It’s a popular concern these days to worry that when machines pass the Turing test, we’ll be replaced by robots. Well, it’s time to be incredibly worried, because we already have. The Turing test, if ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link A computer program named "Eugene Goostman" has convinced a third of human judges into thinking it is a 13-year-old boy, becoming the first machine ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Chillin' with my children in London recently, ...

Long ReadThe British mathematician, whose fate was both exceptional and tragic, is considered a founding figure for the idea of artificial intelligence. His story, long overlooked, continues to be ...