The History of the Future of Intelligent Machines

The History of the Future of Intelligent Machines A Hack Education Project http://robots.hackeducation.com/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:37:51 +0000 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:37:51 +0000 Jekyll v3.8.5 An Update: No Updates <p>Beginning December 2018, I am taking a break from regular updates to Hack Education (in the form of the “Hack Education Weekly News” and the monthly “Business of Ed-Tech” venture funding analysis, specifically). </p> <p>This project will also be dormant.</p> <p>Maybe I’ll pick it up after I’ve finished writing <em>Teaching Machines</em>. Maybe I won’t. </p> Wed, 26 Dec 2018 15:20:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/12/26/update http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/12/26/update On Hiatus <p>Because I’m shifting into high gear with <a href="http://teachingmachin.es">my book-writing</a>, I won’t be able to maintain the weekly posts here. “The Week in Robots” will resume some time in 2019. I’m guessing not much will have changed by then – just a lot more bullshit stories about how they’re coming for our jobs, our cars, our homes, our children…</p> Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:40:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/07/01/hiatus http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/07/01/hiatus The Week in Robots <h3>Robot Warfare</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/23/in-army-of-none-a-field-guide-to-the-coming-world-of-autonomous-warfare/">In Army of None, a field guide to the coming world of autonomous warfare</a></p> <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pav9z9/uber-self-driving-car-operator-was-watching-hulu-when-the-car-struck-and-killed-a-pedestrian-arizona-tempe">Uber Self-Driving Car Operator Was Watching Hulu When the Car Struck and Killed a Pedestrian</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/crash-happy-rc-cars-make-self-driving-tech-smarter">Crash-Happy RC Cars Make Self-Driving Tech Smarter</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611557/self-driving-cars-could-make-urban-traffic-jams-worse/">Self-driving cars could make urban traffic jams worse</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611420/phoenix-will-no-longer-be-phoenix-if-waymos-driverless-car-experiment-succeeds/">Phoenix will no longer be Phoenix if Waymo’s driverless-car experiment succeeds</a></p> <h3>Delivery Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611567/kroger-is-turning-to-autonomous-cars-to-solve-the-last-mile-problem-for/">Kroger is turning to autonomous cars to solve the last-mile problem for groceries</a></p> <h3>Space Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-floating-robot-with-an-ibm-brain-is-headed-to-space">The Floating Robot With an IBM Brain Is Headed to Space</a></p> <h3>Amazon’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40588020/the-case-against-teaching-kids-to-be-polite-to-alexa">The case against teaching kids to be polite to Alexa</a></p> <p><a href="http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2018/06/alexa_in_the_classroom_teachers_surveillance.html">Teacher’s Aide or Surveillance Nightmare? Alexa Hits the Classroom</a></p> <h3>Google’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611539/google-demos-duplex-its-ai-that-sounds-exactly-like-a-very-weird-nice-human/">Google demos Duplex, its AI that sounds exactly like a very weird, nice human</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/google-duplex-why-exist/">Yes, Google’s Phone-Calling AI Is Cool. But Why Does It Exist?</a> (My guess is so that tech evangelists can write stupid articles promoting Google products)</p> <h3>Robot Surveillance</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/26/17479068/ai-guardman-security-camera-shoplifter-japan-automated-surveillance">This Japanese AI security camera shows the future of surveillance will be automated</a></p> <h3>Robot Home Security</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/your-money/artificial-intelligence-home-security.html">Can Artificial Intelligence Keep Your Home Secure?</a></p> <h3>Robot Home Assistants</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/home-robots-physicality-line/">Poll Shows Americans Shun Physical Robots But Welcome Smart Home Assistants</a></p> <h3>Robot Bankers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/26/pepper-the-robot-gets-a-job-at-hsbc-bank-in-new-york/">Pepper the robot gets a job at HSBC Bank in New York</a></p> <h3>Robot Teachers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://bigdata-madesimple.com/9-ways-to-use-artificial-intelligence-in-education/">9 ways to use Artificial Intelligence in education</a></p> <p><a href="http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2018/06/ai-and-assessment.html">AI and Assessment</a></p> <h3>Advertising Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://gizmodo.com/rip-asimo-you-useless-robotic-honda-ad-1827213706">RIP Asimo, You Useless Robotic Honda Ad</a></p> <h3>Game-Playing Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/25/17492918/openai-dota-2-bot-ai-five-5v5-matches">AI bots trained for 180 years a day to beat humans at Dota 2</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611536/a-team-of-ai-algorithms-just-crushed-expert-humans-in-a-complex-computer-game/">A team of AI algorithms just crushed humans in a complex computer game</a></p> <h3>Stunt Double Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/28/disney-imagineering-has-created-autonomous-robot-stunt-doubles/">Disney Imagineering has created autonomous robot stunt doubles</a></p> <h3>Bipedal Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/28/researchers-train-bipedal-robots-to-step-lightly-over-rough-terrain/">Researchers train bipedal robots to step lightly over