The (A.I.) Doctor Will See You Now
YOUR NEXT CHECKUP IS SCHEDULEDWhat if artificial intelligence could accurately diagnose you—and save you a trip to the doctor’s office?
Will Care-Bots Cure the Loneliness of Nursing Homes?
NICE AND FRIENDLY‘Stevie gives them motivation to do things that are good for them.’
What Does Consent Mean When One of You Is a Robot?
MECHANICAL LOVE LANGUAGESThe law hasn’t exactly figured this sticky ethical question out—but the day is fast coming when it will have to.
The Blurring of Olympics and Paralympics
UNNATURAL TALENT?As prosthetics improve, will the event for physically disabled athletes see some loss?
When You Die, You’ll Live on as a Robot
IT GOES ON AND ON AND ONMemories die with those who keep them, but data last forever.
Going to Mars? Meet Your Robot Therapist
GOOD DROIDSWhat happens if an astronaut begins to crack under the pressure of trying to survive a hostile space world? Turns out AI bots are a pretty good substitute for the analyst's couch.
Should Robots Have Rights?
DROIT DU DROIDSIn the future, humans may need to afford rights and protections to artificial intelligence—as a way of protecting ourselves.
Why Humans Love Robots Like People
ALL THE FEELSSoldiers refuse to leave war-zone robots behind; people feel pain when asked to torture small mechanized animals. Why do we get so attached to our droids?
How Artificial Intelligence ‘Thinks’
HELLO DAVEAI can beat humans in chess, Go, poker and Jeopardy. But what about emotional intelligence or street smarts?
Where Robots Cage-Fight to the Death
INTO THE ARENATV shows and video games are capitalizing on our desire to see mechanical bots destroy each other with all the drama of a great UFC fight.