A new movie that depicts AI making problems for humanity was released this week. While it's certainly not the first such movie--Hollywood has been profiting off of our reservations about AI for decades--this was the first movie to have a trailer created by AI. In keeping with the theme of the film in which a corporate risk management consultant must make the difficult decision of whether or not to kill an artificially intelligent being, IBM decided that they would consult their deep learning machine, Watson, to create the perfect trailer for the film. Machine learning is a branch of artificial intelligence in which machines are programmed to analyze massive amounts of input to search for patterns. To teach Watson to create a trailer for a horror movie, IBM had it "watch" 100 classic horror movies so it could understand what horror is, and what components in a film triggers a fear response in humans.

Robot" Season 2, Episode 11, "eps2.9_pyth0n-pt1.p7z" was the perfect way to usher in the final episode of the season. It offered a lot of questions. And there was even a little treat at the end. The episode opened with Dom (Grace Gummer) having her cuts and bruises checked after the shooting at Lupe's. She's adamant that she doesn't need to be treated and that it would be better if she were working at the crime scene. Her boss is not sold on the idea of letting her go back to work, though, so she's forced to take some time off. But not before she learns that China has loaned E Corp trillions of dollars. Phillip Price's (Michael Cristofer) plan to be the most powerful man in the world seems to be proceeding perfectly. Meanwhile, Dom was uneasy the entire time she was at home. The desperation and loneliness was palpable. One has to wonder what the significance of learning about Dom's loneliness is. Will it be something someone will use against her? Will it drive her to do things you ...

Each artificial intelligence (AI) technology is developed to solve a particular problem. Once it solves a problem, however, it's no longer considered AI anymore. Everything from simple calculators and computers, to innovations such as voice recognition on the phone, are just everyday tools that would hardly be considered all that "intelligent". It's almost as if the term AI refers to the science and engineering of making computers do things they can't do yet. Or so suggests Prof Peter Stone from the University of Texas: chair of a panel of academic and industrial thinkers who co-authored the first offering from the 100 Year Study on Artificial Intelligence, an ongoing project hosted by Stanford University to help inform society on how best to manage and respond to developments in smart software, sensors and machines.

Is HBO's new show "Westworld" considered a Western series or a sci-fi series? If lead star Evan Rachel Wood, who plays robotic host Dolores Abernathy, were to be asked, it's a little bit of both. "It's science fiction, it's a Western, it's an existential drama and an intellectual nightmare," Wood told the Rolling Stone, adding, "and I've never really read or seen anything quite like this -- including the movie. And for those of us playing the hosts, it was also like the Acting Olympics: 'I need you to have a panic attack, and then I need you to be in character, and then I need you to go into computer mode, and then I need you to breathe, and then I need you to be downloading…'" Show creators Jonathan Nolan and his wife Lisa Joy really wanted to deliver something new to television. In most sci-fi movies, humans are always the protagonists, while robots or machines are trying to bring them down.

Tesla says it can't verify whether a vehicle autopilot system is to blame for the death of a Chinese man whose father claimed on state television that the driver-assist feature was active.

Machine learning used to take place behind the scenes: Amazon mined your clicks and purchases for recommendations, Google mined your searches for ad placement, and Facebook mined your social network to choose which posts to show you. But now machine learning is on the front pages of newspapers, and the subject of heated debate. Learning algorithms drive cars, translate speech, and win at Jeopardy! What can and can't they do? Are they the beginning of the end of privacy, work, even the human race?

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced THINK Marketing, a new one-stop destination for marketers to gain knowledge, learn skills and ultimately drive a digital transformation within their business. Designed to help Chief Marketing Officers (CMO) and their teams build proficiency and experience, THINK Marketing delivers news and thought leadership content from the industry's top marketing influencers and news outlets. Through these assets, marketers can gain a deeper knowledge and, when ready, match their needs with solutions from IBM and more than sixty marketing technology companies from around the globe including Sprinklr, Mirakl and MediaMath. THINK Marketing will rapidly grow to include new industry specific content, collections of content on additional marketing functions and double the number of third-party solutions. THINK Marketing will also include a developer marketplace where start-ups and developers can virtually brainstorm, try solutions and also create and bring to market new cognitive and cloud apps that address important marketing challenges.

Around the Institute Data, Tech, LearningThe Enabling Connected Learning initiative has been exploring student data collection/analysis and technological development, digging into the hype and fear around tech in education, the tangled issues of privacy, equity, and efficacy. The conversation around student data and "EdTech" can be contentious and… Link to Full Article: 9.14: data, tech, learning; artificial intelligence

Milla Jovovich is reprising her role as Alice, the slayer of the undead hordes, for the last time in "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter." The science fiction big screen offering is going to be the sixth and final installment of the "Resident Evil" movie franchise that is based on the Capcom survival horror game of the same name. Aside from the Paul W.S. Anderson-directed film that is slated for a Dec. 23, 2016 release, here are five other upcoming movie adaptations of hit video games that you should watch out for: Looks like "Mortal Kombat" fans have not seen the last of their favorite characters on the big screen yet as it was previously confirmed that "Furious 7" director James Wan is going to helm the standalone reboot that should be hitting cinemas come 2017 -- exactly two decades since the 1997 follow-up "Mortal Kombat: Annihilation" to the 1995 movie was released. While Wan, who is also known for his work in the "Insidious" and "The Conjuring" movies, is going to direct the movie, David Callaham from "The Expendables" fame and Oren Uziel, who wrote the "Mortal Kombat: Rebirth" short film, are going to pen the script, as reported by CinemaBlend in 2015. No other official details about the New Line Cinema movie has been released as of late.

Sony (NYSE:SNE) launched its PS4 Slim this week with the PS4 Pro set to debut in November. These new models are set to dominate for the Christmas season and reinforce the company's lead over Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Nintendo (OTCPK:NTDOY). Their Virtual Reality product will also be there to tempt the consumer for the holiday season. In particular this will appeal to the youth dynamic, the holy grail for marketing departments. The PS4 is a terrific profit center for Sony but it is not the only ace in the pack for the company.