Peter Thiel: Investigate Google’s ‘unprecedented’ cooperation with Chinese military

Peter Thiel: Investigate Google’s ‘unprecedented’ cooperation with Chinese military

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2019 Google is developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology for China which “clearly has a lot of military applications” and should be investigated by the CIA or FBI, technology entrepreneur Peter Thiel said. Under the one-party political system in which the Chinese Communist Party rules, Google’s AI China-based research and development […]

Robot candidate in Japan vows ‘fair and balanced’ policies for aging population

Robot candidate in Japan vows ‘fair and balanced’ policies for aging population

by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2018 The candidate seeking to become the first robot mayor in Japan is promising “fair and balanced opportunities for everyone.” The robot, with an all-silver body and what appear to be female features, has been nominated to run for mayor of Tama City in west Tokyo against a slate of […]

First robot cop joins the force in Dubai; Here come the surgeons, authors of best-sellers

First robot cop joins the force in Dubai; Here come the surgeons, authors of best-sellers

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2017 A new study says that artificial intelligence will outperform humans at all tasks within the next 50 years. Dubai is already making an AI investment in one of those tasks – policing. The largest city in the United Arab Emirates has assigned its first robocop for duty near the […]