A leading computer scientist says AI may never reach human-level intelligence because it cannot acquire the tacit knowledge that underlies common sense, intuition, and culture. He argues that this ...

The essential question, then, is not whether machines can imitate people. Turing asked a brilliant question for the early age ...

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Alan Turing, the father of theoretical computer science, made a proposal that has put AI development on a flawed path for ...

A new book claims AI has been built on a flawed assumption dating back to Alan Turing's famous 1950 paper. Peter J. Denning argues that the most important parts of human intelligence, including common ...

How can you have a proof without proving anything? Mathematicians found a way and, in the process, came to blows over it – ...

Explore the potential of quantum computing and the challenges ahead as researchers strive to overcome noise and errors.

The review embargo for Valve’s Steam Machine is finally up, and after reading through impressions from major publications, one thing becomes immediately clear: the reviews aren’t nearly as mixed as ...

Alan Turing secretly developed a portable voice encryption device called Delilah at Hanslope Park during World War II, condensing massive equipment into three shoebox-sized units that were ...

On June 1, Jensen Huang took to the stage for GTC Taipei, and during his keynote, he introduced the six-foot Isaac GROOT humanoid robot. Nvidia calls it a reference design, which is industry shorthand ...

Buying a new washing machine isn't a task anyone necessarily loves having on their to-do list. Sure, it can be fun to usher a shiny new appliance through your front door, but the process of actually ...