Trust in Robots During Emergencies May Not Be Wise March 1, 2016 In emergencies, people may trust robots too much for their own safety, a new study suggests. In a mock building...
Auto Safety Agency Says AI System in Google Self Driving Cars Qualifies as Driver February 11, 2016 By David Shepardson and Paul Lienert U.S. vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver...
Horrific Crash Scene Memory Inspires Toyota Robotics Czar January 6, 2016 By Craig Trudell and Yuki Hagiwara The quest to build crash-proof cars at Toyota Motor Corp. isn’t just a job for Gill Pratt. It’s somewhat personal....
Toyota Dreams Big With ‘Partner Robot’ Business December 7, 2015 Toyota Motor Corp. is harboring big ambitions to become a significant player in the growing market for robots that help...
Toyota Starts $1B Center to Develop Intelligent Cars That Won’t Crash November 6, 2015 By Craig Trudell and Yuki Hagiwara Toyota Motor Corp. is spending $1 billion to form a research institute focused on the artificial intelligence and robotics technology...
Google Turns Web Search Over to Artificial Intelligence Machines October 27, 2015 By Jack Clark When Google-parent Alphabet Inc. reported eye-popping earnings last week its executives couldn’t stop talking up the company’s investments in machine...
Top 3 Emerging Technologies That Will Positively Impact Claims August 17, 2015 By Denise Johnson Drones, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) are considered the top three technologies that will impact claims,...
Commentary: Could Artificial Intelligence Lose Its Mind? August 3, 2015 By Leonid Bershidsky The DeepDream algorithm Google made public this month is a strange offshoot of image recognition technology based on artificial intelligence....