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The Machine That Could Say No
Reclaiming the right to fail in Artificial Intelligence. Error in AI is not merely technical; it is sociotechnical. What if a robot could simply say: “I…
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Amazon's Vulcan: The Reality Behind Industrial Robot Hype
While humanoid robots grab headlines, Amazon's warehouse data shows the true state of robotics: promising but imperfect
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When the Classroom Becomes a Cloud
In the Age of AI, Are We Still Being Educated, or did Education Turn Into a Mere Show?
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The Day Everything Stopped Thinking
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Beyond the Wow Factor: The Reality Behind Humanoid Robot Demos
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OpenAI overcame the deep learning wall
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Universal Basic Income should not be conditioned to Automation
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The Robot Revolution That Wasn't
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Amazon's Vulcan: The Reality Behind Industrial Robot Hype
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The Day Everything Stopped Thinking
Recommendation systems choose what we read. Route-planners decide where we go. Smart fridges might soon tell us what’s missing in our lives.But none of…
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We really don't know what human factors lead to car accidents
However, a closer look at the data reveals that while drivers certainly cause many accidents, the percentage is nowhere near the 90+ percent often…
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How did the rich countries really become rich?
Tariffs and industrial espionage in history: During the XIX century, the USA was not only the strongest bastion of protectionist policies, but was also…
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AI and the Hidden Patterns of Knowledge: Automating Scientific Discovery
How Artificial Intelligence Can Uncover Novel Connections and Accelerate Innovation Through Combinatorial Thinking
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The Robot Revolution That Wasn't
Lessons from Food Automation's Big Bets
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Beyond the Wow Factor: The Reality Behind Humanoid Robot Demos
Marketing Promises vs. Technical Realities in Today's Humanoid Robotics
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Data is all you need: a new vision for Robot Learning
A fresh perspective on how we might finally achieve capable, general-purpose robots
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Permanent Future
A literary attempt to share my thoughts as a Professor who teaches robots common sense while secretly suspecting they'll soon be teaching me.
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