Tuesday 30 December 2014

Microsoft, Artificial Intelligence, and The Robot Apocalypse

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For those familiar with the classic 1984 film “Terminator,” some recent news out of oft-criticized Microsoft may be cause for consternation. No, Skynet isn’t ready to destroy all of humanity just yet. But it seems that autonomous security robots are garnering serious attention from big companies, including Microsoft. Is this the beginning of the end? Or, depending on your perspective, it could just be the latest innovation that will help protect and improve humanity. Recently, Microsoft showcased a line of new autonomous robots, called K5, as security guards for one of its campuses. And though the robots looked nothing like...


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