolodny

•A burger-flipping robot called Flippy will be at work in CaliBurger restaurants by early 2018.

Caterpillar backs bricklaying robot with $2 million investment

07-04-2017 • newatlas.com by Michael Irving

The world is another step closer to a bricklaying robot that can build the framework of a house in less than three days.

Softbank buys Boston Dynamics a leading robotics company

07-03-2017 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wang

A subsidiary of SoftBank has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire robotics pioneer Boston Dynamics from Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL, GOOG). The transaction aligns with SoftBank's investments in paradigm-shifting technologies and its visi

Quadcopters slaloming through woodlands without GPS or human control

07-03-2017 • https://www.nextbigfuture.com, brian wang

Phase 1 of DARPA's Fast Lightweight Autonomy (FLA) program concluded recently following a series of obstacle-course flight tests in central Florida.

VIDEO: Facebook's AI Project

06-28-2017 • https://wearechange.org

Jason Bermas reports on an interesting story involving an Artificial Intelligence system that Facebook is experimenting with.The report is called "Deal or No Deal? End-to-End Learning for Negotiation Dialogues".