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Google's Eric Schmidt Downplays Fears Over Artificial Intelligence
Google chairman Eric Schmidt suggested fear over artificial intelligence (AI) is overblown during a keynote address at the South by Southwest Conference with author...
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Google's Eric Schmidt Downplays Fears Over Artificial Intelligence
Arguably the most alarming part of concerns over artificial intelligence's potential to end human civilization is the voices that are speaking out.
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'freak' Flaw Undermines Security For Apple and Google Users, Researchers Discover
Companies and government agencies are scrambling to correct a major security flaw revealed this week.
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Could Ibm's Brain-Inspired Chip Change the Way Computers Are Built?
A team from IBM last week traveled to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate new computer chips inspired by the structure of the brain.
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What 'the Imitation Game' Didn't Tell You About Turing's Greatest Triumph
"The Imitation Game" does a poor job of accurately portraying pioneer Alan Turing's contributions to computer science.
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What 'the Imitation Game' Didn't Tell You About Turing's Greatest Triumph
Freeman Dyson, 91, the famed physicist, author and oracle of human destiny, is holding forth after tea-time one February afternoon in the common room of the Institute...
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What Watson Has Been Up To Since “jeopardy!”
Remember Watson, the computer that won "Jeopardy!" in 2011 and made us all worry about the impending obsolescence of the human race?
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No, the Robots Are Not Going to Rise Up and Kill You
IBM researcher David Buchanan says worries about artificial intelligence surpassing humans in more existential ways are overblown.
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Senator: Your Futuristic Car Is Putting Your Privacy and Security At Risk
Cars these days have more in common with smart phones than the Model-T. But a new reportfrom Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) warns that the increasing technical complexity...
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Crowdsourcing America's Cybersecurity Is an Idea So Crazy It Might Just Work
Crowdsourced cybersecurity is gaining ground.
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Associated Press Looks to Expand Its Automated Stories Program Following Successful Launch
In the last three months of 2014, the Associated Press published 3,000 articles on the earning reports of U.S. companies. Previously it could publish only 300.
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America's Best-Selling Cars and Trucks Are Built on Lies: The Rise of Fake Engine Noise
Stomp on the gas in a new Ford Mustang or F-150 and you’ll hear a meaty, throaty rumble—the same style of roar that Americans have associated with auto power and...
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Robots Are Sneaking p On Congress (along with Four Other Tech Trends)
One of the best Twitter accounts inside the Beltway or out—belongs to former representativeJohn Dingell (D-Mich.), who announced his retirement with self-effacing...
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Heads-Up Technology Puts Data on Car Windshields at Ces
Automakers and third-party vendors at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week are demonstrating windshield-based heads-up displays.
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Brainstormers: Obama's Big Research Push Kicks Off With a Meeting of the Minds
The motley group included men and women, old and young, in sweatshirts and three-piece suits, shod in socks and sandals, wingtips and heels.
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One Day, Robots May Work in Zones Too Dangerous For Humans
Teams of roboticists from around the world will be competing in the DARPA Robotics Challenge next year, seeking a $2 million prize for advancements that one day...
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A Q&a With the Hackers Who Say They Helped Break Into Sony's Network
Lizard Squad. That's the hacker group whose name is suddenly on everyone's lips after it took credit for ruining Christmas for PlayStation and Xbox gamers everywhere...
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German Researchers Discover a Flaw That Could Let Anyone Listen to Your Cell Calls
German researchers have discovered security flaws that could enable hackers, spies, and criminals to listen to private phone calls and intercept text messages....
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Supreme Court Case Tests the Limits of Free Speech on Facebook and Other Social Media
About a week after Tara Elonis persuaded a judge to issue a protective order against her estranged husband, Anthony, her soon-to-be ex had this to say: "Fold up...
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