This brand-new 1500 m2 factory located in Bois-D'arcy, near Paris, does not manufacture car parts or aircraft engines. No, it makes hearts. The first Carmat artificial heart manufacturing plant has just obtained its certification and is moving to the industrial stage. 800 hearts will be produced
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Artificial intelligence has managed to be better than experienced dermatologists at spotting skin cancers in a series of photos, a team of researchers announced on May 28. The machine is effective in 95 % cases, better than the performance of human doctors.
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The rapid development of the so-called NBIC technologies - nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science - is giving rise to possibilities that have long been in the realm of science fiction. Disease, aging, and even death are all human realities that these technologies seek to bring to the forefront.
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With the current topics of digital transformation in production, human-robot collaboration and service robotics, robotization is intensifying, strongly contributing to the establishment of Industry 4.0 where Man bears more responsibility than ever before. Automation of economies is accelerating worldwide: the new medium
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La transformation digitale des entreprises, l’apparition des robots dans tous les secteurs d’activité, l’omniprésence de l’Intelligence artificielle, autant de mutations qui enthousiasment ou inquiètent, selon les cas, mais qui posent toutes débat. Jean-Frédéric Real, Directeur de l’Innovation de Scalian, un groupe français spécialiste des systèmes numériques, apporte sa pierre à
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An international study predicts that the development of robotics will pave the way for a radical overhaul of current work practices and legal frameworks. According to the report, published by the IBA, the powerful international association of lawyers, innovation in artificial intelligence could force governments to legislate, among other things.
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En mars prochain, un important assureur japonnais remplacera 34 de ses employés par une intelligence artificielle. Cela viendrait à conforter le rapport publié en 2015 par l’Institut de recherche Nomura, prévoyant que près de la moitié des emplois au Japon sera tenue par des robots en 2035. Déjà, aux USA,
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Conversational agents (English chatbots) have recently been in the news, including Microsoft's Tay. They take us back to an ancient tradition that, from the golem to science fiction, from Turing to robotic customer service, has generated all kinds of worries and fantasies. Chatbot dialogues with humans
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« Chef-Cui » est le nom de code de ce robot coupeur de Noodles, désormais cloné par dizaines pour remplacer le petit personnel dans les restaurants en Chine. Non, ce n’est pas une blague ! L’histoire : un restaurateur chinois a décidé de se passer des étudiants comme coupeurs de nouilles. Non pas
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