rough terrain</a></p> <h3>Robot Appendages</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/pain-is-weird-making-bionic-arms-feel-pain-is-even-weirder">Pain Is Weird. Making Bionic Arms Feel Pain Is Even Weirder</a></p> <h3>Copycat Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-roboticists-are-copying-nature-to-make-fantastical-machines">How Roboticists Are Copying Nature to Make Fantastical Machines</a></p> <h3>Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/business/economy/unemployment-productivity-robots-training.html">Robots or Job Training: Manufacturers Grapple With How to Improve Their Economic Fortunes</a></p> <h3>Robot Souls</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-consciousness/">Artificial Consciousness: How To Give A Robot A Soul</a></p> <h3>Robot Revolutions</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611424/this-is-how-the-robot-uprising-finally-begins/">This is how the robot uprising finally begins</a></p> <h3>Robot Zealotry</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2018/06/ai-and-religious-zealotry-lets-not-fall.html">AI and religious zealotry – let’s not fall for anthropomorphism, techno-prophecies, singularity & end-of-days</a> </p> Sat, 30 Jun 2018 09:40:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/30/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/30/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Robot Rhetoricians</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/ibm-debater-ai-wont-take-over-humanity/">IBM’s Debater AI Is Impressive, But It Won’t Conquer Humanity</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/technology/ibm-debater-artificial-intelligence.html">IBM Unveils System That ‘Debates’ With Humans</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611487/this-ai-program-could-beat-you-in-an-argumentbut-it-doesnt-know-what-its-saying/">This AI program could beat you in an argument – but it doesn’t know what it’s saying</a></p> <h3>Robot Teachers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.educationdive.com/news/is-ai-disrupting-higher-education/525130/">Is AI disrupting higher education?</a></p> <h3>Other Robots Raising Your Children</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/29/ipal-robot-childcare-robobusiness-san-jose">‘This is awful’: robot can keep children occupied for hours without supervision</a></p> <h3>Restaurant Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/creator-hamburger-robot/">Taste test: Burger robot startup Creator opens first restaurant</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/zume-adds-a-robotic-arm-to-its-automated-pizza-kitchen/">Zume adds a robotic arm to its automated pizza kitchen</a></p> <h3>Farming Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.blog.google/technology/ai/ai-takes-root-helping-farmers-identity-diseased-plants/">AI takes root, helping farmers identify diseased plants</a></p> <h3>Rust Belt Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611412/ai-could-wreak-economic-havoc-we-need-more-of-it/">From rust belt to robot belt: Turning AI into jobs in the US heartland</a></p> <h3>Google’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.economist.com/business/2018/06/16/google-runs-into-more-flak-on-artificial-intelligence">Google runs into more flak on artificial intelligence</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/googles-ai-predict-when-patient-die/">Google’s AI Can Predict When A Patient Will Die</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-18/google-is-training-machines-to-predict-when-a-patient-will-die">Google Is Training Machines to Predict When a Patient Will Die</a></p> <h3>Facebook’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/16/facebooks-new-ai-research-is-a-real-eye-opener/?guccounter=1">Facebook’s new AI research is a real eye-opener</a></p> <h3>Trump’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611422/why-robots-helped-donald-trump-win/">Why robots helped Donald Trump win</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/publications/view/2576">Political Machinery: Did Robots Swing the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election?</a></p> <h3>China’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611527/over-one-third-of-industrial-robots-purchased-last-year-were-installed-in-china/">Over one-third of industrial robots purchased last year were installed in China</a></p> <h3>Cowbell Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/18/this-simple-robot-offers-more-cowbell/?guccounter=1">This simple robot offers more cowbell</a></p> <h3>Robot Doctors</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robot-assisted-eye-surgery-trial/">A Robot Just Operated On A Human Eye for the First Time</a></p> <h3>Ethical Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/21/the-future-of-ai-relies-on-a-code-of-ethics/">The future of AI relies on a code of ethics</a></p> <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/autonomous-vehicles-might-drive-cities-to-financial-ruin">Autonomous Vehicles Might Drive Cities to Financial Ruin</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/massachusetts-boston-self-driving-car-rules-regulations">Massachusetts Welcomes Self-Driving Cars – With a Couple Caveats</a></p> <h3>Talking Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.pcworld.com/article/3281865/data-center-cloud/puppy-chatbot-fintech.html">What this puppy chatbot says about the friendly future of fintech for consumers</a></p> <h3>Science Fiction Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/20/17475410/ai-science-fiction-clara-labs-maran-nelson-interview-converge-podcast">How science fiction is training us to ignore the real threats posed by AI</a></p> Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:40:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/24/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/24/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Robot