Nina Beguš remembers being at an event 10 years ago where a group of engineers showcased new robots that could recognize human emotions and offer basic compliments. It was years before AI chatbots would become fixtures of daily online life. But Beguš, who was beginning her Ph.D. in comparative literature, could already envision what was coming.
How Greek myths and Hollywood hits can help us understand AI today
Reader’s Picks
-
Eldest sons step up financially, while eldest daughters take care of their parents: A new study from the University of [...]
-
A new study from the University of California San Diego finds that adults in California and Louisiana who experienced intimate [...]
-
Probation officers—who supervise nearly 4 million people across the United States—are among the most visible faces of the criminal legal [...]