Movies like the “Terminator” depict robots in a more sinister way, always physically imposing and nearly indestructible. The reality is that robots are not all human-like but more invisible and unobtrusive, working in the background to make humans more knowledgeable and efficient. These type of...
In Bladerunner 2049, Ryan Gosling’s character comes home to find Joi preparing his dinner. She flickers like a hologram but her voice is clear, like the voice assistants we’re already used to now, in 2018. The tone in Joi’s voice is something close to our...
Relax. Not all jobs will go the way of artificial intelligence or AI. That assurance should calm the nerves of employees from all industries who are downright scared of being made redundant by intelligent automation. Stoking these fears are reports like the thorough research made by...
Imagine if we lived in a world run by driverless cars that navigate us through crowded streets, smart security systems that filter strangers from familiar faces (computer vision, anyone?), and AI-powered garbage disposal units that advise us we haven’t done our trash segregation properly. That...
Forget chatbots, apps, and Siri-like talking smart devices; the age of the robots is upon us. And while it will still take a generation or two before they can walk and talk like Star Trek’s Data, some of them can vacuum our carpets, cook our...