Teachers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://lit.blogg.gu.se/2018/06/12/the-ethical-dilemma-of-the-robot-teacher/">The ethical dilemma of the robot teacher</a></p> <p><a href="http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2018/06/social-learning-and-chatbots.html">To Siri With Love – how chatbots are becoming social companions and teachers…</a> </p> <h3>Robot Surveillance</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/new-ai-algorithm-can-track-movements-through-wall/">A New AI Algorithm Can Track Your Movements Through A Wall</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/06/dont-fly-drones-into-disasters/562997/">Someone Flew a Drone Too Close to a Wildfire, Again</a></p> <h3>Robot Phlebotomists</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/blood-testing-robot/">This Robot Is Here to Draw Your Blood</a></p> <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/11/17449076/tesla-autopilot-full-self-driving-elon-musk">Tesla will start rolling out its ‘full self-driving’ package in August, Elon Musk says</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/volvo-self-driving-lidar-luminar">Volvo Finds the Lidar It Needs to Build Self-Driving Cars</a></p> <h3>Emotional Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/videos/soul-machines-lifelike-emotional-ai/">Soul Machines: Engineering Lifelike, Emotionally Responsive AI</a></p> <h3>Robot Imaginations</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611453/a-computer-program-that-learns-to-imagine-the-world-shows-how-ai-can-think-more-like-us/">A computer program that learns to “imagine” the world shows how AI can think more like us</a></p> <h3>Mapping Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/google-ai-surroundings-3d-model/">Google Created AI That Just Needs A Few Snapshots To Make 3D Models Of Its Surroundings</a></p> <h3>Robot Shrimp</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ninjabot-reveals-the-mantis-shrimps-wily-snail-hunting-scheme">‘Ninjabot’ Reveals the Mantis Shrimp’s Wily Snail-Hunting Scheme</a></p> <h3>Killer Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611112/this-company-tames-killer-robots/">This company tames killer robots</a></p> <h3>Fortune-Telling Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-predict-future-house/">This Artificial Intelligence System Predicts The Future To Help You Around The House</a></p> <h3>Amazon’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/13/17453994/amazon-alexa-prize-2018-competition-conversational-ai-chatbots">Inside Amazon’s $3.5 million competition to make Alexa chat like a human</a></p> <h3>Kicking Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/technology/businessinsider/article/People-kicking-these-food-delivery-robots-is-an-12980712.php">People kicking these food delivery robots is an early insight into how cruel humans could be to robots</a> – we should probably talk about how cruel humans are to food delivery humans, eh?</p> Sat, 16 Jun 2018 11:15:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/16/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/16/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Robot Police</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/06/drone-cops-take-flight-in-los-angeles/562214/">Drone Cops Take Flight in Los Angeles</a></p> <h3>Killer Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17437454/mit-ai-psychopathic-reddit-data-algorithmic-bias">MIT fed an AI data from Reddit, and now it only thinks about murder</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/06/02/toil-and-trouble-how-macbeth-could-teach-computers-think/h9kbBEX7BVkp4Rc6XbJrPM/story.html">Toil and trouble: How ‘Macbeth’ could teach computers to think</a> – I am just assuming here, I confess, that if you’re training a robot on <em>Macbeth</em> that it becomes a killer robot</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/technology/elon-musk-mark-zuckerberg-artificial-intelligence.html">Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and the Feud Over Killer Robots</a></p> <h3>Sex Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/5/17429602/sex-robot-health-science-therapy-relationships">There’s no evidence that sex robots provide health benefits</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/sex-robots-health/">We Have No Idea What Having Sex With Robots Might Do to Us</a> </p> <h3>Google’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/07/technology/google-artificial-intelligence-weapons.html">Google Promises Its A.I. Will Not Be Used for Weapons</a> – too late</p> <p><a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/ai/ai-principles/">AI at Google: our principles</a> – according to Google’s CEO</p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/google-jk-project-maven-work-military-still/">Google: JK, We’re Going To Keep Working With The Military After All</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/google-sets-limits-on-its-use-of-ai-but-allows-defense-work">Google Sets Limits on Its Use of AI but Allows Defense Work</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/06/how-good-are-googles-new-ai-ethics-principles">How good are Google’s new AI ethics principles?</a> (and how good, I might add, is the EFF at assessing ethics principles at all?)