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AI
Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Obliterate Humanity
Why Artificial Intelligence Will Not Obliterate Humanity
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Looming Threat of Artificial Unintelligence
The Looming Threat of Artificial Unintelligence
By
Erik Sofge
DARPA
Death By Slapstick: Will The DARPA Robotics Challenge’s Final, Grueling Stage Kill The Humanoid Bot?
Death By Slapstick: Will The DARPA Robotics Challenge’s Final, Grueling Stage Kill The Humanoid Bot?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Dream of Delivery Drones Is Alive (And On A Truck)
The Dream of Delivery Drones Is Alive (And On A Truck)
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Bill Gates Fears A.I., But A.I. Researchers Know Better
Bill Gates Fears A.I., But A.I. Researchers Know Better
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics
The Year Ahead (And Behind) in Robotics
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
An Open Letter To Everyone Tricked Into Fearing Artificial Intelligence
An Open Letter To Everyone Tricked Into Fearing Artificial Intelligence
By
Erik Sofge
Military
Army Wants To 3-D Scan Recruits’ Bodies To Build Better Armor
Army Wants To 3-D Scan Recruits’ Bodies To Build Better Armor
By
Erik Sofge
Private Space Flight
Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain
Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robohouse Project Pumped Simulated Sweat And Breath Into Empty Homes
Robohouse Project Pumped Simulated Sweat And Breath Into Empty Homes
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robot Reality Check: The Truth About Ebola Bots And Iron Man Suits
Robot Reality Check: The Truth About Ebola Bots And Iron Man Suits
By
Erik Sofge
AI
Rethinking The Turing Test
Rethinking The Turing Test
By
Erik Sofge
Energy
The Quest To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet
The Quest To Harness Wind Energy At 2,000 Feet
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Machines Vs. Mitt Romney: How Artificial Intelligence Is Parsing Political Rhetoric
The Machines Vs. Mitt Romney: How Artificial Intelligence Is Parsing Political Rhetoric
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Eye Robot: Dyson’s Robo-Vacuum Cleans Floors, Revolutionizes Computer Vision
Eye Robot: Dyson’s Robo-Vacuum Cleans Floors, Revolutionizes Computer Vision
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robo Brain Project Wants To Turn the Internet into a Robotic Hivemind
Robo Brain Project Wants To Turn the Internet into a Robotic Hivemind
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Sex Bots, Robo-Maids, and Other Sci-Fi Myths of the Coming Robot Economy
Sex Bots, Robo-Maids, and Other Sci-Fi Myths of the Coming Robot Economy
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Collaborative Algorithm Lets Autonomous Robots Team Up And Learn From Each Other
Collaborative Algorithm Lets Autonomous Robots Team Up And Learn From Each Other
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Slither of Hope: Surgical Snakebots Are Real, And Heading For Humanity’s Orifices
Slither of Hope: Surgical Snakebots Are Real, And Heading For Humanity’s Orifices
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test
Lie Like A Lady: The Profoundly Weird, Gender-Specific Roots Of The Turing Test
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robots Are Evil: The Sci-Fi Myth of Killer Machines
Robots Are Evil: The Sci-Fi Myth of Killer Machines
By
Erik Sofge
Science
The Real-Life Science Behind The Summer’s Most Outrageous Sci-Fi Movies
The Real-Life Science Behind The Summer’s Most Outrageous Sci-Fi Movies
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
A World Without Steering Wheels is Google’s Best Idea Yet
A World Without Steering Wheels is Google’s Best Idea Yet
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The End Is A.I.: The Singularity Is Sci-Fi’s Faith-Based Initiative
The End Is A.I.: The Singularity Is Sci-Fi’s Faith-Based Initiative
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robots Are Strong: The Sci-Fi Myth of Robotic Competence
Robots Are Strong: The Sci-Fi Myth of Robotic Competence
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Mathematics of Murder: Should a Robot Sacrifice Your Life to Save Two?
