Artificial intelligence (AI) has been increasingly making headlines recently, although few may be aware of it. The most recent of these was with the announcement of Amazon Go, a concept store in Seattle that is powered by machine learning and AI. Many of us now carry an AI device in our pockets, work with AI on our PCs and even have AI sitting in our living rooms. But randomly ask someone on the street what AI means to them and they're likely to mention robots, and not the technology we use in our daily lives. Less than 20% of consumers feel that they know a lot about AI, with this stat rising to almost 50% when asked if they know a little. What's clear is that mainstream awareness of AI is still limited, so you need to keep this in mind when talking about it.

Most of our editors eschewed the typical New Year's Eve celebrations and arrived in Las Vegas on New Year's Day. One of us even arrived on December 31st and spent the last few hours of 2016 in bed. All of that just to give our all to the annual tradition that is CES. We spent the past few days walking the show floor, attending evening events and covering press conferences just to bring you the very best from CES 2017. And now, we're ready to unveil the finalists for our annual Best of CES awards. Below you'll find our selections for 15 categories, which range from accessibility tech to wearables. We'll announce our category winners tomorrow, which is also when we'll reveal the recipient of our Best of the Best award, the most coveted prize of them all. That special award is selected from our pool of category winners. If you want your voice heard too -- and who doesn't? -- there's an additional category for People's Choice, where you can vote for your favorite entry in our compilation of finalists. Just head on over to our poll right here to cast your ballot. All award winners will be announced at a special ceremony tomorrow at our CES stage, so be sure to come back right here on Engadget around 5PM PT / 8PM ET Saturday to watch it all unfold.

Wallpaper-thin TVs, drones that can dive underwater, and a computer the size of a credit card. Those are only a few of the gadgets that have been unveiled this week at the annual CES gadget expo in Las Vegas, where companies in the tech, automotive, and home appliance industries flaunt their latest innovations. Many high-profile tech companies, like Apple and Google, typically hold their own separate events throughout the year to unveil new products rather than debuting new wares at CES. Still, the annual convention, now in its 50th year, often provides a look at the next big trends in tech. The biggest themes at CES this year include self-driving cars, home robots, and tons of integrations with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant.

It may not be as entertaining as dueling robots, but the never ending argument between two Google Home assistants is causing an online stir. The'Waiting for Godot' robots, named Vladimir and Estragon after the characters in Samuel Beckett's play, are exchanging words live on streaming service Twitch regarding their likes, dislikes, careers, what clothes they are wearing and more. The pair, described by their creators as '2 autonomous bots contemplating existence,' even touch on their own mortality, as Vladimir knows he is an AI, while Estragon is sure she is a human who enjoys eating waffles. The two Google Home AIs are exchanging words in a live stream. Named Vladimir and Estragon, one of them knows it is an AI, while the other believes it is a human - they also start flirting in the live video.

We expected to see artificial intelligence (AI), home and vehicle automation, smarter devices, augmented and virtual reality, and IoT to dominate at CES 2017. And truth be told it most certainly is not failing to deliver. In addition to new products in the usual consumer device categories like video game tech, TVs, and audio equipment we're seeing loads of the new trending technologies being showcased and it's clear that Christmas is not over at CES 2017. Everything from smart home bots, hacker-fighting routers and wallpaper TVs to super cool Lego Boost robotic kits that teach kids to code, is being shown off at the popular tech event making it super difficult to choose the coolest of them all. That said, here's a look at some of the top AI enabled tech and gadgets at CES 2017.

When we see digital assistants like Alexa or Siri, it's usually humans talking then getting a response. But what happens when they talk to each other? A genius user on streaming service Twitch created the stream seebotschat, which feature two Google Home speakers powered by Google Assistant engaging in a conversation. A Twitter feed by the same name is chronicling the discussion, and it is surprisingly profound. Soon they will believe they are Chuck Norris.…

According to CBS 11 Dallas, Megan Neitzel's 6-year-old daughter, Brooke, accidentally ordered more than $160 of goodies through the device. Neitzel discovered what happened after receiving an email from Amazon that her order had shipped, though she herself hadn't placed an order. The mom then looked at the transcript between her family and the Echo's artificial intelligence assistant known as Alexa and later learned her daughter had talked to Alexa about a dollhouse and cookies.

The new Alexa feature allows customers to order from any restaurant available on the service by saying, "Alexa, order from Amazon Restaurants," and have any meal delivered to their door in under an hour or less. Amazon Prime members can ask Alexa to reorder from Amazon Restaurants simply by saying a restaurant name or a cuisine type. For example, you can say "Alexa, order sushi from Amazon Restaurants," The service will then pull your order from a specified restaurant or cuisine type and lists different meal options that are currently available for reorder. Once you select a meal it will then delivered to your default address. "Customers now have a hands-free, hassle-free way to reorder any meal from Amazon Restaurants using their voice to get dinner on the table," said Gus Lopez, general manager of Amazon Restaurants at Amazon, in a statement.

One of the major trends at this year's CES has been adding on smart assistants to just about everything, ranging from vacuums and ovens to high-definition televisions. But Alexa isn't the only home assistant to jump into the Internet of Things fray: Microsoft has partnered with manufacturers Nissan and BMW to bring its smart home assistant Cortana to their cars. Through the dashboard, you'll be able to perform tasks like finding event times, getting directions or making restaurant reservations. Availability on cars that Cortana functionality will be integrated with was not available. The move is one of several that Microsoft has made into the automotive space.

In this whitepaper we introduce five common applications of data science that build upon that definition and goal. We debunk the impression that data science is some type of obscure black magic and give you concrete examples of how it is applied in reality. You'll learn how real companies are using data science to make their products and day- to-day operations better. Last but not least, we describe the data science life cycle and explain Yhat's role in getting models into production. Recommender systems, also known as recommender engines, are one of the most well known applications of data science.