Words you've longed to hear: 'Come and be touched by a robot'
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Latest from Chris Matyszczyk
Amazon wants you to keep quiet, for a brilliantly sinister reason
You're talking to your virtual assistants too much. Amazon would very much like to get you out of the habit.
40% of people would have sex with a robot, study exclaims
A survey of 1,200 people offers some intriguing and, frankly, sorrowful conclusions about the future.
I just watched McDonald's new AI drive-thru and I've lost my appetite
You'd think new technology would work hard at making you feel welcome at the drive-thru. Not necessarily. And now, oh, a McDonald's customer is suing the company for alleged breach of privacy laws. Yes, at the robot drive-thru.
AI created some amazing new pickup lines (oh, these will work)
You don't have what it takes to fascinate a stranger of your target sex? An AI researcher tried to help.
Trump pardoned Church of AI founder, so I went there to worship
Former Google exec Anthony Levandowski got a surprise pardon from the outgoing president. But what of his Church of Artificial Intelligence? I decided to investigate.
Police launch drones to make sure you're wearing a mask
As Covid continues to plague, will the police be tempted to take technological liberties? In Australia, they're trying.
No, robot dog, I won't be policed by you
Singapore is allowing Boston Dynamics' robot pooch Spot to wander about a park, reminding people to be socially distant. Is this a good thing?
Robots must teach humans about love, says world's most famous robot
For the world's future, robots must show more hope and compassion than humans. So says Sophia the celebrity robot.
We don't know when robots will come alive, admits creator
Witnessing Sophia and Philip K Dick -- they're robots -- at Web Summit leads you to contemplate the future and whether you'll have a place in it. Robot creators aren't reassuring.