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Would you ever have sex with a robot?
From cryonics to time travel, here are some of the (highly speculative) methods that might someday be used to bring people back to life.
A new study used artificial intelligence to analyze relationship data from thousands of couples.
“It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull with tiny wires,” Musk said.
It’s a very human behavior—arguably one of the fundamentals that makes us us.
Scientists are seeking ways to safely connect computers to the brain.
Ready to see the future? Nanotronics CEO Matthew Putman talks innovation and the solutions that are within reach.
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So far, 30 student teams have entered the Indy Autonomous Challenge, scheduled for October 2021.
Degoo’s secure backups are available at a great price.
Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.
COVID-19 may strengthen the case for universal basic income, or an idea like it.
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Coronavirus layoffs are a glimpse into our automated future. We need to build better education opportunities now so Americans can find work in the economy of tomorrow.
Recent studies suggest virtual reality porn can produce a more positive experience than viewing from a monitor or screen.
Researchers are making progress in the effort to develop safe and practical supernumerary robotic limbs.
The programming giant exits the space due to ethical concerns.
Mathematicians studied 100 billion tweets to help computer algorithms better understand our colloquial digital communication.
The future of education and work will rely on teaching students deeper problem-solving skills.
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The system can even be designed to send alerts to employees when they’ve come too close to a coworker.
Should humans fear artificial intelligence or welcome it into our lives?
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Researchers at UCSF have trained an algorithm to parse meaning from neural activity.
Our remarkable olfactory senses are modeled in a new research chip.
Through experiencing time in a nonlinear way, can artificial intelligence provide us more perspective?
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A new web startup is selling algorithmically produced nudes of non-existent women. There’s still some ethical concerns.
We encode our biases into everything we create: books, poems, and AI. What does that means for an increasingly automated future?
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These are the top advances in technology that will impact the world in the coming decade.
Our social emotions are now being hijacked by robots.
A.I. hasn’t come for our jobs just yet, but it can figure out who is looking for a new one.
A pragmatic approach to fixing an imbalanced system.
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Can AI make better predictions about future crimes?
Without regulations, implicit bias could shape artificial intelligence into a nightmare for some.
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