</p> <h3>Apple’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611312/apple-wants-to-be-an-ai-leader-again/">Apple wants to be an AI leader again</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/07/apple-introduces-the-a-i-phone/">Apple introduces the AI phone</a></p> <h3>Amazon’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/amazon-robots-slipped-popcorn-butter/">You Can’t Make This Stuff Up: Amazon Warehouse Robots Slipped On Popcorn Butter</a> </p> <h3>White House Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611331/the-white-house-promises-to-release-government-data-to-fuel-the-ai-boom/">The White House promises to release government data to fuel the AI boom</a></p> <h3>Robot Meteorologists</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/6/5/17429662/google-project-oasis-terrarium-weather-conditions">Google made an AI-backed terrarium that shows weather conditions around the world</a></p> <h3>Robot Shoppers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611328/ai-needs-to-start-pulling-its-weight-and-controlling-our-shopping-carts/">AI needs to start pulling its weight and controlling our shopping carts</a></p> <h3>Robot Drivers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17438194/tesla-autopilot-fatal-crash-ntsb-report">Tesla’s Autopilot steered car toward barrier before deadly crash, investigators say</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/07/tesla-model-x-sped-up-in-autopilot-mode-seconds-before-fatal-crash-according-to-ntsb/">Tesla Model X sped up in Autopilot mode seconds before fatal crash, according to NTSB</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/michigan-mcity-self-driving-shuttle-research">To Bring On the Robocars, Scientists Must Understand How Humans Ride</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/land-rover-self-driving-cortex">Land Rover Wants to Take Self-Driving Cars Off-Roading</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/05/remote-control-driverless-car-startup-partners-with-vehicle-manufacturers/">Remote-control driverless car startup partners with vehicle manufacturers</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/6/17433482/ai-automated-surveillance-drones-spot-violent-behavior-crowds">Drones taught to spot violent behavior in crowds using AI</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611367/drones-are-flying-over-whales-and-collecting-their-snot/">Drones are flying over whales and collecting their snot</a></p> <p><a href="https://theoutline.com/post/4834/please-enjoy-this-creepy-drones-only-fashion-show?zd=2&zi=m3kjm2et">Please enjoy this creepy drones-only fashion show</a></p> <h3>Firefighting Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/7/17437286/robotic-hose-dragon-fire-fighter-balances-water-jets">This robotic hose balances on jets of water to put out hard-to-reach fires</a></p> <h3>Robot Ecologists</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/ecologist-ai-counts-identifies-wildlife/">AI That Counts And Identifies Wildlife Could Be A Game-changer For Ecologists</a> </p> <h3>Religious Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/06/08/theomorphism-vs-skeumorphism.html">Towards a theory of theomorphic religious robots</a></p> <h3>Chatty Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://blog.growthbot.org/chatbots-were-the-next-big-thing-what-happened">Chatbots were the next big thing: what happened?</a></p> <h3>Robots that “Pass”</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/we-need-to-talk-about-robots-trying-to-pass-as-humans">We Need to Talk About Robots Trying to Pass as Humans</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/ai-can-now-manipulate-peoples-movements-in-fake-videos/">AI Can Now Manipulate People’s Movements In Fake Videos</a> </p> <h3>Robot “Brains”</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611296/seeing-the-mind-of-a-robot-in-augmented-reality/">Seeing the mind of a robot in augmented reality</a></p> <h3>Building Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17424118/nvidia-ai-chip-jetson-xavier-robot-platform-isaac">Nvidia launches AI computer to give autonomous robots better brains</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/jetson-xavier-intelligent-robots/">There’s Now A Computer Designed Specifically for Programming Intelligent Robots</a></p> <h3>Super(computer) Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611077/the-worlds-most-powerful-supercomputer-is-tailor-made-for-the-ai-era/">The world’s most powerful supercomputer is tailor made for the AI era</a></p> <h3>Understanding Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://educationoutrage.blogspot.com/2018/06/understanding-understanding-real-ai-vs.html">Understanding Understanding: real AI vs. Modern AI</a> </p> <h3>Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611329/we-still-dont-much-about-the-jobs-the-ai-economy-will-makeor-take/">We still don’t know much about the jobs the AI economy will make – or take</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611298/want-to-robot-proof-your-job-here-are-some-tips-from-experts-in-the-field/">Want to robot-proof your job? Here are some tips from experts in the field.</a></p> Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:20:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/09/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/09/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Military Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/30/17408446/google-ai-guidelines-weaponry-military-pentagon-maven-contract">Google promises ethical principles to guide development of military AI</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/1/17418406/google-maven-drone-imagery-ai-contract-expire">Google reportedly leaving Project Maven military AI program after 2019</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611287/google-wont-renew-its-military-ai-contract/">Google won’t renew its military AI contract</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/31/uk-puts-legal-limits-on-drone-flight-heights-and-airport-no-fly-zones/">UK puts legal limits on drone flight heights and airport no-fly zones</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/quad-morphing-aerial-robot/">This Aerial Robot Can Change Its Shape Mid-Flight</a></p> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/06/01/unicef-aviation.html">Vanuatu