South Korea: World’s first giant manned robot takes its first steps
By: Ruptly December 29, 2016 Watch Full Video
White House Releases a Solution to Automation-Caused Job Loss
By: Futurism December 22, 2016 The White House Weighs In In a new report, the White House makes clear its position on how best to address the expected job loss due to increased automation and better artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This isn’t the first time that the Obama administration has proposed guidelines regarding AI, and […]
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, and the Economy
By: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT December 20, 2016 Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and related fields have opened up new markets and new opportunities for progress in critical areas such as health, education, energy, economic inclusion, social welfare, and the environment. In recent years, machines have surpassed humans in the performance of certain […]
What Is The Difference Between Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning?
By: Bernard Marr December 6, 2016 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are two very hot buzzwords right now, and often seem to be used interchangeably. They are not quite the same thing, but the perception that they are can sometimes lead to some confusion. So I thought it would be worth writing a […]
UN Report: Robots Will Replace Two-Thirds of All Workers in the Developing World
By: Eleazer Corpuz November 11, 2016 From recent reports, it may seem like automation only affects those in developed countries; however, a report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development recently noted the ways in which automation impacts those in developing countries—and it seems that it impacts these nations even more than the industrialized […]
Robots and Industrialization in Developing Countries
By: UNICTAD OCTOBER 2016 Industrialization has historically been synonymous with development, while deindustrialization is a well-established trend in mature developed economies as they move towards services-based economies. Yet recent trends show that many developing countries – especially in Africa and Latin America – have witnessed their shares of manufacturing employment and output shrinking long before […]
PREPARING FOR THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
By: Executive Office of the PresidentNational Science and Technology CouncilCommittee on Technology October 2016 Dear colleagues: Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology have opened up new markets and new opportunities for progress in critical areas such as health, education, energy,and the environment. In recent years, machines have surpassed humans in the performance of certain specific […]
Robots will eliminate 6% of all US jobs by 2021, report says
By: Olivia Solon September 14, 2016 By 2021, robots will have eliminated 6% of all jobs in the US, starting with customer service representatives and eventually truck and taxi drivers. That’s just one cheery takeaway from a report released by market research company Forrester this week. These robots, or intelligent agents, represent a set of […]
Artificial Intelligence And Life In 2030
By: Stanford University September 1, 2016 The One Hundred Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, launched in the fall of 2014, is a longterm investigation of the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its influences on people, their communities, and society. It considers the science, engineering, and deployment of AI-enabled computing systems. As its core activity, the […]