Experiment could lead to machine's learning without humans

Machines that can think for themselves - and perhaps turn on their creators as a result - have long been a fascination of science fiction. And creating robots that can learn without any input from humans is moving ever closer, thanks to the latest developments in artificial intelligence. One such project seeks to pit the wits of two AI algorithms against each other, with results that could one day lead to the emergence of such intelligent machines. Researchers have pitted AI algorithms against each other to create more realistic'imaginings' of the real world. Google's Generative Adversarial Network works by pitting two algorithms against each other, in an attempt to create convincing representations of the real world.