will use drones to deliver vaccines across its remote chain of tiny islands</a></p> <h3>Sailing Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-ships-boats">Forget Robo-Cars and Hit the Water on an Autonomous Boat</a></p> <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/autonomous-cars-kill-save-lives/">Yes, Autonomous Cars Are Going To Kill People Before They Save Lives, Expert Says</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611279/waymo-and-gm-just-made-big-moves-in-the-great-self-driving-car-race/">Waymo and GM just made big moves in the great self-driving-car race</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/31/17412908/waymo-chrysler-pacifica-minvan-self-driving-fleet">Waymo’s fleet of self-driving minivans is about to get 100 times bigger</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/31/business/dealbook/gm-softbank-cruise.html">SoftBank Fund Puts $2.25 Billion in G.M.’s Driverless Unit</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-cars-uber-crash-false-positive-negative">False Positives: Self-Driving Cars and the Agony of Knowing What Matters</a></p> <h3>Robot Roads</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/smart-roads-call-ambulance-connect-internet/">Smart Roads Could Soon Call An Ambulance, Connect You to the Internet</a></p> <h3>Facial Recognition Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/facial-recognition-experts-best-ai-sidekick/">Facial Recognition Experts Perform The Best With An AI Sidekick</a></p> <h3>Facebook’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/facebook-ai-chips-stop-violent-livestreams/">Facebook Will Start Making Its Own AI Chips To Stop Violent Livestreams</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611241/facebook-wants-ai-powered-chips-to-stop-people-from-streaming-suicides-and/">Facebook wants AI-powered chips to stop people from streaming suicides and murders</a></p> <h3>Amazon’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2018/05/27/amazons-alexa-not-yet-as-smart-as-a-5-year-old-child">Amazon’s Alexa: Not Yet as Smart as a 5-Year-Old Child</a></p> <h3>Robot Teachers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2147833/chinas-schools-are-quietly-using-ai-mark-students-essays-do">China’s schools are quietly using AI to mark students’ essays … but do the robots make the grade?</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/05/how-researchers-are-teaching-ai-learn-child">How researchers are teaching AI to learn like a child</a></p> <h3>Robot Birds</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/why-scientists-turned-this-taxidermy-bird-into-a-robot">Why Scientists Turned This Taxidermy Bird Into a Robot</a></p> <h3>Robot Fingers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/biohybrid-robot-finger-cyborg/">The Cyborgs Are Here: Researchers Put Living Cells In A Robotic Finger</a></p> <h3>Practicing Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/31/watch-a-hard-working-robot-improvise-to-climb-drawers-and-cross-gaps/">Watch a hard-working robot improvise to climb drawers and cross gaps</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/ai-practice-chores-sims/">A Virtual Playground Lets AI Practice Complex Tasks And Chores</a></p> <h3>Robots Are Coming for Your Jobs</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611278/automation-is-hitting-small-us-businesses-andsurpriseits-not-all-bad/">Automation is hitting small US businesses, and – surprise! – it’s not all bad</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-a-robot-to-one-day-do-your-chores">How to Get a Robot to (One Day) Do Your Chores</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/las-vegas-food-service-workers-strike-automation/">Las Vegas Food Service Workers Are Going on Strike So They Don’t Lose Their Jobs to Robots</a></p> <h3>Robots Are Coming for Elon Musk</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.documentjournal.com/2018/04/the-existential-paranoia-fueling-elon-musks-fear-of-ai/">The existential paranoia fueling Elon Musk’s fear of AI</a></p> Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:15:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/02/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/06/02/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.popsci.com/bonnie-clyde-getaway-car-autonomous-vehicles">Bonnie and Clyde’s getaway car has hidden lessons for cops in the self-driving vehicle era</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/24/technology/uber-autonomous-car-ntsb-investigation.html">Emergency Braking Was Disabled When Self-Driving Uber Killed Woman, Report Says</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/24/17388696/uber-self-driving-crash-ntsb-report">Uber self-driving car saw pedestrian but didn’t brake before fatal crash, feds say</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/23/17384958/uber-self-driving-arizona-test-death">Uber ends self-driving operation in Arizona</a> </p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/25/tesla-settles-class-action-suit-over-autopilot-claims-for-5m/">Tesla settles class action suit over Autopilot claims for $5M</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611204/apple-gets-into-the-autonomous-vehicle-racesort-of/">Apple gets into the autonomous-vehicle race … sort of</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-cars-cities">Lots of Lobbies and Zero Zombies: How Self-Driving Cars Will Reshape Cities</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/24/the-ai-in-your-non-autonomous-car/">The AI in your non-autonomous car</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/a-classical-math-problem-gets-pulled-into-self-driving-cars">A Classical Math Problem Gets Pulled Into Self-Driving Cars</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/22/17380374/self-driving-car-crash-consumer-trust-poll-aaa">Self-driving