A new paper describes how to obtain accurate 3D body models and texture of arbitrary people from a single, monocular video in which a…
Researchers have successfully trained artificial intelligence to generate new clips of the prehistoric animated series based on nothing but random text descriptions of what’s…
Featuring Jocelyn Goldfein, Managing Director, Zetta Venture Partners, and Dr. Jason Matheny, Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA). The conversation will…
Should we be fearful of artificial intelligence and the pace at which it’s progressing? Or should we fear itself and the risk of it…
Led by session chair Melissa Nobles, Kenan Sahin Dean of the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science…
Will a computer ever be more creative than a human? In this compelling program, artists, musicians, neuroscientists and computer scientists explore the future of…
What is machine learning? Helen Gu, Founder and CEO of Insightfinder Inc., answers the question in this edition of Ask a Scientist by the…
Isaac Asimov’s famous Three Laws of Robotics might be seen as early safeguards for our reliance on artificial intelligence, but as Alexa guides our…
The study of existential risks is still a tiny field. Not everyone is convinced it's a serious academic discipline. Most civilization-ending scenarios—which include humanmade pathogens,…
In this TED conversation with TED Curator Chris Anderson, Thrun discusses the progress of deep learning, why we shouldn't fear runaway AI and how society…
From automated assembly lines to high-speed trading to driverless cars, machines are encroaching on work that was, until recently, uniquely human. Is the "Robot Apocalypse"…
Sofie Quidenus (Founder and CEO at SearcInk) talking about the future of work that SearchInk is building with AI. Slush is a technology conference for…
David Goldberg (Co-founder & CEO of Founders Pledge) hosts Jaan Tallinn (Founding Engineer of Skype & Kazaa) on the existential risk of artificial intelligence. Slush…
Vivek Wadhwa is a distinguished fellow at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering in Silicon Valley and author of a new book, “The Driver in…
The session, called “Thinking machines: Summit on artificial intelligence and robotics,” explore the potential uplift for businesses that harness AI and robotic technologies. Experts from…
Artificial Intelligence is already outsmarting us at '80s computer games by finding ways to beat games that developers didn't even know were there. Just wait…
How smart can our machines make us? Tom Gruber, co-creator of Siri, wants to make "humanistic AI" that augments and collaborates with us instead of…
Ten years ago, researchers thought that getting a computer to tell the difference between a cat and a dog would be almost impossible. Today, computer…
That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted. The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been…
This TEDx talk with entrepreneur Volker Hirsch is all about A.I, robots, and technological unemployment. Hirsch is Blackberry’s former Global Head of Business Development, now…