We are a community dedicated to art produced with the help of artificial neural networks, which are themselves inspired by the human brain. Advances in the machine learning sub field of artificial intelligence brought on by the information age have made it possible for machines to create art that rivals that of what a human being can do. We here at /r/DeepDream mainly focus on applications of deep learning which itself is a sub field of machine learning. As the largest online AI art community, we routinely push the bounds of technology in the pursuit of better-looking artwork. The DeepDream wiki is available here.

Another week, and another bunch of "the robots are coming for our jobs" stories permeate the media sphere. While many of these reports are little more than future-gazing predictions, there are some real and tangible instances where it appears robots are currently out to steal humans' jobs. Robotics startup Marble debuted its road-faring machine this week in partnership with Yelp, with some customers in San Francisco now receiving their food orders via a little white, four-wheeled trolley. Above: Marble's robot can deliver your food, in partnership with Yelp's Eat24. The fairly nondescript vehicle is capable of navigating busy thoroughfares using in-built sensors and cameras, while simultaneously mapping the sidewalk to optimize its route.

The opening title sequence for HBO's new sci-fi series "Westworld" is both mesmerizing and haunting, and it will definitely draw in audiences to the production of robotic hosts. Show designer Patrick Clair told Vulture that opening title sequences are distinct for each show. For "Westworld," he wanted to take an explicit approach and condense the show's own design elements. "By the time I came on the show, they had already created the most beautiful and poetic version of creating robots that I could imagine," he said. "I could have abstracted that, but when I looked at the hosts inside the show, and the beautiful white translucent liquid, I thought the process itself seemed very poetic as it was, so instead of trying to represent that in an abstract way, I wanted to use the same design elements, the same robot arms, the same way the people turn in the circle."

Is at Sea Without a News Anchor" [June 17]. Mary McNamara's view of network TV news hit the bull's eye and what she decries is, unfortunately, the result of the 24/7 news cycle and the out-of-control rampage of "get-it-now" satellite-delivered shout-casters. My list of the great ones would have included Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, both of whom brought dignity to the screen (much as Walter Cronkite did) as well as NBC News' original glass ceiling-buster, Pauline Frederick. Mary McNamara's column about a lack of a national news anchor that people can trust and respect has been true for years. That's the reason I abandoned TV news long ago and replaced it with NPR news. For me and many others, it is the only broadcast news that we pay attention to. Here I thought the malice America is facing has to do with a never-ending war in Afghanistan, high unemployment, etc., but no, the problem facing American is a lack of a good talking head. McNamara's piece bemoaning trusted anchors of ...