'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own, but experts ...

These robots can figure out how to do a task after watching humans do it

Swiss scientists have published research showing AI-informed robots can learn how to self correct and teach other robots how to behave. It raises questions of consciousness in artificial intelligence.
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Conscious Robots Will Be 'Bigger Than Curing Cancer,' Scientists Say

The latest robot research about robots choosing new behavior is a step beyond artificial intelligence. Instead of simply adapting to situations, a conscious robot would proactively improve itself. Is ...
Time

Robots Won’t Need Rights—But Maybe Kindness

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 10: Actor Haley Joel Osment discusses his new series "The Spoils Before Dying" at AOL Studios In New York on July 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Adela Loconte/WireImage) NEW ...
Observer

Why Robots Observe, But Humans Still Decide

As data centers scale and autonomous systems become more common, Micropolis Robotics’ Alexander Rugaev unpacks an operational ...