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Computers that can tell when someone isn't being genuine or mocking them, that's exactly what we wanted...
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Could babies show future robots the proper way to interact with other humans?
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Defining artificial intelligence is a very difficult problem, both philosophically and mathematically. So it's little wonder some people interested in AI want to take some shortcuts...
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Computers and robots are probably not going to be our friends or act like anything other than our helpers and tools in the real world. And that's ok.
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A new computer language wants computers to learn about the world the same way we do: using statistics.
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Small, simple robots are making amazing leaps and bounds in evolving behavior similar to that of living things. But why? And how?
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For nearly than half a century, the consensus on what makes a machine intelligent has eluded the computer science field, and it's not getting any easier with more time and new technology.
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Intel gives us a humorous peek at a surprisingly plausible future of robotics with its "Lunch Room" ad.
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The Daily Galaxy takes up preaching the gospel of the Singularity to its fans while dodging the sketchy history and problematic future of the concept.
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In order to make their cinematic universe work, the creators of The Matrix had to make their robots invulnerable. In reality, they wouldn't have won the war against humans.