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06/02/2018 / By Edsel Cook

China bank uses robots to replace tellers with the goal to eventually become completely staffless

China, a country that has no shortage of manpower, has decided to open its first ever bank branch with robot tellers instead of human ones. In an EJ Insight article, the branch in question plans to transition into a staff-less facility. To enter the robot branch of the China Construction Bank (CCB), a customer swipes […]

04/25/2018 / By David Williams

Manufacturing jobs in the U.S. – or anywhere else – most likely gone for good, say researchers

Will the high rate of manufacturing jobs ever return to the U.S. or other first-world countries? According to new research, as hopeful as this is, it’s highly unlikely. And it’s not just because of the impending robot takeover that’s poised to rid Americans of jobs wholesale. Indeed, the research suggests that it’s down to a number […]

03/22/2018 / By Ethan Huff

The future of AI: How fast it’s growing and the possibility of sci-fi movie scenes coming to pass

Technocrats like Eric Schmidt, the former executive chairman of Google parent company Alphabet, are brimming with glee over the continued advancements being made in the field of artificial intelligence, or AI. But how will these changes affect the social landscape, and what types of threats does this technology pose to humans? Not many at the […]

06/14/2016 / By Greg White

New ‘riot police’ robots emerge in China, armed with electronic shock capabilities, as the world moves to let machines establish order

Would you trust a robot cop over an actual cop? That is the dilemma Chinese citizens are facing with the debut of the country’s first “intelligent security robot.” The machine is a spinning image of one of Dr. Who’s notorious Daleks, and delivers an electric shock to keep rioters in place. It’s also equipped with […]

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