Black Box VR – There are few clichés as tired as the desire to get fit at the start of a new year – what greater January tradition is there then signing up to a gym and declaring that you “really mean it this time” about getting toned and healthy? But, as is becoming more typical […]
LG’s Cloi Fails to Play Ball – LG’s new robot, Cloi, had a less than auspicious CES debut when the South Korean’s centerpiece smart home device repeatedly failed on stage, much to the embarrassment of David VanderWaal, LG’s US marketing chief. Offering no response to three consecutive...
Bruce Duncan Introduces Bina48 The Terasem Movement is a group of three organisations based in the US and founded by Martine Rothblatt and Bina Aspen Rothblatt. We talked to the organisation’s Managing Director, Bruce Duncan about their ground-breaking work on android Bina48. Outside of humanity’s...
Anne-Marie Imafidon – Math Magician Saudi Arabia granted citizenship to a technological pioneer; someone who has already been interviewed extensively by the media, with her remarks offering a glimpse into a future that no longer seems as far away. Her name is Sophia, and she is a robot, created by Hanson...
The Jobless Society of the Future Whilst many people welcome the advent of technology in the workplace, there are just as many who remain concerned about the impact it will have on the job market. Like it or not, change is coming and the “end-game” will deliver us into a world where very few – […]
Beyond Imagination Anton C E Christodoulou is Global Chief Technology Officer for Imagination, an independent agency that focuses on business transformation through creativity and technology. Responsible for the company’s technology strategy, Anton has over 20-years’ experience working in some of the world’s...
Making Plans for ‘Nigel’ – It was back in May of this year that Google’s AI AlphaGo beat the high-profile Go player Lee Sedol at his own game. What was a surely disappointing moment for Sedol, losing 4-1 to the AI, was a revelation for the tech community. Media organisations quickly...
As a title, it’s practically a first chapter but read it and you get the drift of Jean Twenge’s new book. iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy–and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood–and What That Means for the Rest of Us ...
Sexist Racist Bots – and now we have it – AI is intrinsically prejudiced, but why the stunned media reaction? AI isn’t some fairy godmother says one research study co-author, Joanna Bryson, computer scientist at the University of Bath and Princeton University. “AI is just an extension of our existing...
Robot Wars – When I read the recent article on the BBC website claiming “More than 100 leading robotics experts were urging the UN to take action in order to prevent the development of ‘killer robots’”, my thoughts were immediately drawn to a scene from the 80s sci-fi classic, Robocop....
