Artificial Intelligence

AI advocate Aaron Siegel says Watson would favour recreational drug use and free university education.

IBTimes UK spoke to AI finance startup Walnut Algorithms about machine learning and the financial sector.

John Giannandrea's appointment reflects Google's increasing focus on AI.

The Jolly Roger Telephone company uses artificial intelligence to waste time of telesales callers.

Microsoft ramps up its AI game in its acquisition deal with UK-based SwiftKey.

Tennis ball arrangement problem has potential to predict avalanches and the formation of the deserts.

Social media giant's net income more than doubled as it crossed $5bn in quarterly revenue for the first time.

Artificial intelligence system beat three-time world champion Fan Hui five times in succession.

IARPA project to develop new generation of AI mirroring the human brain.

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation criticises Musk and Hawking for alarmist AI fears

Professor Hawking said that scientific and technological advances were humanity's biggest threats

Robots predicted to take over jobs in administrative and clerical areas.

"We need to start thinking about the internet as an organism that can evolve."

You only need to look at the retail sector to see how technology has blighted UK employment.

The Facebook founder wants the planned design to help with house chores and manage his work.

Microsoft's Xiaoice appeared on Dragon TV and continues to work as 'trainee anchor' for the station.

Trio labelled 'alarmists' for touting an artificial intelligence apocalypse.

The new software allows the AI system to identify handwritten alphabets as quickly as humans can do.

AI neural networks can be used to detect when roads are dangerously wet by analysing sounds made by tyres.

Toy race car REV lets humans battle each other or artificial intelligence in numerous laser fight modes.

ORES AI engine will rid Wikipedia of 'rogue editors' that use encyclopedia for nefarious purposes.

US 'entrepreneur' Josh Bocanegra claims they will be able to achieve everlasting life by 2045.

New AI program was developed using the skills of university and corporate researchers.

Software interprets feelings such as anger and even surprise by analysing still images.

Facility will help Toyota tap into tech knowledge of Silicon Valley and Stanford.

Facebook's CTO Mike Schroepfer tells IBTimes UK that M can do anything so long as it's legal.

Facebook's AI Research team developing various technologies to expand social network's reach.

Smart Reply uses deep neural networks to scan mails and predict replies.

Programmer fed two million headlines into neural network to train computer in clickbait.

Hawking says women are the biggest mystery to him.