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How to Think About Bots

02.23.16

By Samuel Woolley, danah boyd, Meredith Broussard, Made
Tech

Robots Can Now Flawlessly Iron Clothes

02.19.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Why AI Can Still Hardly Pass an Eighth Grade Science Test

02.19.16

By Victoria Turk
Entertainment

Dive into Deep Dream Infinity in These Trippy Music Videos [Premiere]

02.18.16

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

The New X Prize Will Award $5 Million for Innovation in Artificial Intelligence

02.17.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Google Has Developed AI That Can Navigate 3D Spaces

02.06.16

By Louise Matsakis
Tech

In Our Image: Pitch Us Your Stories on the Future of AI

01.27.16

By Jordan Pearson
Entertainment

Google Makes Learning Neural Networks Free

01.22.16

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

Yahoo’s Gigantic ‘Anonymized’ User Dataset Isn’t All That Anonymous

01.14.16

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

Autonomous Cars Can Now Drive on Snow-Covered Streets

01.11.16

By Jordan Pearson
Sex

What Would Sex Robots for Women Look Like?

01.11.16

By Chelsea G. Summers
Tech

How to Teach a Robot to Build a Rube Goldberg Machine

01.04.16

By Jordan Pearson

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