The World as You'll Know It
Artificial Intelligence / Podcast
A New Podcast Series About the Past, Present and Future of Artificial Intelligence
Computers can now beat people at chess and Go, give driving instructions and write like Shakespeare. But can we build artificial intelligence we can trust?
Artificial Intelligence / Feature
One Company's Decision to Put AI Into the Ground
What does it mean to adopt AI? For John Deere it meant hundreds of millions of dollars, a new corporate culture and forever changing the relationship between a farmer and the land.
By Gideon Lewis-Kraus
Artificial Intelligence / Timeline
Is AI Stuck? History Shows That It Wouldn't Be the First Time.
By Konstantin Kakaes
Artificial Intelligence / Timeline
Is AI Stuck? History Shows That It Wouldn't Be the First Time.
By Konstantin Kakaes
Robotics / Feature
Small, Flexible and Sometimes Weird. The Next Generation of Robots is Here.
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Feature
Small, Flexible and Sometimes Weird. The Next Generation of Robots is Here.
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Timeline
13 Milestones in the History of Robots
People have been making machines that replicate human abilities for centuries. These are the breakthroughs that got robots to where they are today. Photo: NMAH
By Clive Thompson
Robotics / Feature
Robots' final frontier? Taking care of us.
To understand how far robots are from replacing humans, just look at the everyday task of using a fork.
By Clive Thompson