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What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

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What if … Intelligence is a dead end?

We're smug about our smarts – it separates us from the other animals and got us to our position of planetary dominance. But it could also be our downfall

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A new hunt for ET could well find AI on non-Earthlike worlds

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The human element is what's missing from artificial intelligence

Leader

The rapid rise of neural networks and why they'll rule our world

Technology

The rapid rise of neural networks and why they'll rule our world

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Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson records the advance of our robot overlords

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Artist Lynn Hershman Leeson records the advance of our robot overlords

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Computer comedian suggests pics to make your online chat funnier

Technology

Computer comedian suggests pics to make your online chat funnier

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Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking

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Facebook can recognise you in photos even if you're not looking

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I want to give you a thoughtful home, not just a smart one

Technology

I want to give you a thoughtful home, not just a smart one

Opinion

Say hello to machines that read your emotions to make you happy

Technology

Say hello to machines that read your emotions to make you happy

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Technology

Syrian war helps shape seismic map of explosions

Seismic readings from a Syrian army base attack have refined a model of surface explosions, helping emergency response teams to grasp size of blast from afar

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Technology

Human vs machine as top poker pros take on AI

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Life

The human universe: Could we become gods?

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AI interns: Software already taking jobs from humans

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Facebook invents an intelligence test for machines

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