The study shows that for decades automation has been adopted primarily to streamline structured and repetitive work. In sectors such as accounting, logistics, insurance and back-office administration, ...

To a layperson, technology and biological life may seem like opposite poles. However, the tech industry regularly draws lessons from living organisms, striving to build tools and systems that not only ...

Debates about artificial intelligence miss a crucial point: the real issue is not whether AI is powerful, but whether we use ...

Every year, as hundreds of Harvard students dutifully shuffle through Economics and Computer Science department requirements in hopes of an approving scribble on their degree, a few eccentrics design ...

Human augmentation technology offers vast potential for many different industries. These developments combine medicine and technology to increase the capabilities of the human body. However, those ...

The prospect of transformative “enhancement” of human abilities has tantalized and inspired invention and innovation through the ages. The Center survey asked respondents a series of questions about ...