artificial intelligence

Old dog, new tricks: Sony unleashes ‘intelligent’ robot pet

by Miwa Suzuki Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- As Japan celebrates the year of the dog, electronics giant Sony…

Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts ‘connected life’

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- A cute, table-top robot packed with digital smarts fell dumb on stage at an…

LG adds Google AI in ‘smart home’ push

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) -- Consumer electronics titan LG on Monday proclaimed this year a "tipping point" for smart…

Race for ‘smart’ hits fever pitch at electronics show

by Glenn Chapman, Julie Charpentrat with Rob Lever in Washington Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Giving gadgets…

Shark-spotting drones on patrol at Australian beaches

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- High-tech shark-spotting drones are patrolling dozens of Australian beaches this summer to quickly identify underwater predators…

Facebook trains artificial intelligence to spot suicidal signs

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Monday said stepping up the use of artificial intelligence to identify members…

Engineers get the feeling for robotic fingers

LA JOLLA, California (Reuters) -- All hands are on deck at this lab at the University of California San Diego,…

UN to host first talks on use of ‘killer robots’

by Ben Simon Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations is set to host the first-ever talks on…

Baidu to hit the road with self-driving bus

by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Baidu chief executive Robin Li on Tuesday said the…

Intel working with Facebook on chips for Artificial Intelligence

LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Intel chief Brian Krzanich said Tuesday his company is working on a super-fast chip…

Google’s AlphaGo clinches series win over Chinese Go master

WUZHEN, China (Reuters) - Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, beat Chinese Go master Ke Jie for a second time on…

Zuckerberg builds software butler for his home

by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -Mark Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence-imbued software "butler" -- named Jarvis -- is…

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