car crashes put a dent in consumer trust, poll says</a></p> <h3>Military Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611146/the-us-military-is-funding-an-effort-to-catch-deepfakes-and-other-ai-trickery/">The US military is funding an effort to catch deepfakes and other AI trickery</a></p> <h3>Microsoft’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/22/17379508/microsoft-xiaoice-chat-bot-phone-call-demo">Microsoft also has an AI bot that makes phone calls to humans</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/21/17375482/microsoft-semantic-machines-acquisition-bots-cortana-human">Microsoft acquires AI company to make Cortana and bots sound more human</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611138/microsoft-is-creating-an-oracle-for-catching-biased-ai-algorithms/">Microsoft is creating an oracle for catching biased AI algorithms</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/microsoft-announces-tool-catch-biased-ai/">Microsoft Announces Tool To Catch Biased AI Because We Keep Making Biased AI</a></p> <h3>IBM’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/23/ibm-plans-to-hire-1800-people-in-france-for-blockchain-and-ai/">IBM plans to hire 1,800 people in France for blockchain and AI</a></p> <h3>“Wrong” about Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/25/eric-schmidt-musk-exactly-wrong/">Eric Schmidt says Elon Musk is ‘exactly wrong’ about AI</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://campustechnology.com/articles/2018/05/21/mit-engineers-build-vr-system-to-train-racer-drones.aspx">MIT Engineers Build VR System to Train Racer Drones</a></p> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/24/do-drones-need-sweaters-plus.html">Do drones need sweaters? Plus: drone dating</a></p> <h3>Undersea Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/23/a-robot-found-the-holy-grail.html">A robot found the “holy grail of shipwrecks” containing billions of dollars in cargo</a></p> <h3>Talking Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/xai-meeting-ai-chatbot">AI Chatbots Try to Schedule Meetings – Without Enraging Us</a></p> <h3>Robot Doctors</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/automated-health-care-offers-freedom-from-shame-but-is-it-what-patients-need">Automated Health Care Offers Freedom from Shame, But Is It What Patients Need?</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611181/the-uk-wants-to-build-a-cancer-diagnosing-ai-to-save-lives/">The UK wants to build a cancer-diagnosing AI to save lives</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611215/another-ai-powered-device-gets-the-fdas-blessing/">Another AI-powered device gets the FDA’s blessing</a></p> <h3>Demolition Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/21/in-the-future-demolition-robo.html">In the future, demolition robots like this will destroy everything</a></p> <h3>Robot Chemists and Physicists</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/scientists-are-using-ai-to-painstakingly-assemble-single-atoms">Scientists Are Using AI to Painstakingly Assemble Single Atoms</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/cute-brainless-self-propelled-robots/">Cute, Brainless, Self-Propelled Robots Could Someday Move Around Inside Animals</a></p> <h3>Robot Nerves</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/hyper-sensitive-fibers-robot-nerves/">These Hyper-Sensitive Fibers Might Stand In As Robot Nerves</a></p> <h3>Robot Skin</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/soft-robots-skin-automatically-heals/">New Soft Robotic Skin Automatically Heals Itself, Even If You Shoot It Full Of Holes</a></p> <h3>Identifying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/05/should-ai-always-identify-itself-its-more-complicated-you-might-think">Should AI Always Identify Itself? It’s more complicated than you might think.</a></p> <h3>Debugging Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/24/tesseracts-vs-skynet.html">Debugging AI is a “hard problem”</a></p> <h3>Animal-Inspired Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/bio-inspired-robotics-usc/">Watch These Animal-Inspired Robots Find Their Footing</a></p> <h3>Robot Farmers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/robotic-pollinator">This Robotic Pollinator Is Like a Huge Bee With Wheels and an Arm</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robot-pesticide-weeds/">Robots Shooting Jets Of Pesticides Could Cut Back On How Much Weedkiller We Use</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611196/weed-killing-robots-are-threatening-giant-chemical-companies-business-models/">Weed-killing robots are threatening giant chemical companies’ business models</a></p> <h3>Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611208/robot-worries-could-cause-a-50000-worker-strike-in-las-vegas/">Robot worries could cause a 50,000-worker strike in Las Vegas</a></p> <h3>Robots’ Futures</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/ai-future-women/560618/">The Future of AI Depends on High-School Girls</a></p> <h3>Robots’ Rights</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robots-free-speech-rights/">Should Bots Have a Right to Free Speech? This Non-Profit Thinks So.