The sky is no longer exclusively human territory. Imagine, sterile simulation room in 2020. An artificial intelligence pilot known as Falco tears up decades of training about fighter plane maneuvers as the AI performs a series of maneuvers that human pilots thought would kill them. It beats an elite F-16 Weapons School graduate 5-0 in Read details…
Introduction — When Journalism Meets the Courtroom Suppose you open your morning cup of coffee only to find out that someone is using your words without your consent-machines. The enforcement tug-of-war between publishers of press titles and artificial intelligence companies has become a legal battlefield of lawsuits and licensing arrangements, but it is not cooling Read details…
The Universe’s Greatest Mystery Just Got More Confusing Dark Matter: Consider a galaxy, imagine it holds systems together and controls the destiny of the universe, but we cannot see, feel or demonstrate its existence. That is the frustrating question of the universe: dark matter. Scientists have been in pursuit of the shadows, constructing epic, billion-dollar Read details…
The AI Disruption Is Here And It’s Not What We Expected Do you recall, when everybody believed that robots would be used first to replace workers in factories? It appears that AI will take away the white-collar jobs. Goldman Sachs report even predicted that up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world may be Read details…
The New Day in Medicine Consider the possibility of living in a world where such diseases such as Huntington s disease or ALS will not only be treated through symptoms management- but through rewriting of the disease associated genes themselves within the brain. It has become a realizable future. Researchers have achieved great success in Read details…
Remember Google Glass? Smart Glasses Are Back—And Smarter Google Glass garnered news coverage a decade back, followed very soon by false news. The concept of a computer on face seemed a bit intrusive, bulky, not to mention downright ludicrous. Later in the year 2024, AI-driven smart glasses are experiencing a resurgence. However, this time, they Read details…
Introduction: The Next Digital Revolution? Imagine: Air phone someday replacing your smart phone, your compact humanoid robot sitting on shoulder and with one tug he/she orders your food, checks weather, guides you through a new city, dusts off desk and does not miss any of your meetings. Sounds like utopia? Not anymore. As Tesla unveiled Read details…
The Terrifying New Reality of AI Voice Scams Think of receiving a call, wherein your daughter is crying down the phone, claiming that she has been arrested; she requires bail money, and she requires it now. Even the raspiness when she gets stressed is recognizable in her voice. You wire 5,000 dollars, then you notice: Read details…
Introduction: A Linguistic Puzzle That Has Defied Generations Consider lying on the ground with some ancient secret unlocked chests and finding that nobody owns the key. That is precisely how it has been when we look at the Indus Valley script, a mysterious written language used by one of the oldest urban cultures of humanity Read details…
Elderly care robots: Imagine, your elderly mother who is 80 years old and has never had a companion since being left home alone can now at least have a friendly robot taking the medicines, playing her favorite pieces and even talking about the weather. It is a relief at first but then you realize that Read details…