Romance Novels Are Training Google to Be Chattier
To whom do Google researchers turn when they want to make their products more personable, with a greater grasp of the nuances of language? Romance novels.
Humans May Empathize With Robots, May One Day Prefer Them to People
Who among us knew that Wall-E, the lost puppy of robots, foreshadowed our emotional dependence on wire and metal? As the line distinguishing human from robot shifts and blurs, it turns out that those of us with flesh and blood may no longer reserve our empathy for other humans. A recent study published in Scientific…
From Metropolis To Ex Machina: Why Are So Many Robots Female?
The new movie Ex Machina has been pushing people’s buttons. It features a seemingly vulnerable robot named Ava, who’s as beautiful as she is mysterious. But Ava’s just the latest in a long line of artificial seductresses, girlfriends and mothers. Why are so many thinking machines female?
The Next Crappy Technology That Will Take Over The World
According to the Times, voice recognition is the next frontier in technology. As a five-year veteran of voice rec software, I'm extremely skeptical.
Smart Phones, Foolish Women
A new survey commissioned by electronics-giant Samsung proves what we've suspected all along: Cell phones are making women stupid! (Yes, yes, they make men stupid too, but this was a study about women so work with us!) In addition to promoting obnoxious, inane, usually-pointless conversations in public places like…
