Artificial Intelligence – Satanic Spawn?

BY DOMINIC WIGHTMAN There are certain draws to the idea of getting bathed, fed and massaged by a robot, as long as it can perform in Jolie and Loren modes. Having an AI maid or butler to feed the dogs, take out the trash, poop-a-scoop and pump up the car tyres – one that doesn’t grunt, require a salary or dare answer back – sounds … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence – Satanic Spawn?

Farming’s Robot Idealism

BY JIM WEBSTER I saw an interesting comment somewhere in the farming press. Apparently in agriculture we’re going to have to get with the programme and adopt more cutting edge technology. The ‘smart home’ is here, we’re now going to have the ‘smart farm’. Certainly moving to robot milking is now an option for dairy farmers. Economics and other factors might mean it’s not for … Continue reading Farming’s Robot Idealism