Fortune.com has an article with prominent scientists and technologists -- including Rodney Brooks -- offered their take on robots, digital life, and the ‘yuck factor’ in tech; Four Voices on the Future.
Bangkok Post reports of a hardware circuit which could help complex computations with VLSI design -- Brain-like Chip Brings AI Closer to Reality.
The Scotsman has a story about BT futurologist Ian Pearson, who claims an AI-driven boost is just around the corner; New Technology Boom Forecast.
The EE Times mentions new research in smart assistants: Research Expert Ponders Next Killer Application.
Another quick one in the ABC News, Blueprint for the Future: How Science and Technology Will Change Architecture. Much untapped potential there too...
Finally, one about Ray Kurzweil in the Guardian; Machine Visionary.