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The reason not to yell at Siri and Alexa

by Adriene Hill
Nov 24, 2017
Should parents treat AI devices politely around their kids?
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The Source Code: Nick Bostrom

by Molly Wood
Oct 11, 2017
Molly Wood talks with Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford, about what would happen if artificial and human intelligence meet.
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Learning your ABCs in the future: reading, writing, coding and AI

by Molly Wood and Kristin Schwab
Oct 4, 2017
One AI pioneer said learning the basics of coding and AI could be key to income equality and opportunity in the future.
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CEO Satya Nadella explains his vision for Microsoft and the future

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Sep 28, 2017
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said putting PCs on every desk was just the beginning.
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, speaks during a Microsoft event in May 2017 in New York City.
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Self-learning machines predict life and death

by Molly Wood and Sean McHenry
Mar 28, 2017
Dr. Ziad Obermeyer says the seriously ill want 'objective predictions about how long they have to live.'
"The impetus for a lot of my work is that machines can see the world and can see patients in ways that we cannot as doctors," Dr. Ziad Obermeyer says.
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H&R Block is using artificial intelligence to help you do your taxes

by Marielle Segarra
Feb 6, 2017
The Watson computer knows.
A view of IBM's Watson computing system at a press conference to discuss its appearance at a "Jeopardy!" competition back in 2011. 
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Full interview: 'Westworld' creators on sentient robots

by Molly Wood
Dec 27, 2016
The creators of the HBO show "Westworld" on artificial intelligence and how close we are to robots that feel.
A look inside "Westworld."
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How Google is making its A.I. smarter

by Kai Ryssdal and Robert Garrova
Dec 22, 2016
Artificial intelligence is improving Google Translate and there might be more to come.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 04: Pichai Sundararajan, known as Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google Inc. speaks during an event to introduce Google Pixel phone and other Google products on October 4, 2016. 
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Cyborgs: we're closer than you think

by Ben Johnson
Dec 1, 2016
Codebreaker’s latest episode explores the “Augmented Self”
Ivan Mendoza, MD, associate medical director for the Jackson Medical Group's cardiology practice, holds the world's smallest pacemaker at a South Florida hospital in Miami, Florida.
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This robot wants your memories

by Kai Ryssdal
Jun 30, 2016
The Terasem Movement Foundation's Lifenaut Project has created a chatbot called Bina48.
BINA48 is a humanoid robot, consisting of a bust-like head and shoulders mounted on a frame, developed by Hanson Robots. She uses artificial intelligence based on the memories, attitudes, beliefs and mannerisms of a human being to interact with people
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