Shortly after the turn of the 20th century, a pioneering photographer who had created his own panoramic lens put together what could be described as the world's first drone. With this innovative creation he captured incredible images of American cities from thousands of feet in the air. George R. Lawrence used a system of kites outfitted with a 49-pound camera to show a bird's-eye view of San Francisco, Chicago and New York City - among other cities and towns - in a way that they had never been seen before. He called his invention the Lawrence Captive Airship. However, during Lawrence's first attempt at aerial photography his balloon snapped free from the platform carrying him.

In the past, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was constantly present in our lives - but only in the entertainment media. Most of us were shaped by TV series like The Jetsons (Rosie), Futurama (Bender) or Star Trek – The Next Generation (Data) or influenced by films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still (Gort), Forbidden Planet (Robby the Robot), 2001: A Space Odyssey (HAL 9000), WarGames (WOPR), The Terminator (Skynet/Terminator), Aliens (Bishop), A.I. (David), I, Robot (Sonny) - not to forget The Matrix or R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars. And the book readers among us might know Colossus by D. F. Jones and the so called robot series by the inventor of the Three Laws of Robotics, Isaac Asimov. Obviously, people have always been fascinated about this theme. Without any doubt, all these books, films and TV series have left their footprints about AI in our minds. Most likely many, if not all, scientists working on AI have received their enthusiasm from it.

While the public is becoming aware of the possibilities of artificial intelligence, I've been evangelizing, researching and working with it for years. As a fellow of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, a senior advisor to the United Nations Office for Project Services, and a member of both the World Artificial Intelligence Organization and B20, I've been researching AI (and sharing what I learn) for years. Although AI buzz typically surrounds statements from famous minds like Stephen Hawking or Elon Musk -- both of whom rightfully worry about granting sentience to machines that control our way of life -- there are plenty of worthy conversations being had on the subject. NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 16: Director of Facebook AI Research Yann LeCun attends the 2016 Wired Business Conference on June 16, 2016 in New York City. AI also represents cybersecurity's next evolution, both as a threat and a solution. There are critical questions surrounding AI, and Yampolskiy, founder and director of Cybersecurity Lab, is delving into the dark side of it.

"This is the age of The Hunger Games; of the Star Wars movies being fronted by a female lead; of Wonder Woman utterly demolishing its box office rivals. "In 2017 there shouldn't be anything major about a TV series changing from a male lead to a female one. O'Hara also points out that leading women are selling big at the box office - and film companies aren't there to address gender equality, they're there to make a profit. Even for supposed male films, the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, a superhero and a sci-fi film, (the audience) was something like 47% female.

Game of Thrones has returned to our screens, but there'll be a lot of worried fans around today. The opening episode of season seven only aired at 2am UK time, and everyone who missed it will be desperate to avoid all spoilers before they get the chance to catch up by streaming it or watching the 9pm showing tonight. As one of the most popular shows around, Game of Thrones updates are all over Twitter and Facebook right now. Fortunately, there are ways to avoid seeing them while continuing to use the social networks. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.

So, this is my first NLP/ML project and I would like to share it here. So, using LinearSVM I am trying to classify a question into a category to best describe its intentions.

"War for the Planet of the Apes" took down "Spider-Man: Homecoming" at the North American box office, opening with an estimated $56.5 million in ticket sales. But director Matt Reeves' "War for the Planet of the Apes" pulled away thanks to strong reviews for the third installment of the rebooted "Apes" franchise. Five of the top six at the box office ("Apes," ''Homecoming," ''Baby Driver," ''The Big Sick" and "Wonder Woman") boast Rotten Tomatoes rankings of 92 or better, and the sixth ("Despicable Me 3") was largely received as a solid enough family release. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.

It's a frightening thought, but there are many experts in the field of Alien visitation and space exploration who believe that the earth will be visited by a form of Alien Intelligence that is vastly superior to that of it's own. This seems to be something that all who have studied it agree upon even if they can't pin point exactly when it will happen. Some think it will be in 50 years while others claim it will happen in actually 20 instead. In any case, there is concern that this from of Alien Intelligence could be a potential threat to man kind. Yes, at first this AI could seem quite harmless, but there are predictions that once the AI starts to study the earth and its inhabitants, this could all change.

I wanted to write a few posts explaining the'magic' behind artificial intelligence for people who like me aren't math or programming geniuses. This is the first post in the series that will start from the beginning assuming little-to-no knowledge of what A.I is. Google has a pretty good definition of what A.I is: However, one misconception people often have is that all A.I is artificial general intelligence. What is Artificial General Intelligence? Essentially, AGI is the A.I you see in the movies, A.K.A fully sentient beings that are usually hostile towards the human race .

Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a real and growing part of our lives. From voice-controlled assistants to online ordering to self driving cars in development, AI is the brains behind computer software. As it improves computers, making them faster and smarter, is this technology a threat? "I wouldn't see it as a threat, necessarily," Recode reporter April Glaser told CNBC's "On the Money" in an interview. Glaser covers robots, drones and other smart machines for the technology news website.