Author: Prof Andy Pardoe

It’s no secret that the world’s population is reaching crisis point – and still growing fast. Most developed nations are also encountering the problem of an ageing population, where there are more elderly people than those of working age. The fact is that people are living longer, and, if technology is to have its way (and it will), we will all be living even longer ourselves. What Technolog...

The robots are coming, whether we like it or not. Clearly, if you’re reading this, then you are probably as excited as us about the coming robo-lution. No matter how exciting this new era may be, the rise of the robots does not come without its ethical quandaries. There is certainly a bunch of stuff that we need to address, and soon… 1. Jobs Perhaps the most widely covered concern rising fro...

Transhumanism is the belief that we can use science and technology to evolve beyond our biological bodies and the limitations these bodies place on us. As such, the augmentation of the body and mind is at the forefront of the movement; a movement that is not quite so niche as you might expect. Technologists and futurists, from Elon Musk and Ray Kurzweil, to Bill Gates and Prof. Stephen Hawking, ar...

Ever since Elon Musk announced his acquisition of Neuralink in March 2017, the news has been awash with criticism and commentaries on human computer interfaces. Perhaps the most widely shared of these is the (excruciatingly long) Wait But Why article that broke the Neuralink news. In the article, Tim Urban explains in minute detail how the technology will work. If you haven’t had the pleasure yet,...

Two years today homeAI.info first went live. I am very happy to say that the purpose for site then is still the core purpose of the Informed.AI group of websites, and that is to Support the AI Community. The two year milestone has made us review this mission and we are pleased to revise our mandate to ensure our core message and purpose is clear and easy to understand. The past two years have been...

AI Love You is an interactive show by Heart to Heart Theatre which discusses the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. Putting the audience at the centre of this ‘choose your own story’ play, AI Love You allows the audience to create the fate of the characters. Through voting the audience are asked to make moral decisions that bring our own relationship with technolo...

I am very pleased to announce the official launch of the Chapters Meetup Portal at http://Chapters.Neurons.AI This provide the second dimension to Neurons which is the Offline meetups groups. Online + Offline = Best Platform for AI Practitioners = Neurons.AI We already have an active community in London, and are working with chapter leaders for Singapore and Australia. We are looking to add USA, E...

Its the last week for voting in the 2nd Annual Achievement Awards for Artificial Intelligence at http://Awards.AI. Anyone with an opinion can register their votes against all 21 categories. Voting closes on 15th Jan 2017 Find out more and register your votes at http://Awards.AI

All, While we opened for early registrations at the beginning of the week, we are now officially live in beta mode and welcome continued registrations. We may limit the number of users during the beta mode so we can get feedback and make improvements to the site before we open more widely for sign-ups. During this next six months of beta mode, we welcome everyone’s feedback, suggestions and ...