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Artificial intelligence
Will farmers dig Deere's new autonomous tractor?
Jan 5, 2022
John Deere has unveiled a new autonomous tractor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Farmers may be slow to adopt the technology.
China could soon surpass U.S. in crucial emerging technologies, report warns
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Rose Conlon
Dec 14, 2021
"This has big implications," says Harvard's Graham Allison, one of the report's authors.
New NYC law restricts hiring based on artificial intelligence
Dec 10, 2021
Employers won’t be allowed to use AI to screen job candidates unless the tech has gone through an audit to check for bias.
Regulators look at how "big data" may contribute to racial bias in insurance rates
Nov 30, 2021
Some advocates say the industry needs to move more quickly to address the issue.
You do want fries with that: Wendy's and Google bet on drive-thru AI
by
Matt Levin
Oct 12, 2021
The deal could include voice-recognition software, mapping apps and other digital tools to improve the drive-thru experience.
U.S., U.K. and Australia form AUKUS, a pact to counter China
Sep 16, 2021
The three nations have an economic interest in an alliance that focuses on countering China. And they have a defense interest, too.
Robots have started to share the bike lane in Austin to deliver pizza
Jul 9, 2021
Some cyclists aren't happy about the new arrangement, but others say it may put a new focus on bicycle infrastructure.
For public good, not for profit.
The human labor behind artificial intelligence
by
Jennifer Pak
May 4, 2021
Behind every artificial intelligence project is lot of intensive human labor. Marketplace speaks to data labelers in central China.
Biden wants to nearly double U.S. spending on science
Mar 29, 2021
The president says he'd like to increase spending to about 2% of the country's GDP — closer to what it was in the 1960s.
Hyundai reportedly buying robot-maker Boston Dynamics
Dec 10, 2020
If the deal goes through, it would be the third time in seven years that Boston Dynamics has been bought.