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 […]

3 of the world’s 10 largest employers are now replacing their workers with robots

By: Oscar Williams-Grut June 09, 2016 There is no need to worry about whether robots might start taking our jobs. It’s already happening. Three of the world’s 10 largest employers are already replacing tens of thousands of their workers with robots: Foxconn, a key manufacturing partner for Apple, Google, and Amazon, is the world’s 10th […]

Robots will steal your job: How AI could increase unemployment and inequality

By: Business Insider February 15, 2016 The future is supposed to be a glorious place where robot butlers cater to our every need and the four-hour work day is a reality. But the true picture could be much bleaker. Top computer scientists in the US warned over the weekend that the rise of artificial intelligence […]