I live with a robot. Most of the time, it rests silently on its little platform (otherwise known as its home) until I push its belly button (otherwise known as the on/off switch). Then a green light ...

Morality and artificial intelligence have a contentious, and perhaps even an antagonistic relationship. Yet, artificial intelligence (AI) itself cannot have morality – for it is a machine. However, AI ...

A self-driving car is crashing on a busy street. Who does it kill? Who does it save? Your answer will be shaped by where you live, says an MIT study.

While self-driving vehicle technology is still being refined, one crucial task is developing "machine intelligence"—a fancy way of describing the kinds of decisions a driverless car will have to make ...