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From smart phones to the smart home: are we ready for robots?

Even before we have stopped arguing about the effects of digital technology on a generation of workers, or of smart phones and computer games on teenagers’ mental health, or the risks of expanding connectivity and Big Data to personal privacy and politics, a new wave of automation powered by artificial intelligence is on our doorstep.

by Carolyn Moynihan Jun 25, 2021Jun 29, 2021 / 5 mins /

Trustworthy AI? What’s lost in translation

by Alejo Jose G. Sison Oct 9, 2019May 5, 2020 / 4 mins /

Why marking essays by algorithm risks rewarding the writing of ‘bullshit’

by Kai Riemer Oct 25, 2017May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Self-Driving Car Fatality No. 1: Joshua Brown Makes History

by Karl D. Stephan Jul 11, 2016Nov 10, 2020 / 5 mins /

Is Uber just a step toward self-driving cars?

by Denyse O'Leary Jan 11, 2016May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Job insecurity

by Zac Alstin Aug 31, 2015May 1, 2020 / 7 mins /

Will robots really take over? That depends.

by Denyse O'Leary Jul 21, 2015May 1, 2020 / 2 mins /

Will automation also steal jobs that require intelligence? Part I

by Denyse O'Leary Jan 26, 2015May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Could computers replace our shrinking workforce?

by Shannon Roberts Nov 30, 2014May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Will intelligent technology create mass unemployment?

by Denyse O'Leary Oct 6, 2014May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

What is the minimum you must pay an iServebot?

by Denyse O'Leary May 1, 2014May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /

Man versus machine

by John Robertson Aug 7, 2012May 1, 2020 / 4 mins /