The first is that smart machines are evolving at breakneck speed. Moore’s law—that the computing power available for a given price doubles about every 18 months—continues to apply.

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are now changing how Americans prepare their tax returns. 80,000 pages of tax regulations can wear down the human brain. Good thing computer ...

Research firm Gartner says that full autonomy for smart machines might not be possible -- or even desirable.

Artificial intelligence has found its way into real-world work situations with the latest generation of smart machines. But machines won't be replacing humans anytime soon.

What can’t machine perception do? Machine perception is the capability of a computer to take in and process sensory information in a way that’s similar to how humans perceive the world.

Then, in the mid-20th century, machines began to take on the bulk of computing work, and the definition of “computer” changed. A computer was no longer just a human reckoner.

The combined application of AI, AR and computer vision in smart cities enables public agencies to optimize urban cleaning in a multitude of ways.

It may have been big, slow and lacking in much memory but almost seven decades on we have a lot to thank the creators of Australia’s first programmable computing machine.