This research on baby and animal consciousness raises the question of whether AI systems, including robots, could be conscious. The ever-increasing presence of robots in our social and cultural ...

The fear of robots taking over human jobs isn't a new one, and not only that, but it's a reality that's a whole lot closer ...

The first part of consciousness, she says ... Suzanne Gildert (right) with the Phoenix humanoid robot Today's AI models, Gildert tells Seth, do an excellent job of mimicking the unconscious ...

“It may be the case that large numbers of conscious systems could be created and caused to suffer,” the researchers say, ...

But this future isn’t guaranteed, and a PhD researcher is hoping to claim back a more hopeful outlook with a robot called Blossom which is specifically built to investigate how humans interact ...