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Elon Musk believes artificial intelligence that is much smarter than the smartest human on Earth could result in dangerous situations. He argues that the government must introduce a universal basic income program in order to compensate for automation.
Philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers warns about an AI-dominated future world without consciousness at a recent conference on artificial intelligence that also included Elon Musk, Ray Kurzweil, Sam Harris, Demis Hassabis and others.
Venture capitalists are bright, clannish and almost exclusively male
Machines still have a long way to go before they learn like humans do – and that’s a potential danger to privacy, safety, and more.
There’s a big problem with AI: even its creators can’t explain how it works
The synthetic biology community is divided.
A second generation of gig economy startups is abandoning a dependence on contractors in favor of full employees.
We’re collaborating with the China Go Association and Chinese Government to bring AlphaGo, China’s top Go players, and leading AI experts together for the “Future of Go Summit.”
Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada, answers the question "What is your stance on AI research given Canada's privileged position in the field?" in an online forum.
We assume that creativity and innovation belong to the young. We’re wrong.
Entrepreneurs are betting on apps that improve—or just replace—prescription medication.
US Food and Drug Administration says firm can provide consumers with information on genetic risks.
Tim Berners-Lee just received the prestigious Turing Award that comes with a million dollars. Now he plots a radical overhaul of his creation.
Berners-Lee says Web access is a human right—and the technology he created needs a rethink.
How a public blockchain would fundamentally change the way we govern and do business.
SpaceX launched a commercial satellite into space on Thursday with the boost of a partly used rocket, a feat that may open an era of cheaper space travel.
More than 30% of biomedical studies funded by the US government are later cited in commercial patents.
Several pricey drugs projected as best-sellers have flopped, unnerving the industry. Is the era of the biotech blockbuster over?
New machine-learning algorithm lets computers “talk” to one another, win cooperative games.
Decision contrasts with U.S. ruling in long-standing battle over genome-editing tool
Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Trump is going to unveil a new White House agency called the "Office of American Innovation".
European Digital City Index measures fertility of cities across Europe for innovative digital firms.
As the European Research Council celebrates its 10-year anniversary, researchers reveal what more than €12bn of ERC funding has supported.
If we abandon the cult of the Great White Innovator, we will understand the history of technology in a much deeper way.
Transcript of Moedas' speech on funding and innovation.
Why journal publishing should be upended from the current model, in which institutions pay publishers for access to content, to one in which the academic community pays for services to publish content and retains ownership of research.
Students can learn the basics with a set of knitting needles.
MIT’s Kate Darling, who writes the rules of human-robot interaction, says an AI-enabled apocalypse should be the least of our concerns.
We have long believed ourselves to be the only intelligent beings on Earth – that may soon change and the consequences will be dramatic for law, politics and society in general.
Diverse approaches suit different goals.
