It may sound like something from a sci-fi novel, but mind-reading artificial intelligence is closer to reality than you might think. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one area of scientific discovery that many people view with […]
Facial Recognition Failure
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way, with one of its most notable advances being that of facial recognition software. Despite many years of development, the software used by big companies such as Facebook […]
Artificial Intelligence: Future Threat or Future Peace?
The Gryphon discusses the emerging threat that AI is becoming and how it will affect everyone’s life… On the 15th March 2016, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol, the renowned world champion, at the ancient game of […]
Amazon Go: Supermarket Jobs vs. Artificial Intelligence
My first thought was, who do you ask when you can’t find the hummus? But on second thought, the benefits of a cashierless supermarket could potentially outweigh the costs; I’m yet to decide. On Monday, […]
Science-Fiction versus Science Fact
We live in the future. This isn’t meant to be philosophical or grandiose; when you consider the incredible technological advances which have occurred over the last few decades the truth in that statement should be […]
Beware the rise of the machines
From supermarkets with multiple self-checkouts, to borrowing books from libraries without the need for a librarian, it’s clear that automation is upon us. Society won’t stop the advance of technology, but there are questions to […]
How influential have the ideas of Blade Runner been since its original release?
Blade Runner may well be the most influential flop of all time – studio meddling with the initial cut resulted in a compromised picture that attempted to offset its glacial philosophizing by inserting a jarring voiceover from […]