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Real AI Risks
You’re aware of the benefits of artificial intelligence. AI means automation, and automation makes our lives easier, more efficient, more productive, and all around better. Artificial intelligence can help improve the quality, speed, and accuracy of research in medicine and science. It can help us manage our time, and take care of every day household... […]
Is It Time to Trade Your Robot In For a Human?
For decades, or centuries, there’s been much discussion and lamentation about the inevitable disappearance of the factory worker. Why would jobs in manufacturing disappear? Robots, of course. Here’s how the cycle goes: Improvement in manufacturing technology Predictions of mass unemployment People still work in manufacturing Some say that the coast is clear and others say... […]
A Robotic Sense of Touch Can Do More Than Help Robots Poke Berries
Stanford researchers are developing an electronic glove that would provide machines with a robotic sense of touch. The glove is equipped with three-layered sensors that mimic the human skin’s ability to detect pressure, which is what allow us to pick up small, delicate objects. Although these sensors are being tested by performing trivial tasks -picking... […]