What robots and AI mean for higher education
The number of robots around the world is increasing rapidly. And it’s said that automation will threatening more than 800m jobs worldwide by 2030. In...
Does the new industrial revolution spell end for jobs
Robots have been taking our jobs since the 1960s. So why are politicians and business leaders only now becoming so worried about robots causing...
Jobs in the age of automation
By now you’ve probably heard how robots are going to take over our jobs. And how this will leave future generations with plenty of...
An AI has spontaneously developed a human-like number sense
Numbers figure pretty high up on the list of what a computer can do well. While humans often struggle to split a restaurant bill,...
AI’s reaching potential
Google recently unveiled its latest talking AI, called Duplex. Duplex sounds like a real person, complete with pauses, “umms” and “ahhs”.
The tech giant says...
Want to be innovative? Learn from machines
Technology still cannot simulate human intelligence to solve complex problems, in a variable environment and with partial information. But it is getting closer. An...
Facial analysis AI in job interviews will reinforce bias
Artificial intelligence and facial analysis software is becoming commonplace in job interviews. The technology, developed by US company HireVue, analyses the language and tone...
Will artificial intelligence ever rival human creativity?
The European Patent Office recently turned down an application for a patent that described a food container. This was not because the invention was not novel...
When will voice assistants understand what we are saying? Probably quite long.
Imagine a world in which Siri always understands you, Google Translate works perfectly, and the two of them create something akin to a Doctor...
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When artificial intelligence has been used to create works of art, a human artist has always exerted a significant element of control...
