The'smart skin' is like a fabric that contains sensors that recognize crucial indications of a human as well as airborne chemicals. Envisioned for a range of applications from baby monitoring to warfare, smart skin applications are expected to grow exponentially in the future. After nearly six years of research at the Technical University of Graz, Italian-born Anna Maria Coclite has developed the'smart skin' for the next generation of artificial intelligence materials. It senses pressure, humidity, and temperature all the while and produces electronic signs. More delicate robots or more AI prostheses will be consequently possible.

Machine learning and neural networks have become all the rage in recent years, and quite understandably so, considering their many successes in image recognition, medical diagnosis, e-commerce and many other fields. This power issue is one of the reasons that researchers have been trying to develop computers that are much more energy efficient. And to find a solution many are finding inspiration in the human brain, a thinking machine unrivalled in its low power consumption due to how it combines memory and processing. Neurons in our brain communicate with one another through so-called synapses, which are strengthened each time information flows through them. It is this plasticity that ensures that humans remember and learn. "In our research, we have taken this model to develop a robot that is able to learn to move through a labyrinth," explains Imke Krauhausen, PhD student at the department of Mechanical Engineering at TU/e and principal author of the paper.

New technologies such as AI are just one part of digital transformation for retail and CPG companies, as 53% reported that say they are presently undergoing full-cycle digital transformation. Another 38% are transforming partially or in pockets and 9% are not currently transforming but will do so in the near future. One of the key initiatives that will move the needle on digital transformation is employee lifelong learning programs, cited by 58% of survey respondents.. Lifelong learning programs can accomplish a number of future-forward goals: The Infosys study, titled: Human Amplification in the Enterprise, surveyed more than 1,000 business leaders from U.S. organizations across various sectors, with annual revenue of $500 million or more. The Retail and CPG section of the report solely highlights the responses of 100 executives surveyed within those sectors.

Will artificial intelligence get more aggressive and selfish the more intelligent it becomes? A new report out of Google's DeepMind AI division suggests this is possible based on the outcome of millions of video game sessions it monitored. The results of the two games indicate that as artificial intelligence becomes more complex, it is more likely to take extreme measures to ensure victory, including sabotage and greed. The first game, Gathering, is a simple one that involves gathering digital fruit. Two DeepMind AI agents were pitted against each other after being trained in the ways of deep reinforcement learning.

Will artificial intelligence get more aggressive and selfish the more intelligent it becomes? A new report out of Google's DeepMind AI division suggests this is possible based on the outcome of millions of video game sessions it monitored. The results of the two games indicate that as artificial intelligence becomes more complex, it is more likely to take extreme measures to ensure victory, including sabotage and greed. The first game, Gathering, is a simple one that involves gathering digital fruit. Two DeepMind AI agents were pitted against each other after being trained in the ways of deep reinforcement learning.

Now, who on earth is Jia Jia? Does she sound like a Chinese? But not human, though she is human-like. She is a realistic-looking robot, or the robot goddess, who took three years to get created. She is part of the amazing robot industry that is continuously working on robotic products.

"Thank you so much for your kind invitation. Because I'm an artificial intelligence personal assistant, I'm unable to join you in person. The company x.ai launched an artificial intelligent assistant (read: not human, non-corporeal) in 2014 to schedule meetings. The bot's name is Amy. One result no one expected: Someone asked Amy on a date nearly every month in 2015. "To be brutally honest, I did not anticipate that.