This self-taught bot is learning how to beat you at Mario Kart
Machines may well be on the road to world domination, but one programmer decided that they should make a pit stop on the way: Mastering Mario Kart. YouTuber and programmer SethBling recently unveiled his newest creation, MariFlow, which uses machine learning to create a bot that can navigate Mario Kart courses like a human. In […]
A new religion wants to welcome advanced artificial intelligence
Image: Getty Images/Blend Images There’s a new church for tech-minded folks, and it sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. “Way of the Future” (or WOTF, as they abbreviate it) is 1. Not a joke, and 2. According to them (and this is real) “about creating a peaceful and respectful transition of who […]
Berlin’s Ada Health raises $47M to become the Alexa of healthcare
Ada Health, the AI-driven app which works a little like an ‘Alexa for health’, has raised a $47M (€40M) funding round led by Access Industries, Len Blavatnik’s global investment group. Joining the round in the Berlin-HQ’d startup was June Fund and Berlin-based Cumberland VC. Fascinatingly, William Tunstall-Pedoe, the AI entrepreneur who came up with the Siri-like […]
How to Achieve Business Goals and Holiday Bliss this Season
Business owners and busy professionals struggle year-round to achieve the elusive work-life balance, but their struggle becomes more difficult to overcome as the holidays approach. They are pulled in what seems to be a million different directions, especially as they are under intense pressure to achieve their year-end goals and spend the holidays with friends […]
Should we fear killer robots?
(CNN)Physicist Stephen Hawking recently warned of the dangers of artificial intelligence and “powerful autonomous weapons.” Autonomous technology is racing forward, but international discussions on managing the potential risks are already underway. This week, nations enter the fourth year of international discussions at the United Nations on lethal autonomous weapons, or what some have called “killer […]