Archive for the ‘robotics/AI’ category: Page 2073
May 25, 2017
Google AI Beats World’s Best Player At This Chinese Board Game
Posted by Brett Gallie II in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
May 24, 2017
New Research Points to a Genetic Switch That Can Let Our Bodies Talk to Electronics
Posted by Alexander Rodionov in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, robotics/AI
- Our bodies are biologically based and therefore are not equipped to communicate with electronics efficiently. New research could make it possible to genetically engineer our cells to be able to communicate with electronics.
- The development has the potential to allow us to eventually build apps that autonomously detect and treat disease.
Microelectronics has transformed our lives. Cellphones, earbuds, pacemakers, defibrillators – all these and more rely on microelectronics’ very small electronic designs and components. Microelectronics has changed the way we collect, process and transmit information.
May 24, 2017
Chatbots Could Let You Talk With Deceased Loved Ones
Posted by Alexander Rodionov in category: robotics/AI
May 23, 2017
Google AI beats Chinese master in ancient game of Go
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: entertainment, robotics/AI
BEIJING A Google artificial intelligence program defeated a Chinese grand master at the ancient board game Go on Tuesday, a major feather in the cap for the firm’s AI ambitions as it looks to woo Beijing to gain re-entry into the country.
In the first of three planned games in the eastern water town of Wuzhen, the AlphaGo program held off China’s world number one Ke Jie in front of Chinese officials and Google parent Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) chief executive Eric Schmidt.
The victory over the world’s top player — which many thought would take decades to achieve — underlines the potential of artificial intelligence to take on humans at complex tasks.
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May 23, 2017
China’s belt and road infrastructure plan also includes science
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: economics, engineering, nanotechnology, quantum physics, robotics/AI, science, sustainability
China is also planning to use the initiative to flex its scientific and engineering muscles, officials made clear at a 2-day Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation that ended yesterday in Beijing. “Innovation is an important force powering development,” Xi said in a speech to the opening session of the forum. And so the initiative will include technical cooperation in fields including artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, and smart cities. He also mentioned the need to pursue economic growth that is in line with sustainable development goals, and that rests on environmentally friendly approaches.
Investment also planned in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and other fields.
May 23, 2017
Self-driving cars could cost America’s professional drivers up to 25,000 jobs a month, Goldman Sachs says
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: economics, employment, robotics/AI, transportation
The full impact of self-driving cars on society is several decades away — but when it hits, the job losses will be substantial for American truck drivers, according to a new report from Goldman Sachs.
When autonomous vehicle saturation peaks, U.S. drivers could see job losses at a rate of 25,000 a month, or 300,000 a year, according to a report from Goldman Sachs Economics Research.
Truck drivers, more so than bus or taxi drivers, will see the bulk of that job loss, according to the report. That makes sense, given today’s employment: In 2014, there were 4 million driver jobs in the U.S., 3.1 million of which were truck drivers, Goldman said. That represents 2 percent of total employment.
May 22, 2017
Robot cop begins patrolling the streets of Dubai tomorrow night
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: robotics/AI, security
A robotic police officer is making its debut on the streets of Dubai tomorrow night — and I hope everyone there has watched Robocop.
The uniformed bot greeted visitors to the Gulf Information Security and Expo Conference. After the conference wraps on Tuesday, it will be deployed to the streets of Dubai.
The robot rolls around on wheels. It can salute, bow, speak in multiple languages, and recognize hand gestures from up to 1.5 meters away, according to the Khaleej Times. It also has a tablet lodged in its chest which civilians can use to report crimes, according to The Daily Mail. It was designed by the Dubai police, with assistance from IBM’s Watson and Google.
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May 22, 2017
Scientists Have Created Liquid Metal Drops That Move Like T-1000
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: biotech/medical, privacy, robotics/AI
Despite the NSA confirming the existence of Skynet, we all should be grateful that technology has not yet advanced to the stage where a liquid metal T-1000 terminator can shape-shift its way into your home and demand to see John Connor.
But scientists in China are making a solid effort make a less sinister version of this scenario at reality, by creating liquid metal droplets that could one day make “self-powered liquid metal machines” a real possibility.
Because of their excellent conductivity, low toxicity, and shape-shifting abilities, liquid metal alloys have been put to good use in targeting cancer cells, creating nature-inspired self-fuelled motors for robots, and many other liquid metal biomaterials.
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May 22, 2017
Technology for Immortality
Posted by Montie Adkins in categories: life extension, robotics/AI
I wonder if this will allow the body’s current healing abilities to remain robust or will the body’s healing abilities fall off as it will not have to work as hard.
In the near future, tiny microscopic robots will fix our cells so that they never get old or fall apart.