Artificial Intelligence

Human-like machines are coming … slowly, with assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri the most basic artificial intelligence to emerge. But what about those intelligent robots some fear will take over the world? Don't worry! Live Science has all the latest news and features on discoveries and achievements in the world of A.I.

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Why Does Artificial Intelligence Scare Us So Much?

June 08, 2018 | Article

Not everyone is prepared to welcome robot overlords.
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Google Will End Its 'Evil' Partnership with the US Military, But Not Until 2019

June 04, 2018 | Article

The company will reportedly not renew its contract with the Department of Defense to develop AI imaging software for drones.
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Can Machines Be Creative? Meet 9 AI 'Artists'

June 01, 2018 | Article

How are neural networks "expressing themselves" through original paintings, songs and fiction?
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Will AI Ever Become Conscious?

May 24, 2018 | Article

How might artificial intelligence achieve consciousness?
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This Horrifying AI Thought Experiment Got Elon Musk a Date

May 09, 2018 | Article

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is dating musician Grimes, apparently because of a shared love of nerdy puns.
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Google AI Expert: Machine Learning Is No Better Than Alchemy

May 07, 2018 | Article

Machine learning has produced impressive results, a Google expert argued, but it's fundamentally no more rigorous than medieval attempts to turn lead into gold.
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Elon Musk Worries That AI Research Will Create an 'Immortal Dictator'

April 06, 2018 | Article

"It would live forever... and we could never escape," Musk says in a new documentary.
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'Killer Robot' Lab Faces Boycott from Artificial Intelligence Experts

April 05, 2018 | Article

The artificial intelligence (AI) community has a clear message for researchers in South Korea: Don't make killer robots.
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Google Employees Are Livid About Company's 'Evil' Military Partnership

April 05, 2018 | Article

Google's motto is "don't be evil." Does making military drones smarter breach that code?
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Meet 'Norman,' the Darkest, Most Disturbed AI the World Has Ever Seen

April 02, 2018 | Article

A team of computer programmers trained a neural network to be a "psychopath." What could possibly go wrong?
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