Hello! Artificial intelligence didn't write this description (yet), but it has begun to take over some tasks that humans were responsible for. Are the humans ready, are the computers safely still under our control, what happens when they're not? Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.0, and Duncan McCann from the New Economics Foundation joined us to talk about the AI revolution, when it is coming and whether it could be put to positive benefit for society. Comedian Amy Gledhill advocates for tax lessons, skill swap street gatherings and law enforced service station signage. This episode is published on www.acast.com,

This IDC Perspective provides insights into AUTOMATICA 2018, which was held in Munich, Germany on June 19-22, 2018. AUTOMATICA is the world's leading trade fair of innovative robotics, smart automation, ...

Robots aren't the job-pilfering monsters that Hollywood's sci-fi community would have you believe, with the World Economic Forum (WEF) predicting in its 2018 "Future of Jobs Report" that they'll create 133 million jobs by 2022. Robots routinely feature in unease-inducing narratives about the dangers of autonomous machines, with opponents arguing that the futuristic entities will soon be hoovering up our jobs. While it's true that robots will be able to take on jobs previously performed by humans – much like mechanisation did for agriculture – experts reckon they'll actually generate more jobs than they drain. As a prominent the Switzerland-based WEF has shed some statistical light on the situation, predicting that, while robots will displace in the region of 75 million jobs by 2022, they'll create 133 million new ones. Advances in computing are being held responsible for net growth of jobs worldwide, with the WEF advising that they will free workers up for new tasks.

A £10 million innovation fund has been unveiled to'lay the groundwork' for a future of flying cars and ethical robot lawyers. Business secretary Greg Clark has today (5 October) announced the 15 winning bidders for the government's Regulators' Pioneer Fund. The cash will be given to UK regulators to help drive forward innovation in the public sector and help it seize long-term opportunities like the growth of AI and the future of mobility. A £700,000 grant has been given to the Solicitors Regulation Authority to help the development of AI legal services for small businesses – dubbed'robolawyers'. The SRA's chief executive, Paul Philip, said AI services could widen access to legal services.

The sportswear giant Nike, which has a contract reported to be worth $1bn (£768m) with Cristiano Ronaldo, says it is "deeply concerned" by rape allegations against the footballer. It adds that it will "closely monitor" the situation. Ronaldo, who plays for Juventus and Portugal, denies assaulting former teacher Kathryn Mayorga at a Las Vegas hotel in 2009. Ms Mayorga has said she was inspired to speak out by the #MeToo movement. Meanwhile, another Ronaldo sponsor, the games company EA Sports, called the report detailing allegations against him "concerning".

The machines haven't taken over. However, they are seeping their way into our lives, affecting how we live, work and entertain ourselves. From voice-powered personal assistants like Siri and Alexa, to more underlying and fundamental technologies such as behavioral algorithms, suggestive searches and autonomously-powered self-driving vehicles boasting powerful predictive capabilities, there are several examples and applications of artificial intellgience in use today. However, the technology is still in its infancy. What many companies are calling A.I. today, aren't necessarily so.

An NBER conference on Economics of Artificial Intelligence took place in Toronto on September 13-14, 2018. Research Associates Ajay K. Agrawal, Joshua S. Gans and Avi Goldfarb of University of Toronto and Catherine Tucker of MIT organized the meeting, sponsored by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, CIFAR, and the Creative Destruction Lab. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed: Emilio Calvano, Vencenzo Denicolò, and Sergio Pastorello, University of Bologna, and Giacomo Calzolari, European University Institute Q-Learning to Cooperate AI algorithms are increasingly replacing human decision making in real marketplaces. To inform the debate on potential consequences, Calvano, Calzolari, Denicolò, and Pastorello run experiments with AI agents powered by reinforcement learning in controlled environments (computer simulations). In particular, the researchers study multi-agent interaction in the context of a workhorse oligopoly model: price competition with Logit demand and constant marginal costs.

Breast cancer awareness month is here and, with it, the latest statistics send a stark reminder of just how important early detection is in combating this brutal disease. With revolutionary strides forward in Artificial Intelligence (AI) all that looks set to change for the better. One of the leading causes of death for cancer patients is a late diagnosis, too often brought about by inferior testing facilities, human factors, such as fatigue and loss of concentration, or by the patients themselves, who put off seeing a specialist due to the fear of what they might discover. But now, thanks to nothing short of revolutionary strides forward in Artificial Intelligence (AI) all that looks set to change for the better. AI is capable of advanced learning using large complex datasets and has the potential to perform tasks such as image interpretation.

In previous weeks, you have read on onefourzero's blogs that artificial intelligence is everywhere -- homes, healthcare, servicesand so on. Indeed, the most frequent news stories about AI and robotics is how they are going to take all jobs away. However, a recent report by the World Economic Forum stated that AI would actually create many more jobs than it destroys, by the rather large margin of 58 million. But what will these new jobs be? onefourzero investigates… Admittedly, emerging automated technology such as AI is predicted to eliminate 75 million jobs, starting by those with repetitive tasks that are easy to programme. While this may be a scary notion, we must look at the positive side. AI will also create an estimated 133 million new roles -- some due to the growing trend of people living and working more flexibly, either part-time or as freelancers for example.