Tag: artificial-intelligence
When the robots take over, they’ll at least be able to give you a proper funeral
Image: Alessandro Di Ciommo/NurPhoto via Getty Images When the robot apocalypse comes, robots will be there to say a prayer over your frail human remains, thanks to Japan’s Softbank. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk and 115 other experts ask the UN to ban killer robots in open letter That’s the message from this week’s Tokyo Int’l […]
Elon Musk thinks AI will cause the third world war
Image: BEN MACMAHON/EPA/REX/Shutterstock Folks, we’re all screwed. Ever wondered if there would ever be another world war, and what will cause it? Worry no more, as CEO of everything Elon Musk has the answer: artificial intelligence. More precisely, “competition for AI superiority at national level most likely cause of WW3,” he tweeted Monday. SEE ALSO: […]
South Korea could be the first country in the world to implement a ‘robot tax’
Image: AP/REX/Shutterstock Amid fears about robots replacing human jobs, South Korea could become the first country in the world to introduce a “robot tax.” A new proposal could see the country reduce the amount of tax benefits for companies that invest in automated machinery. SEE ALSO: Bill Gates is another smart guy who is terrified […]
Watch this robot from Boston Dynamics totally eat it during demo
A robot fail usually sends shockwaves throughout the Internet, but a Boston Dynamics demo that went awry last month is just now getting a reaction. SEE ALSO: The creepiest videos from the robotics company Google just sold At the annual Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders at UMass Lowell, Boston Dynamics presented its humanoid […]
An AI created some craft beer names and the results are exactly what you expect
Let’s call it “Shock State.” Image: NEARMY/EPA/REX/Shutterstock If you’re a craft beer connoisseur or even just an occasional drinker you’ve likely noticed that names for new brews are getting out of hand. Likely in order to distance themselves from traditional, European beer names such as Franziskaner Royal, the new breed of craft beer makers are […]