Atlas Robot Overcomes Bullies at Boston Dynamics With Parkour
By Aaron Kesel Engineering company Boston Dynamics has released a video of its famous Atlas robot leaping up stairs. In the video titled: “Parkour Atlas,”…
Artificial Intelligence
Why China Will Win The Artificial Intelligence Race
Op-Ed by Mathew Maavak Two Artificial Intelligence-driven Internet paradigms may emerge in the near future. One will be based on logic, smart enterprises and human…
Human 2.0 Is Almost Here: The Transhumanism Agenda Just Went Mainstream
Activist Post Editor’s Note: As we wrote about in 2013, “Medical Nanobots Will Connect Brain to Cloud Computing,” the emergence of DNA nanobots and nanocomputing…
Brain-to-Brain Interface: The Next Gen Social Network
By Activist Post Facebook, Twitter and other social networks already have transformed the way we communicate. However, our concept of current social networks pales in…
Could An Artificial Intelligence Be Considered A Person Under The Law?
By Roman V. Yampolskiy, University of Louisville Humans aren’t the only people in society – at least according to the law. In the U.S., corporations…
Construction and Farmer Robots Are The Latest A.I. Coming For Human Jobs
By Aaron Kesel If Japan’s Advanced Industrial Science and Technology Institute has its way, human construction workers might not be needed anymore. Meanwhile, a robot named Angus…
The Secret Algorithm That Could Send You to Prison, Take Your Kids, or Crash Your Car
By Joe Jarvis In 1603, English officials arrested Sir Walter Raleigh. They charged him with treason. He was allegedly involved in a plot to overthrow…
How Humans Fit Into Google’s Machine Future
By Ed Finn, Arizona State University and Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University In 1998, Google began humbly, formally incorporated in a Menlo Park garage, providing…
Child Protective Services Wants Artificial Intelligence To Predict Child Abuse
By Nicholas West Predictive technology is exploding. The arrival of Big Data initiatives by government, as well as a massive industry of data brokers is…
Amazon Aims To Open 3,000 Cashierless Stores By 2021, Threatening Convenience Stores
By Aaron Kesel Amazon is considering opening 3,000 cashierless Amazon Go stores by 2021, Bloomberg reported. A move into retail by the online giant would threaten convenience…
New Report: Artificial Intelligence Will Handle 52% Of Current Work Tasks By 2025
By Mac Slavo A new World Economic Forum study has concluded that robots and artificial intelligence will handle about 52% of current work tasks by…
First Generation of Autonomous Killer Bots Ready to Seek Out and Destroy Invasive Fish
By Terrence Newton In 1984 the movie Terminator brought to live the dark dystopian fantasy of killer robots designed to ruthlessly hunt down human targets…
Experts Gather For UN-Hosted Meeting On “Killer Robots”
By Mac Slavo Experts from numerous countries around the globe are gathering for a United Nations meeting to discuss “killer robots.” The week-long event that opened…
Ban “Killer robots” to Protect Fundamental Moral and Legal Principles
By Bonnie Docherty, Harvard University When drafting a treaty on the laws of war at the end of the 19th century, diplomats could not foresee…