Robot reporter gets first article published in China
We're at "the beginning" of human jobs being replaced by robots, one analyst says.
Stories by Sharon Gaudin
Autonomous robots are about to deliver your lunch in D.C. and Silicon Valley
Starship Technologies, a company that builds autonomous delivery robots, has signed deals with two meal delivery companies set to launch as soon as next month.
After first week, A.I. system is beating human poker players
A third of the way through the latest man-vs.-machine poker tournament, the A.I. system is winning handily.
Amazon commits to hiring 100,000 U.S. workers
While many of the jobs will be in warehouses, Amazon said the company will be looking for engineers and software developers in such areas as cloud computing and machine learning.
Families of ISIS victims sue Twitter for being 'weapon for terrorism'
The families of three Americans killed in ISIS terror attacks are suing Twitter for allegedly knowingly providing support for the terrorist group and acting as a "powerful weapon for terrorism."
U.S. workers beware: Japanese insurer to replace humans with A.I.
A Japanese insurance company reportedly is replacing 34 workers with an artificial intelligence system, and industry analysts say the same could start happening in the U.S. this year.
Man vs. A.I. machine in Texas Hold'em matchup
Four of the world's best professional poker players are about to take on an artificial intelligence system in what's being called an "epic rematch" to find out if machines can outplay humans.
After a big 2016, next year may be A.I. tipping point
Analysts expect more A.I.-powered apps, smarter personal assistants and, of course, smart vehicles.
Are strain, stress at Twitter driving out top execs?
With Twitter struggling to fuel its user and financial growth, the strain may be showing as several top executives head out the door.
Mark Zuckerberg checks in on his year building A.I. for his home
Not all appliances are smart or connected, and even those that are have different interfaces, which made coding difficult, Zuckerberg said.
Waymo takes wraps off autonomous minivans
Now that Google has turned its autonomous car research project into a business, the company unveiled a different kind of driverless car that is being road tested.
Google's driverless car project goes from research to business
John Krafcik, CEO of Google's Self-Driving Car Project, announced that the company's effort to build and test a driverless car has gone from a research project to a business.
Zuckerberg shows off upcoming Facebook features
Facebook executives are showing off new features and technologies that could be added to the social network next year.
AWS looks to take the drudge work out of data analysis
The new service is designed to be a fully managed data catalog and ETL (extract, transform, load) system.
AWS comes out swinging with A.I. services
Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy announced three artificial intelligence services that will be available to enterprise users this year, with more expected in 2017.