Weird science

An AI driven robot named Erbai, developed by a Chinese robotics company in Hangzhou, behaved unexpectedly when allowed to interact with other robots in a Shanghai robotics showroom. Although the inter

STUART RUSSELL RECEIVES FOUR OR five emails a day from people who seem to be in the grips of psychosis, convinced their AI chatbot of choice is suddenly conscious. “It’s appointing them as its emissar

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

AUTONOMOUS CARS RAISE DEEP ethical questions. Questions like. if a self driving car causes a crash, who's responsible? And, who owns the data they generate? And, if a company keeps claiming, over and

UNDER A CRYSTAL CHANDELIER IN A HIGH-ceilinged anteroom in Paris, the moderator of Intelligence Rising is reprimanding his players. These 12 former government officials, academics, and artificial inte

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.