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AI 'should be used to give children one-on-one tutoring'
Posted in Software on 11th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller
Academics argue AI could radically transform our education system for the better, but is being held back by funding.
AI learns to understand and predict human behaviour by reading our fiction
Posted in Software on 29th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
Researchers have developed a novel means of teaching artificial intelligence how to predict human responses to actions and events.
Worldwide spending on robotics to reach US$135 billion in 2019
Posted in Business on 26th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
IDC forecasts global spending on robotics to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 17% from more than US$71 billion in 2015 to US$135.4 billion in 2019.
The robots are coming for jobs that pay $20 an hour or less, White House finds
Posted in Hardware on 23rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
The question is whether the current pace of automation may in the shorter term increase inequality.
Where Artificial Intelligence Is Now and Whats Just Around the Corner
Posted in Hardware on 16th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller
'For 50 years, we've ideated about this idea of AI. But it's only been in the last few years that we've seen a fundamental transformation in this technology.'