Hollywood movies telling us since long those Robots are coming to get us, people were enjoying these indications as jokes and science fiction movies. Some time back New York Times and Mr. Musk told us the same thing but this time we are serious and anxious. In early days if some one answers to our very old-style question "What do you do" regardless of your origin or culture or from you come from or language you speak we get same question very often. If the answer was "I do artificial intelligence" and immediate reaction was "Why don't you have natural one". Today if the answer to the same question is "I do artificial intelligence"; immediate reaction is "Please don't hurt me / us".

Apple is reportedly coming out with a cheaper version of its $349 HomePod, Business Insider reports. The company is following in the footsteps of Google and Amazon, both of which released'discount' versions of their own smart speakers, making the technology more accessible to a wider audience. The cheaper HomePod would cost somewhere between $150 and $200, and it would be smaller. The new report says it could be available as soon as this fall. Apple might be releasing a cheaper, smaller version of its HomePod speaker.

No, you're (probably) not being haunted, it's just Amazon's Alexa voice assistant malfunctioning in a profoundly creepy way. Some Alexa users have reported hearing an unprompted laugh from their smart speaker devices in the last day. The laugh happens randomly, when nobody is using the device, or in response to request to turn on or off lights. "We're aware of this and working to fix it," Amazon (AMZN) said in a statement, confirming the issue. The company did not elaborate on how widespread the laugh is.

An artificial personality (AP) is a collection of characteristics, tendencies and behavioral quirks assigned to a chatbot, digital assistant, robot or video game character. A primary goal of adding personality to digital entities is to encourage end users to interact with programming on an emotional, as well as a logical, level. Personalities are especially significant for voice-activated digital assistants such as Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, Google Assistant and Microsoft's Cortana because they are intended to take the place of human assistants. Google has hired a creative team to give its unnamed assistant personality, while Siri was purposely designed early on to be a little sassy. Cortana was modeled after real-life celebrity personal assistants and Alexa now offers a skill that allows her to be disrespectful.

When we're asked, "What is artificial intelligence?" Perhaps it's a sassy-talking technology like Siri from Apple, or helpful humanoid counterparts like those depicted in The Jetsons. Some might even imagine sophisticated robots threatening to extinguish the human race. Nowadays, there are as many definitions of AI as there are companies trying to pitch AI solutions. So, how do law firms know how to incorporate artificial intelligence? When is the right time to use legal AI? Think of AI as computers performing tasks previously thought to require human intelligence.

The Bose AR glasses are still a prototype. Hey Bose glasses, tell me what it is I'm looking at. Smart glasses based on augmented reality typically work by floating a visual layer of information related to your surroundings that only you as the person wearing those spectacles are able to see. The AR glasses that Bose is showing off as a working prototype at SXSW in Austin, which kicks off this weekend, doesn't change what you're seeing--there's no actual display inside. Instead by determining your location (via GPS on your nearby iOS or Android phone) and tracking the way your head is turned, the glasses promise to tell you all about what it is you're seeing.

There's no shame in relying on machines and digital assistants to help you through the work week. Whether you've got a Google Home, one of the many variants of an Amazon Echo speaker, or a sprinkling of devices like smart bulbs around your abode, there are plenty of ways to set them up so that they work in your favor. You don't even have to work from home to benefit from the useful tricks these things can do, as there are plenty of ways to program them so leaving the house and coming home from work become a more relaxed part of your daily routine. There's no denying a loud alarm signaling you to get out of bed in the morning. You don't have to do much to set up an alarm with either of the smart speakers either. Just ask Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa to set an alarm at a specific time.

As I vaguely recall, 2001: A Space Odyssey might have been trying to tell us something about the dangers of artificial intelligence. But I haven't seen the movie in years, and instead of morals, all I can remember is how cool HAL9000 seemed, so I'm already fantasizing about making room on my wall for this replica of the lip-reading computer that includes a real AI of its own. Master Replicas Group has yet to reveal pricing information for its new 2001 Interactive HAL Computer prop replica, which almost certainly means it's going to cost a small fortune. But this is a rare time when a replica does more than just look pretty in a display case. We don't have all the details on what MRG's HAL9000 will be capable of--the group has only posted a couple of teasers so far--but in addition to the computer's glowing, unblinking eye, the replica will also have working displays, and functional voice recognition, as this video demonstrates.

There are further Assistant updates regardless of how connected your home might be. Actions now include more advanced media playback for formats beyond music and podcasts. You can listen to clips from TV shows or a white noise generator, for instance, and get control over it like you would any other media format. You can also subscribe to daily updates and other notifications on your phone if you always want the latest news, and there's now a browsing carousel when you have a plethora of visual choices (clearly, this only works on screen-equipped devices). While all these updates are helpful, Custom Device Actions may hold the most potential.

CIOs are developing "a sort of tunnel vision about AI," Isaac Sacolick, a former CIO who now advises CIOs on big initiatives like digital transformation, told me recently. Looking to establish accountability across disparate project teams? Trying to automate processes or allow for lean methodology support? Hoping to enable business consequence modeling or real-time reporting? If you answered'yes' to any of these questions, then you need to download this comprehensive, 68-page PDF guide on selecting, managing, and tracking IT projects for superior service delivery.