Intelligent Machines Alexa needs a robot body to escape the confines of today’s AI The man behind Amazon’s voice assistant says AI programs need to see and explore the world if they’re ever going to attain real understanding. by Will Knight 2019-03-26T17:40:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines The man who helped invent virtual assistants thinks they’re doomed without a new AI approach Boris Katz has spent his career trying to help machines master language. He believes that current AI techniques aren’t enough to make Siri or Alexa truly smart. by Will Knight 2019-03-13T07:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines Bill Gates explains why we should all be optimists We sat down to talk about breakthrough technologies, China, and reasons to be cheerful with this issue’s guest editor. by Gideon Lichfield 2019-02-27T07:00:00-05:00
One day your voice will control all your gadgets, and they will control you by Karen Hao 2019-01-11T14:35:35-05:00
Google Assistant now comes with a real-time translator for 27 languages by Charlotte Jee 2019-01-09T07:01:47-05:00
Intelligent Machines Alibaba already has a voice assistant way better than Google’s It navigates interruptions and other tricky features of human conversation to field millions of requests a day. by Karen Hao 2018-12-04T11:20:00-05:00
A virtual assistant called Abbie is picking the best bonds for traders to buy or sell by Charlotte Jee 2018-11-12T12:13:09-05:00
Rewriting Life Your next doctor’s appointment might be with an AI A new wave of chatbots are replacing physicians and providing frontline medical advice—but are they as good as the real thing? by Douglas Heaven 2018-10-16T07:30:00-04:00
Business Impact Walmart’s experimental Amazon Prime competitor aims for Alexa next For recently launched Jetblack, text ordering is only the testing ground. by Erin Winick 2018-06-05T16:10:00-04:00
