Robots & AI

A search bar appears in the center of a dark background, with the text "the future" typed in it. A cursor hovers over the "Search" button below the bar, which is highlighted in blue, reminiscent of advanced answer engines.
AI
Perplexity, Google, and the battle for AI search supremacy
AIs that generate answers to user queries could transform search, but only if someone can get the tech and the business model right.
Kristin Houser
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Military
How AI is rewriting Silicon Valley’s relationship with the Pentagon
Silicon Valley is warming to the Department of Defense as it works to get new AI systems developed and deployed en masse.
Kristin Houser
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AI
Ray Kurzweil explains how AI makes radical life extension possible
Life expectancy gains in developed countries have slowed in recent decades, but AI may be poised to transform medicine as we know it.
Ray Kurzweil
an image of three humanoid general purpose robots from the thighs up
Robotics
A general-purpose robot is entering the workforce
Kristin Houser
a computer generated image of a man's head in a doorway.
AI
We need more than ChatGPT to have “true AI.” It is merely the first ingredient in a complex recipe
Michael Wooldridge
Husqvarna robomower
Ecosystems
Adorable robot lawn mower can help save the bees
B. David Zarley
the exterior of a Wendy's restaurant at night
AI
Wendy’s has a chatbot taking drive-thru orders
Kristin Houser
AI
A view from the creative frontlines
Brandon Stewart
AI
What AI can teach us about copyright and fair use
Brandon Butler
AI
Idea amplification is the really exciting potential of generative AI
Dr. Kenneth O. Stanley
AI
Why artists shouldn’t fear AI
Kirby Ferguson
AI
How AI is changing music forever
Computer Science
How to stop runaway AI