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Lazy coders are training artificial intelligences to be sexist

Machines are only a reflection of culture – and a mix of linguistics and laziness encourages them to pick up our prejudices

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What is it like to be a bot? The strange world of telerobotics

Technology

What is it like to be a bot? The strange world of telerobotics

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Barbie dolls in Hello Dreamhouse

Technology

Are smart toys spying on kids and stealing their imagination?

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Man with robot, a scene from Lo and Behold

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The internet is so vast we need to get theological to grasp it

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A person wearing a virtual reality headset stands in front of a brick wall with an arm outstretched

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Could sex robots and virtual reality treat paedophilia?

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Why granny's only robot will be a sex robot

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Why granny's only robot will be a sex robot

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The rebirth of calm: Why we need technology with manners

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The rebirth of calm: Why we need technology with manners

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Robo-Don Draper: The ad firm where the new boss is a robot

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Robo-Don Draper: The ad firm where the new boss is a robot

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Simone Giertz with lipstick all round her mouth, clearly applied by a robotic arm

Technology

The many reasons why we love useless robots

Opinion

a woman, probably in bed, kind of fuzzy picture, with her phone in front of her, obscuring her face from our view. she's alone.

Technology

Barks and _ebooks: why we love robo Twitter accounts

The burgeoning number of Twitter bots shows how much we need to connect to each other - and shines a light on lives unlike our own

Opinion

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AI, AI on the wall. Who's the fairest of them all?

Opinion

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Hey Siri, how do we make virtual assistants more trustworthy?

Opinion

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The hot new job in Silicon Valley is being a robot's assistant

Opinion

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Not Like Us: How should we treat the robots we live alongside?

Opinion