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Multimodal AI Connects the Digital Dots
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Computer 'agents' Take to the Web
Artificial intelligence agents that automatically negotiate for online shoppers, called Negotiation Ninjas, will be tested on a shopping Web site called Aroxo this...
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Call For Debate on Autonomous Military Robots
BBC NewsAs robots are increasingly used in warfare, civilian lives will be put at greater and greater risk, according to University of Sheffield professor NoelView...
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When Employers Become Watchers
Imagine if today at work you were watched for every single minute. Not just when you arrived and left, or when you went for your lunch. But every task, every conversation...
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Hi-Tech Clothes to Help Elderly
Researchers in the University of Ulster's New Dynamics of Ageing Program are exploring the use of technology-enhanced clothing to improve the lives of older citizens...
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Hi-Tech Aims to Improve Lifestyle
A three-year project is exploring how people react and behave when information on their energy use and activity levels are presented to them through mobile phones...
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The Future of Gadget Interaction
Many innovative technologies funded by the European Commission (EC) were spotlighted at the Science Beyond Fiction conference in Prague. The EC announced in April...
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Shedding Light on the Catacombs of Rome
Researchers have completed a three-year project to create the first comprehensive, three-dimensional (3D) image of the Catacombs in Rome. The project used laser...
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The Rise and Rise of E-Readers
Amazon's launch of its first dedicated e-reader for newspapers, magazines, and textbooks points to a future when digital and analog publishing begins to merge....
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