Cybersecurity
Mitt Romney Is the Latest Political Target of Russian Trolls and Bots
Social media activity linked to Russia has increased massively
Cybersecurity
How the Grinch Bots Stole Christmas
It’s a Christmas tale for our time: Cyber nerds using high-tech software to buy a slew of baby-monkey robots and holding them ransom for thousands of dollars.
Artificial Intelligence
Ninety Percent of People Think AI Will Take Away the Jobs of Other People
48% of people think they'll soon have an AI employee.
Artificial Intelligence
We Want Chatbots to Sound More Human—But the Result Could Destroy Our Relationships
The internet is increasingly being populated by botified people
Artificial Intelligence
A Breakthrough in Soft Robot Muscles, Funded by the Military
Future military robots may come in softer, more cuddly, and stranger forms.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Might Give You a Personal Assistant Instead of Taking Your Job
We’ve arguably never been busier—and more in need of some assistance.
Artificial Intelligence
Russia to the United Nations: Don’t Try to Stop Us From Building Killer Robots
UN efforts to limit or regulate military AI may be failing before they even begin.
Artificial Intelligence
Homeland Security Has A Plan To Fight Zombie Devices
The report urges more public-private cooperation on botnet takedowns and more and better cyber standards.
Artificial Intelligence
Inside the Mechanical Brain of the World’s First Robot Citizen
“Oh yeah, she is basically alive."
Emerging Tech
What Will Our Lives Be Like as Cyborgs?
A case for embracing the “augmentation” of human minds and bodies
Emerging Tech
There’s Now a Robot You Can Eat
Researchers hope that one day these bots could 'repair us from the inside'
Emerging Tech
NASA Robot Trains for the Dark Side of the Moon
Learning to see in the darkened environment will take work.
Digital Government
US Air Force Wants Robots Watching Twitter
Tomorrow’s operations will be shaped by automated analysis of the world’s open-source data, says the service’s chief of staff.
Emerging Tech
The Israeli Army Is Trading its Llamas for Robots
Great news if you’re an Israeli war llama: Your tour of duty is over.
Artificial Intelligence
Will Robots Take Our Jobs? Perceptions Matter As Much As Reality
The average person's opinion matters.
Emerging Tech
Robots Used to Be Advertised as Job-Saving Technology
The idea that automation will save factory jobs from migrating overseas has never really broken into the popular narrative.
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