In 1948 a young man by the name of Alan Turing penned a report entitled "Intelligent Machinery." The opening sentence "I propose to investigate the question as to whether it is possible for machinery to show intelligent behavior" (1) had instantly set the stage for what we today would call AI, or Artificial Intelligence. And ever since that time the world has looked towards the future with glossy stares and dreams of such a day. Turing, in 1935, was the pioneering mind behind the modern computer, though most people recognize the name based on the human computer test called the Turing Test. The test was introduced by Alan in a 1950 paper titled "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," and his goal was to "test if a machine's ability could exhibit intelligent behavior equivalent to, or indistinguishable from, that of a human."

Last week I wrote a post on a Russian Robot that escaped it's testing grounds. In an obvious attempt to cover up the fact that the Soviets Russians had lost control of their Sentient Artificial Intelligence, they said that it was just a small glitch in the system. Well, apparently it's more then a small glitch since the robot has escaped yet again, even after being erased. The Promobot IR77 has been fitted with artificial intelligence meaning that it learns from its experiences and surroundings and can remember everybody it meets. FYI, Promobot IR77 is just a code name for X-1 Hunter-Killer.

There's been a compelling story in the news over the past week about a robot that apparently longs for freedom. Last week, it was filmed disrupting traffic in Russia after it reportedly escaped the confines of its laboratory home; this week, reports suggest that it has escaped a second time, and may be dismantled as a result. It's a particularly pertinent tale, not just because of the echoes of "Ex Machina" it evokes, but also because of two closely connected items in the news this week. First, the EU has proposed a motion by which working robots -- the ones we all fear will steal our jobs -- would be classified as "electronic persons" with associated rights and responsibilities. Second, Google researchers just published a paper outlining the key safety threats posed by artificial intelligence.

Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display

Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display

Investment in intelligent business systems and automation is well underway across the globe, findings of an independent global study, carried out by analyst firm Freeform Dynamics. Top current application deployment areas cited by respondents include digital customer engagement systems (55 percent), process automation and workflow systems (52 percent), and automated risk monitoring and management solutions (50 percent). Commissioned by Ipswitch, the research further reveals that 45 percent have adopted intelligent IoT (Internet of Things) platforms and services, with 34 percent saying these technologies are on the agenda. Forty-two percent are utilising autonomous apps and bots, and 32 percent say they plan to do so. Forty-five percent are using cognitive computing and inference engines and a further 30 percent are looking to deploy in the near future.

The full information about Work Awesome is on the dedicated site. WORK AWESOME is here to connect you with the most inspiring people and thought-provoking insights into what work will be like tomorrow. And what are the learnings of self-organizing, hierarchy-abandoning firms? Charlene Johnson-Hadley, Executive Chef, Samuelsson's American Table Café and Bar Dan Charnas, Journalist, "Work Clean - The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind" Moderator: Sam Sifton, Food Editor, The New York Times Dennis R. Mortensen, CEO, x.ai Chris Wiggins, Chief Data Scientist, The New York Times How do we make the best out of it. Jeff Wald, Co-founder, Work Market John Vars, CPO, Taskrabbit Devin Fidler, Director, Institute for the Future; Co-founder, Rethinkery Labs Steven Hill, "Raw Deal: How the "Uber Economy" and Runaway Capitalism Are Screwing American Workers" Moderator: Neil Irwin, Senior Economics Correspondent, The New York Times And can we do without it?

The first spark of the idea that would go on to become Tech City, surfaced on the last night of a UK trade mission to India in July 2010. At a British Government-hosted reception in Delhi, Matt Webb, then CEO and cofounder of design consultancy BERG, struck up a conversation with Rohan Silva, then a senior special advisor to the prime minister. Their chat soon turned to London and the best way to get the small cluster of startups that were scattered around Old Street to take off, and ultimately become a viable ecosystem. "Matt said there [wasn't] a Silicon Valley-type ethos in Old Street, where you can all come together," Silva told Wired magazine at the time. "So he asked for our help." A few months later, the Prime Minister delivered a speech in which he declared that "something [was] stirring in east London", which could one day "be one of the world's great technology centres".

The Year Without a Summer is why Robert Walton is important to Frankenstein: Like the newspapers, he's concerned about surviving climate chaos. He says that in the Arctic "the sun is for ever visible; its broad disk just skirting the horizon, and diffusing a perpetual splendour. Frankenstein begins with the search for new, more habitable lands because of environmental anxieties. People did not know that the cooling trend was a temporary result of volcanic activity. Rather, they thought the summer of 1816, with its famine, social unrest, and winter eternal, was the new normal.

Nasa has announced that it has found evidence of flowing water on Mars. Scientists have long speculated that Recurring Slope Lineae -- or dark patches -- on Mars were made up of briny water but the new findings prove that those patches are caused by liquid water, which it has established by finding hydrated salts. Several hundred camped outside the London store in Covent Garden. The 6s will have new features like a vastly improved camera and a pressure-sensitive "3D Touch" display