An Australian software company is so confident its Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology will improve efficiency that it only charges its clients after the program has proved its worth.
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Robot rights: at what point should an intelligent machine be considered a ‘person’?
If a machine can think, decide and act on its own volition, if it can be harmed or held responsible for its actions, should we stop treating it like property and start treating it more like a person with rights?
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Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk endorse new AI principles
New guidelines referred to as the 23 Asilomar AI Principles have been developed by the Future of Life Institute to ensure that AI research and development remains ethical and will not lead to apocalypse-type scenarios.
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Digital assistant for engineers
Nokia has created a customised 'digital assistant' to increase work efficiency by providing engineers faster access to critical information.
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Australian companies rank worst in AI despite strong investment
Infosys has found that while Australia’s big firms spent $8 million on AI last year (second only to the US), Australia ranks very low in AI maturity.
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How to be human when technology is driving the new industrial revolution
The fourth industrial revolution brings us the convergence of effectively unlimited computer power, ever-smarter artificial intelligence (AI) and globalisation. These technologies will combine to challenge our understanding of what it means to be a worker, and even what it means to be human.
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Scientists turn to AI to make safer li-ion batteries
Stanford University researchers have identified nearly two-dozen solid electrolytes that could someday replace the volatile liquids used in smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices.
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Why artificial intelligence has not revolutionised healthcare… yet
Radiologists still rely on visual inspection of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or X-ray scans – although IBM and others are working on this issue – and doctors have no access to AI for guiding and supporting their diagnoses.
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Nissan showcases driverless cars in Japan
The company showcased its vehicles earlier this week, where a driverless Leaf was seen towing vehicles on a trailer to the wharf for loading onto transport ships.
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Japan’s plan to end Chinese supercomputer dominance
Japan plans to thrust itself back into dominance by building the world's fastest supercomputer, a record which has been held by China for the past seven years.
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