The last decade was a big one for artificial intelligence but researchers in the field believe that the industry is about to enter a new phase.
Hype surrounding AI has peaked and troughed over the years as the abilities of the technology get overestimated and then re-evaluated.
The peaks are known as AI summers, and the troughs AI winters.
The 10s were arguably the hottest...
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Segway's prototype wheelchair crashed during a demonstration at the CES tech show.
The S-Pod - a self-balancing electric wheelchair - was being tested by a journalist at the time. The rider had accelerated the vehicle before accidently crashing into a wall.
Its maximum speed is 24mph (38km/h). The company said no one was i...
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A Facebook executive has claimed the company was "responsible" for Donald Trump being elected as US president.
Andrew Bosworth, a close friend of the firm's chief Mark Zuckerberg, made the remark in an internal memo last week.
Mr Bosworth said Mr Trump was not e...
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LAS VEGAS—When Mercedes-Benz first attended CES a decade ago, the company felt as if it was an imposter in a tech fantasy land, Daimler AG Chairman Ola Kallenius said during a keynote address here at CES.
But now, with half a dozen car companies and hundreds of suppliers in attendance, CE...
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Facebook has announced it will remove videos modified by artificial intelligence, known as deepfakes, from its platform.
Deepfakes are computer-generated clips that are des...
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Electronics giant Sony has surprised attendees of the CES tech show by unveiling an electric car dubbed the Vision S.
The vehicle is a prototype designed to show off the firm's se...
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A robot cat designed to ferry plates of food to restaurant customers has been unveiled at the CES tech expo in Las Vegas.
BellaBot, built by the...
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Will we start the journey to a better, kinder internet? Which countries are best placed to win the AI race? And should Ivanka Trump be speaking at a tech show? Just some of the questions we address in the first edition of Tech Tent this year.
Last month, the creator of the World...
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Apple is pushing ahead with a lawsuit against Corellium, in what is being labelled as a move to end jailbreaking.
The tech giant began its legal battle in August, claiming the f...
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