 The 1921 play R.U.R. introduced the world to the word ‘robots’. Its plot is remarkably similar to robot stories told today writes Michael…
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Industry and academic partners around the world need to share best practice of how to engage the public in research…
Clean-up operations after a spill can miss large quantities of the oil, with severe risks for marine habitats, fish and…
Machine learning is based on analysing huge data sets and finding patterns in them, yet isn’t used much in financial…
Science fiction is full of computer programmes and androids who fall afoul of the plots of some of Shakespeare’s most…
When it comes to trust, people like their robots to have human expressions – just not too human… Robots, AI…
Kokho Jason Sit, University of Portsmouth, explains that while Sainsbury’s is also experimenting with the till-free technology, they will not be…
Ireland is the latest country to make the mistake of thinking that algorithms by themselves are the route to untold prosperity, writes Wim Naudé, University College Cork.…
When people think about how AI might ‘go wrong’, most probably picture malevolent computers trying to cause harm. But what…
Autonomous robots hold great promise for the agricultural sector, but it’s vital that the public gets a say in their creation, writes…
