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Clanker, rust bucket, tinskin — slang words used to put down robots are on the rise. As AI and robots threaten to replace human work and maybe even humans, the recent popularity of anti-robot lingo ...

It’s almost impossible to read the news these days without hearing about how AI is taking human jobs. From writing code and generating music to even offering medical advice, it seems as if AI is ...

Recognizing AI as being “pattern based” rather than logic or fact based is central in determining which tasks may or may not be a good fit for AI.

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Starting this week, some Austinites might see a robot delivering packages directly to their door. Global shipping company Veho launched a pilot program on Tuesday to add dog-like robots to its ...