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Microsoft shuts Twitter AI bot after it learns racism from Twitter users

Posted in Software on 25th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

Microsoft launched an AI on Twitter for a playful chat with people, only to silence it within 24 hours as users started sharing racist and offensive comments with the bot.

FBI 'may be able to unlock San Bernardino iPhone' on their own

Posted in Software on 22nd Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

The FBI says it may have found a way to unlock the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone without Apple's assistance.

Exploring the risks of artificial intelligence

Posted in Software on 21st Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Science has not yet mastered prophecy. We predict too much for the next year and yet far too little for the next ten.'

What to expect from virtual reality in 2016

Posted in Games on 20th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

We are past the 'if' phase of VR and on to the 'when.'

South Korean government announces nearly $1 billion in AI funding

Posted in Software on 17th Mar, 2016
by Alex Muller

SK announced it would spend 1T won (US$840 million) by 2020 to forward AI. It seems that everyone wants to get in on the AI revolution.