$5 Million Prize for A.I.-Human Collaboration

The field of artificial intelligence is already one of the busiest in all of computer science -- or really, the tech industry as a whole. And it's about to get busier. This week, IBM and XPRIZE announced a global competition inviting tech teams to develop new and innovative A.I. systems for the benefit of all mankind. You know -- our species. At stake: $5 million in prize money and more high-bandwidth publicity than you can shake a neural network at.