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July 18, 2018

Why is Facebook so keen on robots? It's about AI

  • Planting a flag in the hot field pushes Facebook to innovate and makes it more competitive in attracting AI talent.
    • By RYAN NAKASHIMA
    AP Technology Writer

    SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook announced several new hires of top academics in the field of artificial intelligence Tuesday, among them a roboticist known for her work at Disney making animated figures move in more human-like ways.

    The hires raise a big question — why is Facebook interested in robots, anyway?


     
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