AI toys for kids talk about sex and issue Chinese Communist Party talking points, tests show

New research from Public Interest Research Group and tests conducted by NBC News found that a wide range of AI toys have ...
NPR

A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word 'robot'

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 ...
PC Magazine

How to Dispose of an Old Robot Vacuum

Whether your robot vacuum has cleaned its last floor or is being shipped off to a new home, here's how to get rid of it while safeguarding your data and the environment. I’ve contributed to PCMag ...
NPR

Scientists study how people would react to a neurotic robot personality in real life

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable. In science fiction, robots can be neurotic. Think "Star ...
The New York Times

A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool?

A.I. has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls. A.I. has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls. The Denver Post newsroom in 1974. In the ...