The Scarlet Briefing 9/16

The Scarlet Briefing

Every week, the team at Scarlet shares what we consider the most compelling news in A.I., digital assistants and technology that affects and helps the lives of humans. Here are this week’s picks.

• A panel of academics and industry thinkers have released “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030,” a report on how A.I. will impact our quality of life in the future. (Robohub)
• From that same report, here are 5 ways A.I. will be part of our lives by 2030 that you might not be anticipating. (ScienceMag)
• Meanwhile in New Zealand, an army of small dancing robots took the place of humans to line up for the new iPhone. (CNet)
• While dancing, queuing robots are cute, the idea of killer Terminator-types on the battlefield is not. Luckily, the U.S. Defense Secretary says he has no plans to allow autonomous ‘bots to fight in wartime without humans behind the wheel. (CNBC)
• In Silicon Valley, robots aren’t waiting in line or targeting enemies — they’re making your pizza. (Phys.org)
• The controversial decision by Apple to remove the headphone jack from its new phone isn’t only a problem for our favorite headphones. A whole ecosystem of accessories, products and services utilize the socket. What will become of them? (TechCrunch)
• The director of the FBI puts a piece of tape over his webcam and thinks that you should, too. (HotHardware)

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