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There are plenty of wild statements being thrown around about artificial intelligence – from a threat to our jobs to a threat to the human race as we know it. So is this all hyperbole or are the fears actually based on some facts? We investigate. So what is artificial intelligence? The concept of artificial intelligence is that computer systems can be used to perform tasks that would normally require a human. These can range from speech recognition and translation into different languages, all the way through to visual perception and even decision making. Broadly speaking, anything can be considered artificial intelligence if it involves a program doing something that we would normally think would rely on the intelligence of a human. Quite how this is achieved is not the point – just the fact that it can be done, is a sign of artificial intelligence. The different levels of artificial intelligence Within the realm of artificial intelligence, there are different classif...

Generally speaking a bot is any software that performs an automated task, however, we are interested in the class of bots that live in chat platforms called chatbots. In this context, there are many possible definitions and some confusion about what a bot is. This is partly because there are so many varied use cases for bots and these influence what people perceive a chatbot to be. The most intuitive definition is that a bot is a software that can have a conversation with a human. For example, a user could ask the bot a question or give it an instruction and the bot could respond or perform an action as appropriate. MISCONCEPTIONS This definition however often leads to two potential misconceptions. The biggest misconception that arises is that a chatbot is a bot that converses with a human in the way that another human would converse with a human. Software or even a robot that communicates with a human in natural language is not difficult to imagine. Science fiction is full of ex...

Google is likely to launch a high-performance Chromebook called  Google Pixelbook at a starting price of $1,199. Pixelbook will come in Silver, with 128GB ($1,199), 256GB ($1,399) and 512GB ($1,749) storage options, tech website Droid Life reported late on Tuesday. Unlike earlier Chromebook Pixel units, the new Pixelbook folds into a tablet and comes with official Pixelbook Pen which will be sold separately for $99. The Pixebool Pen is pressure sensitive, with tilt support and supposedly no lag, the report added. Google might make a formal announcement for Pixelbook at its flagship phone launch event on October 4. Google is likely to launch a high-performance Chromebook called Google Pixelbook at a starting price of $1,199 (Rs 77,150). Pixelbook is expected to come in Silver, with 128GB ($1,199), 256GB ($1,399) and 512GB ($1,749) storage options, tech website Droid Life reported late on Tuesday. Unlike earlier Chromebook P...