1363 Results From "automation"

British design company Layer has partnered with Airbus to come up with an economy seat design that delivers on comfort and even fuel efficiency.
Advanced Transport

These Futuristic Airplane Seats Could Make Flying Economy Better

By Victor Tangermann

To save money on future missions, Japan's space agency is working to develop remote-controlled robots that can handle menial or dangerous tasks in space.
Off-World

Japan Wants to Send Telepresence Robots to Space

By Dan Robitzski

Walmart is currently testing the ability of Flippy, a kitchen assistant robot, to automate the process of frying food in its delis.
Robotics

Walmart Is Testing a Robot to Replace Its Fry Cooks

By Kristin Houser

These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control
Self-Driving Vehicles

These Self-Driving Cars Won’t Let Drunk Drivers Take Control

By Dan Robitzski

JAXA releases a video of its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully landing on tiny asteroid Ryugu and shooting it with a bullet.
Off-World

New Video Shows Japanese Probe Shooting Asteroid With Bullet

By Victor Tangermann

A newly announced Amazon conference, the AI-focused re:MARS, could help the company shake a reputation sullied by Rekognition.
Artificial Intelligence

Amazon AI Conference Is Meant to Inspire — and Boost Its Reputation

By Kristin Houser

A Finnish startup called Vainu relies on prison labor to train its AI algorithms, arguing that labeling training data is giving inmates valuable skills.
Artificial Intelligence

A Finnish Startup Is Using Prison Labor to Train AI

By Dan Robitzski

A map of the United States depicting the ten states where you are most likely to lose your job to a robot.
Future Society

Here Are the States Where a Robot Is Most Likely to Steal Your Job

By Kristin Houser

Yoshua Bengio opened up in a new interview about his anxiety about how China is using deep learning to surveil and manipulate large populations.
Artificial Intelligence

Godfather of Deep Learning: China’s AI Tech Is “1984 Big Brother”

By Jon Christian

Lose Your Job to a Robot? This Startup Wants to Help You Find Another
Future Society

Lose Your Job to a Robot? This Startup Wants to Help You Find Another

By Kristin Houser

New research suggests that introducing autonomous vehicles to the Washington D.C. area could worsen inequality and explores solutions.
Self-Driving Vehicles

Scientists Warn Self-Driving Cars Could Worsen Inequality

By Dan Robitzski

Startup Space Tango has unveiled an autonomous orbital facility powered by robots that could be the future of space manufacturing.
Off-World

Startup Unveils Plan for Autonomous Bots to Build Products in Space

By Kristin Houser

On Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump will reportedly sign the American AI Initiative, an executive order designed to shape the future of AI in the nation.
Artificial Intelligence

Trump Orders Federal Agencies to “Prioritize AI”

By Kristin Houser

CEO Sam Altman: AI might well replace most jobs as we know them today, but the market will be flooded with new "sort of human to human jobs."
Artificial Intelligence

Y Combinator CEO: AI Will Replace Jobs, But Life Will be Awesome

By Victor Tangermann

Boeing's 737 Max planes were involved in two deadly crashes. Pilots have warned repeatedly prior to both crashes that its anti-stall system is dangerous.
Advanced Transport

Pilots Were Worried About Boeing 737 Max Before Deadly Crash

By Victor Tangermann

These days, people tend to die from cancer, heart disease and accidents. Here are our guesses about all the ways we'll die in the future.
Future Society

7 Ways to Die in the Future

By Sarah Marquart

A two-year universal basic income study in Finland concluded that in 2017, those who received payments worked the same amount and were healthier overall.
Universal Basic Income

Study: Universal Basic Income Won’t Make People Work Less

By Victor Tangermann

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter
Artificial Intelligence

CAPTCHAs Are Getting Harder Because AI Is Getting Smarter

By Jon Christian

Researchers from Colorado State University created a robot that can melt and re-harden parts of its skeleton to adapt to new challenges.
Robotics

See a Robot Melt Its Own Bones to Avoid Obstacles

By Kristin Houser

India is about to launch a basic income experiment that will provide cash payments to each of its 610,000 citizens — reportedly the largest in history.
Universal Basic Income

India Is Launching the Largest Basic Income Experiment in History

By Jon Christian

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AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

AI Is Slitting the Throat of the Journalism Industry

By Victor Tangermann

Despite broadcasting a barrage of lies with its faulty AI summaries feature, Apple has yet to meaningfully address the problem.

Apple’s AI Is Constantly Butchering Huge News Stories Sent to Millions of Users

By Victor Tangermann

Tech startup Channel 1 released a 20 minute demo of its news channel presented by uncanny AI news anchors.

Channel 1 Says It’ll Use AI-Generated News Anchors

By Frank Landymore

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

Readers Want Publications to Label AI-Generated Content

By Sharon Adarlo