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 ...

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

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

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In the 1960s an MIT professor named Joseph Weizenbaum created a chatbot called ELIZA. The conversations people had with it set precedents for the chatbots to come.

The company has drawn governments, a major chipmaker, and the Pentagon into an effort to control fragile photons and build a ...

Donald Trump's teleprompter operator, Gabriel Perez, faces federal investigation for alleged insider trading. He is currently ...

In 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln, grieving the loss of her son, organized séances in the White House, hoping to communicate with ...

Studying the epic journey of the iconic jumping plumber can lead to new insights in theoretical computer science—and may help researchers understand the tractability of problems in other areas.

It’s become a trope in Silicon Valley to liken the rise of AI to t. Hardcore AI true-believers often say that the rise of ...

Uncovering ELIZA’s source code reveals hidden lessons ...

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 ...