</a></p> Sat, 26 May 2018 09:15:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/26/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/26/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Talking Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="http://www.roughtype.com/?p=8456">Chatbots are saints</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/18/ai-will-save-us-from-yanny-laurel-right-wrong/">AI will save us from yanny/laurel, right? Wrong</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robofly-robot-fly-wireless/">This Cute Little Robot Fly Is The First Without A Wire</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611147/insect-sized-robots-are-breaking-their-tethers/">Insect-size robots are breaking their tethers</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robo-bees-infiltrate-study-insect-societies-prevent-extinction/">Robo-Bees Can Infiltrate and Influence Insect Societies To Stop Them From Going Extinct</a></p> <h3>Driving Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/who-will-clean-self-driving-cars.html">The Dirty Truth Coming for Self-Driving Cars</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/14/didi-chuxing-can-now-test-self-driving-cars-in-california/">Didi Chuxing can now test self-driving cars in California</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/17/17365188/drive-ai-driverless-self-driving-car-texas">Fully driverless cars are on public roads in Texas</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/tesla-crash-confused-autonomous-autopilot/">Tesla Crash Shows Drivers Are Confused By “Autonomous” vs. “Autopilot”</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/audi-self-driving-traffic-jam-pilot-a8-2019-availablility">Americans Can’t Have Audi’s Super Capable Self-Driving System</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/one-autonomous-car-prevent-traffic-jams">It Takes a Single Autonomous Car to Prevent Phantom Traffic Jams</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/13/17340494/mit-self-driving-car-unmapped-country-rural-road">MIT built a self-driving car that can navigate unmapped country roads</a></p> <h3>Space Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/the-japanese-space-bots-that-could-build-moon-valley">The Japanese Space Bots That Could Build ‘Moon Valley’</a></p> <h3>Robot Lawyers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/12/what-do-ai-and-blockchain-mean-for-the-rule-of-law/">What do AI and blockchain mean for the rule of law?</a></p> <h3>Gendered Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/automation-women-benefit/">Finally, a Group of Workers Expected to Benefit From Automation: Women</a></p> <h3>Factory Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611145/throwing-robots-at-an-assembly-line-wont-solve-a-factorys-problems/">Throwing robots at an assembly line won’t solve a factory’s problems</a></p> <h3>Robot Discrimination</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/human-rights-discriminatory-artificial-intelligence/">Stop Using Discriminatory AI, Human Rights Groups Say</a></p> <h3>Google’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/google-ai-demo-faked/">Conspiracy Theory Alert: Google Might Have Faked That AI Demo Call</a></p> <p><a href="https://hapgood.us/2018/05/12/googles-big-ai-advance-is-script-theory/">Google’s Big AI Advance Is… Script Theory?</a></p> <h3>Tesla’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-autopilot-crash-safety">Is Tesla’s Autopilot Safe? Finding Out Demands Better Data</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/16/17363158/nhtsa-tesla-autopilot-crash-investigation">Tesla crash involving Autopilot prompts federal investigation</a></p> <h3>Wired’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-to-robots">The WIRED Guide to Robots</a></p> <h3>Fashion Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/pr2-ai-robot-dressing-gown/">Don’t Be Shy. This AI Robot Just Wants to Help You Get Dressed.</a></p> <h3>Robot Brains (and Other Organs)</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/artificial-neural-nets-grow-brainlike-cells-to-find-their-way">Artificial Neural Nets Grow Brainlike Cells to Find Their Way</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robots-grow-humanoid-organoids-stem-cells-faster-better/">Robots Can Grow Humanoid Mini-Organs From Stem Cells Faster And Better Than People</a></p> <h3>Emotional Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/16/this-jolly-little-robot-gets-goosebumps/">This jolly little robot gets goosebumps</a></p> <h3>Robot Entrepreneurs</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/12/starting-a-robotics-company-out-of-school-not-so-fast-suggest-investors/">Starting a robotics company out of school? Not so fast, suggest investors</a></p> <h3>Walking Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/robot-dyret-evolutionary-robotics/">This All-Terrain Robot “Teaches” Itself to Walk in a Revolutionary Way</a></p> Sat, 19 May 2018 10:15:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/19/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/19/week-in-robots The Week in Robots <h3>Military Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/boston-dynamics-robot-dog-spotmini-will-be-available-next-year">Boston Dynamics’ Robot Dog Will Be Available Next Year</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/its-all-fun-and-games-until-private-security-turns-a-spotmini-into-a-killing-machine/">You’ll Be Able to Buy a Boston Dynamics SpotMini Soon, Please Don’t Teach It To Kill</a></p> <p><a href="https://boingboing.net/2018/05/10/the-boston-dynamics-bipedal-ro.html">The Boston Dynamics bipedal robot can run now</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/5/10/17341400/boston-dynamics-atlas-spotmini-robots-videos-autonomous-navigation">Boston Dynamics’ robots are learning how to run outside and navigate autonomously</a></p> <h3>Subliminal Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/10/researchers-show-siri-and-alexa-can-be-exploited-with-silent-commands-hidden-in-songs/">Researchers show Siri and Alexa can be exploited with ‘silent’ commands hidden in songs</a></p> <h3>Google’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/technology/google-io.html">Google Strikes Humble Tone While Promoting A.I. Technology</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17330290/google-ai-research-division-rebranding">AI is so important to Google it’s rebranding its research division</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17334658/google-ai-phone-call-assistant-duplex-ethical-social-implications">Google’s AI sounds like a human on the phone – should we be worried?