This section will provide links to news stories and websites that contain interesting AI related news events and stories. I will hopefully be able to update this section every few weeks so keep checking back for the latest stories.
The online search and news world is plenty crowded these days. But a group of former Sun Microsystems and Netscape engineers have carved out a space where few other Internet-only companies have ventured: local news. - Mercurynews - more
A $1 million race across the Mojave Desert by driverless robots ended Saturday after all 15 entries either broke down or withdrew - USA Today - more
A trumpet-playing robot has been developed by Japanese car maker Toyota - BBC News - more
Computer Simulation to Stimulate Soldiers to Speak in Tongues - ABCNEWS - more
Brain-Reading Technology Becomes New Tool in Courts - ABCNEWS - more
A fleet of unmanned vehicles is lining up to compete in the Grand Challenge, a 350-kilometre race over rough terrain from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. - Nature.com - more
The centerpiece of the Carnegie Learning method, developed by Carnegie Mellon University researchers, is a computer program that combines traditional algebra problems with technology that can assess a student's progress and skill level. - Pittsburgh Tribune - more
A human exoskeleton, which could help soldiers and fire-fighters carry heavy loads, is about to take its first public steps. - New Scientist - more
Small robots with friendly faces have helped out in the development of handheld translation gadgets to be tried out by travellers in Japan. - BBC News - more
A software programmer from Wolverhampton has developed an army of 100,000 virtual robots to search internet chatrooms to track down paedophiles. Birmingham Post - more
Can computer games be devised to model the thinking and predict the actions of allies, enemies and even terrorists? - Popular Science - more
Researchers are developing a system that may be able to sense people’s needs and adjust conditions accordingly - Shorthorn News - more
A article about AI and how it has reached everyday life - The Gaurdian - more
New roboreceptionist greets visitors at CMU's computer science department - Postgazette - more
The annual international Machinista festival is calling for entries once again. - macworld - more
In today's stock market, detecting illegal insider trading is a complex business, with elaborate surveillance techniques, artificial-intelligence programs -- and some old-fashioned detective work - Ohiojournal - more