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March 2016
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Microsoft's AI adventure shows there's hope for us all yet
- Editor in chief 24 Mar 2016 -
Running an online poll can be dangerous
- Security Editor 21 Mar 2016 -
The Internet of Birds: Meet London's pollution-tracking pigeon patrol
- Senior Editor, UK 18 Mar 2016
Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to take over the world, steal all our jobs and ultimately subjugate us all - or so we are told.We've seen IBM's AI system, Watson, beat humans on the US game ...
The decision to allow people on the internet to have their say in anything has backfired again, this time on the Natural Environment Research Council
Someone has finally found a use for London's ubiquitous pigeon population that involves fitting their fat, feathery bodies with tiny air pollution-detecting backpacks. The bird-brained scheme has ...
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Adorable little robots don't stand a chance in the bad part of town
- Security Editor 11 Mar 2016
What happens when the cute autonomous robot falls into the wrong hands?