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AIs invent weird new limbs to beat virtual obstacle courses

Simulated robots can learn to control their bodies in many creative ways, and now they can also build the best limbs for crossing through an obstacle course

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AI's dirty secret: Energy-guzzling machines may fuel global warming

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Find out how outrageously weird octopuses are – take our quiz

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Find out how outrageously weird octopuses are – take our quiz

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Iyad Rahwan

Technology

Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure

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Technology

AI has reimagined nature and it’s both amazing and terrifying

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A robot captivates a group of children

Technology

Facebook's AI is writing short stories and they actually make sense

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Mind-reading devices can now access your thoughts and dreams using AI

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Mind-reading devices can now access your thoughts and dreams using AI

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Stupid AI: How humans can stop machines from falling for visual tricks

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Stupid AI: How humans can stop machines from falling for visual tricks

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People are more clued up about science than you might think

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Honeybee swarms act like superorganisms to stay together in high winds

A honeybee swarm behaves like a superorganism by changing shape in response to physical stress – although doing so means individuals take on a greater burden

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Technology

AI tries bad improv comedy to trick people into thinking it is human

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Life

Birds can learn to understand the meanings of other species' calls

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Technology

Artificial intelligence is about to revolutionise warfare. Be afraid

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The Martians have landed in London, and they're hogging the camera

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