cybernetics

  • This Entrepreneur Wants You to Elect His AI Bot to British Parliament

    This Entrepreneur Wants You to Elect His AI Bot to British Parliament

    Lucas Ropek

    AI isn’t just running lots of your favorite software applications these days. In some parts of the world, it’s actually running for office. Yes, currently, if you’re a Brit, you can vote to elect something called “AI Steve,” a digital avatar of a real person—entrepreneur and political hopeful Steve Endacott—to a seat in the British…

  • Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What’s the Difference?

    Machine Learning vs. Deep Learning: What’s the Difference?

    Lucas Ropek

    Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days, but the fundamentals of how this influential new technology works can be confusing. Two of the most important fields in AI development are “machine learning” and its sub-field, “deep learning.” Here’s a quick explanation of what these two important disciplines are, and how they’re contributing to the evolution of…