In Terminator, killer robots from the future send one of their number back in time to our present, intending to kill a rebel leader before he can overthrow their mechanical hegemony. The “Terminator” unit they deploy, so memorably played by…
New anti-bullying robots prevent verbal abuse among gamers
Playing video games is an intense experience. How many times have gamers felt the rush of exuberance as they take down the final boss, the nail-biting tension of stalking through a dangerous encounter zone, the flicker of rage as you…
Our code of ethics needs to grow as new technologies change our definition of ‘life’
BY: DUSTIN BATTY What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be alive? These are questions that may seem silly or redundant right now, but will need answers in the near future. As technology continues to…
Artificial life: Meet the first ever artificially produced embryo
BY: PHILIPPE DE JOCAS In 1978, an English doctor snipped newborn Louise Brown’s umbilical cord, slapped the baby on the rear, and handed off the crying infant to a proud mother and father. It would have been just another delivery…
Study shows that people can gain emotional well-being from robots
BY BROOKLYN PINHEIRO The producers of the Jetsons weren’t far off from predicting the 21st century mode of care giving with the character of Rosie the robot maid. Rosie could cook, clean, light cigars, and became a part of the…
These new sex toys are the reason why you’ll never get a boyfriend (NSFW)
BY: DUSTIN BATTY The next generation of sex toys for both men and women will take a huge technological leap from those that came before it. These new models will have a degree of realism reminiscent of HBO’s Westworld. From…
This new technology will allow us to download a dead person’s personality into a robot
BY: STEFANIE AWRONSKI The 20th and 21st centuries have been deemed the innovative technological centuries. From the invention of the World Wide Web to smartphones, the depths that technology has reached have been absolutely endless. Artificial Intelligence (AI), or simply…
How artificial intelligence is the next stage of evolution
BY: BRIAN CAPITAO The brightest mind in physics has declared the end of the world at the hands of Artificial Intelligence. It sounds like science fiction, but is in fact the real world we live in. Doomsday reports proliferated in…
What does life without work look like? Get ready for the post-labour economy
BY: JESSICA BURDE In the distant future, no one needs to work. Energy is available wherever people can set up a solar panel, windmill, or hydro-turbine. A.I. Wish units, distant descendants of today’s 3D printers, are capable of producing anything…