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Robots company boss says AI is a failure
Published in AI

Only good for graphics and fake conversations

Serve Robotics CEO Ali Kashini says that AI has failed to deliver on many of its promises.

AI robots are sexist, racist, and jumps to conclusions about people’s faces
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Pretty much like humans

A robot operating with a popular Internet-based AI consistently gravitates to men over women, white people over people of color, and jumps to conclusions about peoples’ jobs after a glance at their face.

Employers realise that Robots can’t sue
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Another reason to get rid of the humans

Companies are just starting to realise that one of the big advantages of robots is that they don’t form unions and do not sue their companies for sexual harassment.

Employers turn to robots to cope with labour shortages
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Orders increased by 40 per cent

Robot orders increased by 40 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 in the US, according to figures from the Association for Advancing Automation.

Hospital robots are a soft touch for hackers
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Wednesday, 13 April 2022 12:48

Hospital robots are a soft touch for hackers


Researchers find holes in personality


Researchers are finding vulnerabilities in autonomous hospital robots which enable hackers to take control of them.

Robots discover it is best not to be good at making food
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Better to make a few mistakes

Robots are discovering that it is best that food taste a bit rubbish so that humans do not work out that it is not made by them.

CEOs are worried about losing their jobs to robots
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Powerful CEOs are scared that they will be losing jobs due to disruptions in their industries

More than  72 per cent of CEOs are worried about losing their jobs due to the disruptions facing their industries, according to a new report out today from the global consulting firm AlixPartners.

Italian winemakers lean on robots
Published in PC Hardware
Friday, 08 October 2021 13:10

Italian winemakers lean on robots


We can’t afford the migrant workers anymore

Italian winemakers have increasingly relied on migrant workers for the autumn harvest, but travel restrictions and soaring wage costs are pushing many to turn to machines.

Koreans must work alongside robots
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Friday, 16 April 2021 12:43

Koreans must work alongside robots


AI and automation will change the country

According to  South Korea's labour minister, humans are going to have to work alongside machines if they want to thrive in a post-pandemic world where many jobs will be handled by artificial intelligence and robots.

British Army looking at robots
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Monday, 09 November 2020 13:22

British Army looking at robots


Need to reduce troop numbers

The head of the British Armed Forces had a special interview on Sky News in which he suggested that a quarter of soldiers might be robots.