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What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
Oct 22, 2018
Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.
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DOT loosens rules for driverless trucks

by Erika Beras
Oct 5, 2018
The Department of Transportation said in its new autonomous vehicle guidelines Thursday that a human driver doesn’t necessarily have to be in the driver’s seat of a commercial motor vehicle. That means an artificial intelligence system could potentially drive a truck. What could this mean for the trucking industry? Click the audio player above to hear the […]
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U.S. lagging behind in race for tech supremacy

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 20, 2018
According to a report from the Atlantic Council, a tech revolution is coming that could reshape the world – and the United States has some catching up to do.
An AI robot (L) by CloudMinds is seen during the Mobile World Conference in Shanghai on June 27, 2018.
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Is Watson enough to carry IBM?

by Molly Wood
Jul 19, 2018
We look at whether the company's focus on artificial intelligence is a good business bet.
A hostess talks to a NAO Watson robot at the IBM stand at the 2016 CeBIT digital technology trade fair in Hanover, Germany.
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The Mayo Clinic wants you to see the doctor less

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie
May 24, 2018
CEO and president Dr. John Noseworthy says a lot of waste comes from not getting the answer right the first time.
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How artificial intelligence can be applied to the real world

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
May 10, 2018
AI can generate trillions for companies, according to a new report from the McKinsey Global Institute.
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The White House hosts an artificial intelligence summit

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
May 9, 2018
An “Artificial Intelligence for American Industry” summit is being hosted at the White House today. Executives from Amazon, Facebook, Ford and IBM will be there. One big topic on the agenda? Government regulation. Turns out the federal government hasn’t written any regulations just for artificial intelligence.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Can science fiction predict our economic future?

by Caitlan Reeg
Apr 12, 2018
Companies take a deep dive into the stacks of a sci-fi library to find out how we might react to new tech.
Fantastic Library founder Thomas Le Blanc has built a sci-fi and fantasy collection of more than 280,000 titles over the past three decades.
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Most millennials think the U.S. should take care of people who lost jobs to automation

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Mar 16, 2018
For many, even if that means raising taxes substantially.
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Bringing artificial intelligence to the factory floor

by Molly Wood and Stephanie Hughes
Dec 21, 2017
Artificial intelligence pioneer Andrew Ng wants to make manufacturing smarter with his newest company.
Chinese workers assemble electronic components at the Taiwanese technology giant Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen, in the southern Guangzhou province.
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