</a> </p> <p><a href="https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/d3kgkk/google-duplex-assistant-voice-call-dystopia">Google Duplex Puts AI Into a Social Uncanny Valley</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/10/17342414/google-duplex-ai-assistant-voice-calling-identify-itself-update">Google now says controversial AI voice calling system will identify itself to humans</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/08/a-google-assistant-update-will-teach-kids-to-say-please/">A Google Assistant update will teach kids to say ‘please’</a></p> <p><a href="http://donaldclarkplanb.blogspot.com/2018/05/google-just-announced-ai-bot-that-could.html">Google just announced an AI bot that could change teaching & learning…. consequences are both exciting & terrifying…</a> </p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2018/5/5/17318706/google-ai-emoji-scavenger-hunt-game-experiment">Google made a fun AI-powered emoji scavenger hunt that you can play on your phone</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/8/17333154/google-lens-ai-ar-live-demo-hands-on-io-2018">Google Lens actually shows how AI can make life easier</a></p> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/11/android-co-creator-isnt-sure-whether-robots-will-adopt-a-single-platform/">Android co-creator isn’t sure whether robots will adopt a single platform</a></p> <h3>Robot Universities</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/carnegie-melon-ai-undergrad/">Robot U: The First American A.I. Undergrad Program is Here, and Already Incredibly Elite</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611125/carnegie-mellon-is-set-to-offer-the-first-undergrad-degree-in-ai-in-the-us/">Carnegie Mellon is set to offer the first undergrad AI degree in the US</a></p> <h3>Robot Video Games</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence-video-games/">Artificial Intelligence Is Making Video Game Levels So Good That Even Other AI Thinks They’re Man-Made</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611072/ai-generates-new-doom-levels-for-humans-to-play/">AI generates new Doom levels for humans to play</a></p> <h3>India’s Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611129/india-has-an-ai-plan-but-its-a-long-way-from-catching-up-with-china-and-the-us/">India has an AI plan – but it’s a long way from catching up with China and the US</a></p> <h3>Flying Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/07/microsoft-and-dji-team-up-to-bring-smarter-drones-to-the-enterprise/">Microsoft and DJI team up to bring smarter drones to the enterprise</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/5/17316928/engineer-drone-puppy-rescue">An engineer modded a drone to rescue this puppy</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17336692/trump-dot-faa-drone-pilot-program-test-delivery">Trump administration approves 10 new drone projects around the country</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611116/an-ai-learns-to-spot-tree-species-with-help-from-a-drone/">An AI learns to spot tree species, with help from a drone</a></p> <h3>Robot Drivers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17307156/google-waymo-driverless-cars-deep-learning-neural-net-interview">Inside Waymo’s strategy to grow the best brains for self-driving cars</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611093/self-driving-cars-are-useless-without-specialized-maps-this-invention-could-free/">Self-driving cars are useless without specialized maps – this invention could free them</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/videos/driveai-self-driving-cars-competitors/">Drive.ai’s Self-Driving Cars Cruise Past Competitors</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/9/17338010/uber-resume-self-driving-car-test-dara-khosrowshahi">Uber will resume testing self-driving cars in ‘a few months,’ CEO says</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611105/robots-may-someday-explore-the-world-using-features-borrowed-from-your-brain/">AI program gets really good at navigation by developing a brain-like GPS system</a></p> <h3>Robot Doctors</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/can-this-ai-powered-baby-translator-help-diagnose-autism">Can This AI-Powered Baby Translator Help Diagnose Autism?</a></p> <p><a href="https://futurism.com/ai-creates-complete-3d-models-cells-letting-us-see-diseases/">AI Created Complete 3D Models Of Cells So Doctors See How Diseases Change Them</a></p> <h3>Robot Vloggers</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://profalexreid.com/2018/05/10/when-ais-start-vlogging/">when AIs start vlogging</a></p> <h3>Trump Administration Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/trump-administration-plays-catch-up-artificial-intelligence">The Trump Administration Plays Catch-Up on Artificial Intelligence</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/611101/the-trump-administration-is-developing-a-weird-love-hate-relationship-with-ai/">The Trump administration is developing a weird love-hate relationship with AI</a></p> <h3>Humans versus Robots</h3> <br /> <p><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/humans-acting-like-robots-vs-robots-acting-like-humans/559955/">Service Workers Forced to Act Like Robots Meet Their Match</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/7/17316010/fast-ai-speed-test-stanford-dawnbench-google-intel">An AI speed test shows clever coders can still beat tech giants like Google and Intel</a> </p> Sat, 12 May 2018 10:30:00 +0000 http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/12/week-in-robots http://robots.hackeducation.com/2018/05/12/week-in-robots