The philosopher Peter Singer argues that creatures that can feel pain or suffer have a claim to moral standing. As real artificial intelligence technology advances toward Hollywood’s imagined versions, the question of moral standing grows more important. If AIs have…
As bicycle sharing becomes a popular solution for city dwellers, some researchers are seeing an opportunity to create decentralized networks of mobile sensors. Several bike-sharing companies have started to equip their vehicles with detectors that collect information about environmental and…
The president-elect is expected to keep the Trump administration’s antitrust case against Google on track, potentially even opening additional cases into Facebook, Amazon and Apple. And antitrust legislation, usually framed as an existential threat to “tech” broadly, stands to benefit…
The Google team provided so little information about its code and how it was tested that the study amounted to nothing more than a promotion of proprietary tech. “We couldn’t take it anymore,” says Benjamin Haibe-Kains.“When we saw that paper…
Our dreams are neural activity in our brain; there’s nothing special about them that doesn’t affect every other emotional or perceptual experience we have in our waking lives. The big caveat is not the technology, but the fact that we…
One of the ways brands are turning profit during the pandemic is by leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and the associated analytics to create a restaurant that better serves its customers. For example, let’s say there are no cars in a…
A trans-institutional team of Vanderbilt engineering, data science and clinical researchers has developed a novel approach for monitoring bone stress in recreational and professional athletes, with the goal of anticipating and preventing injury. Using machine learning and biomechanical modeling techniques,…
Now, though, things are changing, as David Elleray, former Premier League referee and a key figure in the world football’s technology revolution, explains. The advent of the video assistant referee (VAR), which will be used in the Premier League for…
Delivering digital transformation initiatives successfully and drive business innovation, enterprise application development using low-code platforms has become an integral aspect. Here’s how CIOs and IT leaders can leverage low-code application development platforms to drive digital transformation initiatives. By using low-code…
Many organizations have not embraced digital transformation as whole-heartedly as they need to. The events of 2020 have sent many companies into meltdown, as they found themselves unable to maintain service levels or keep pace with shifting customer demand –…
