Elon Musk Warns Governors: Artificial Intelligence Poses 'Existential Risk'
At a bipartisan governors conference in Rhode Island, the CEO of Tesla urged politicians to impose proactive regulations on AI development.
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Computer Scientists Demonstrate The Potential For Faking Video
Fake news articles may just be the tip of the iceberg. New research — which manipulates footage of former President Obama — shows it's possible to create fake news videos too.
Could The Best Memory System Be One That Forgets?
Forget thinking about forgetting as failure. Researchers now say that ridding our brains of irrelevant details and outdated information helps us better navigate our ever-changing world.
Google A.I. Clinches Series Against Humanity's Last, Best Hope To Win At Go
Ke Jie is a wunderkind — the 19-year-old undisputed master of what might well be the world's most complex game. And he just soundly lost a best-of-three series to an artificial intelligence program.
'Like A God,' Google A.I. Beats Human Champ Of Notoriously Complex Go Game
"Last year, it was still quite humanlike when it played," the world's No. 1 Go player, Ke Jie, said after losing the first in a three-match series. "But this year, it became like a god of Go."
When You're Not Quite Sure If Your Teacher Is Human
When this computer science professor became overwhelmed with the number of questions students were asking, he recruited artificial intelligence to help serve up some answers.
Murder Video Again Raises Questions About How Facebook Handles Content
A murder video uploaded to Facebook brought attention to how the company monitors upsetting content. Artificial intelligence may be a solution, but experts say it could bring unwanted results.
Will Using Artificial Intelligence To Make Loans Trade One Kind Of Bias For Another?
The next loan you get may depend less on your credit score and more on what a program thinks of your habits. Digital lenders say the process will be more fair, but others worry about unintended bias.
Scholars Delve Deeper Into The Ethics Of Artificial Intelligence
What happens when you make robots that are smart, independent thinkers — and then try to limit their autonomy? A $10 million gift is aimed at answering such questions at Carnegie Mellon University.
Researchers Build 'Nightmare Machine'
An MIT project rolled out just in time for Halloween uses artificial intelligence to generate horror images.