The Mathematics of Murder: Should a Robot Sacrifice Your Life to Save Two?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood’s Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery
Rise, O Machines: Why Hollywood’s Best Robot Stories Are About Slavery
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Atlas Stumbled: Why Humanoid Robots Are Still A Brilliant, Bumbling Mess
Atlas Stumbled: Why Humanoid Robots Are Still A Brilliant, Bumbling Mess
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Microscopic Future of Surgical Robotics
The Microscopic Future of Surgical Robotics
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?
Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robotic Fish and Inflatable Tentacles: How MIT is Solving Hard Problems with Soft Robots
Robotic Fish and Inflatable Tentacles: How MIT is Solving Hard Problems with Soft Robots
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?
Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Tale of the Teletank: The Brief Rise and Long Fall of Russia’s Military Robots
Tale of the Teletank: The Brief Rise and Long Fall of Russia’s Military Robots
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Apocalypse NAO: Are Robots Threatening Your Immortal Soul?
Apocalypse NAO: Are Robots Threatening Your Immortal Soul?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
You Have Already Complied: RoboCop and the All-Too-Feasible Horror of Brain Hacking
You Have Already Complied: RoboCop and the All-Too-Feasible Horror of Brain Hacking
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
How Real Is ‘RoboCop’?
How Real Is ‘RoboCop’?
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Why Robot Trucks Could Be Headed To Afghanistan (And Everywhere Else)
Why Robot Trucks Could Be Headed To Afghanistan (And Everywhere Else)
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
California V. Robots: The Fear and Loathing Behind Landmark Anti-Drone Legislation
California V. Robots: The Fear and Loathing Behind Landmark Anti-Drone Legislation
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
Google Rumored to be Pulling its Team From the DARPA Robotics Challenge
Google Rumored to be Pulling its Team From the DARPA Robotics Challenge
By
Erik Sofge
Security
The End Of Anonymity
The End Of Anonymity
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Throw Your Jams In The Air: Morphing Robotic Hands Have Arrived
Throw Your Jams In The Air: Morphing Robotic Hands Have Arrived
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Of Her and Humanoids: The Year in Robotics
Of Her and Humanoids: The Year in Robotics
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Her Is the Smartest Movie About Artificial Intelligence In Years
Her Is the Smartest Movie About Artificial Intelligence In Years
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear
Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need
Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
Cognitive Computing For All: IBM Releases a Legion of Watsons
Cognitive Computing For All: IBM Releases a Legion of Watsons
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Modular Robots Are Coming, One Toy At A Time
The Modular Robots Are Coming, One Toy At A Time
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Robot Pretends To Almost (Not Really) Eviscerate Human With Knife, For Science
Robot Pretends To Almost (Not Really) Eviscerate Human With Knife, For Science
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
CAPTCHA is Dead, But the AI Winter Lives On
CAPTCHA is Dead, But the AI Winter Lives On
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
An Autonomous, Self-Steering Robo-Cane, And Other Co-Robots to Come
An Autonomous, Self-Steering Robo-Cane, And Other Co-Robots to Come
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Say Hello to UBR-1, One-Armed Agent of the Robot Economy
Say Hello to UBR-1, One-Armed Agent of the Robot Economy
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
Straw Men Are Building Metal Men To Kill You
Straw Men Are Building Metal Men To Kill You
By
Erik Sofge
Technology
The Countdown to Android Brains is Underway
The Countdown to Android Brains is Underway
By
Erik Sofge
Science
What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?
What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?
By
Erik Sofge
DARPA
From DARPA, A Virtual Tool To Revolutionize Robotics
From DARPA, A Virtual Tool To Revolutionize Robotics
By
Erik Sofge
Energy
The Energy Fix: Engineering Triumphs Over Wave And Tidal Forces
The Energy Fix: Engineering Triumphs Over Wave And Tidal Forces
By
Erik Sofge
Energy
The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array
The Energy Fix: Reinventing The Solar Array
By
Erik Sofge
Robots
The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]
The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]
By
Erik Sofge
DARPA
How To Build A Hero
How To Build A Hero
By
Erik Sofge
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