Some big tech companies say that they’re just a few years away from artificial general intelligence, a type of AI that can ...

On the one hand, we’re learning that the birth rate is falling all over the world, leading to aging societies and a global population set to decline this century. If trends continue on their present ...

If successfully developed the instrument would be revolutionary in the treatment of conditions like spina bifida - when a baby’s spine does not form properly - which affects one in 1000 babies.

When it comes to whether AI systems, including robots, can be conscious, we run into an old philosophical debate which has raged since before the modern surge in AI, and shows no signs of going away.

WATCH: B.C. researchers developing comforting 'robot' for preemie – Mar 21, 2019 Specialized hospital units that deal with the sickest newborn babies could soon have a new tool in their toolbox.

Do not upset the robot babies, because their knowledge and experience may one day be transferable to a larger, more powerful robot grown-up. The robot grown-ups will have weapons for arms, and ...