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The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention, more than 2,500 years ago. In this groundbreaking account of the earliest expressions of the timeless impulse to create artificial life, Adrienne Mayor tells the fascinating story of how ancient Greek, Roman, Indian, and Chinese myths envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices, and human enhancements - and how these visions relate to and reflect the ancient invention of real animated machines.

In this audiobook, David Gunkel offers a provocative attempt to think about what has been previously regarded as unthinkable: whether and to what extent robots and other technological artifacts of our own making can and should have any claim to moral and legal standing.

This book is a profound exploration of the external influences that shape human consciousness, from healing rituals to digital devices. In this voyage through thousands of years of psychosomatic healing, distinguished anthropologist and sociologist Roger Bartra examines the placebo effect as a key to our understanding of human consciousness. Shamans and Robots demonstrates how biology and technology become intertwined within human culture by using the various histories of ritual and symbolic healing to speculate about future developments in artificial intelligence.

In the movies, robots can be terrifying. In reality, thinking machines are disrupting the world in ways that are even more disturbing than in Hollywood fantasies - but they also have the potential to change our lives for the better. In this stirring, visionary work, acclaimed roboticist Dr. Ayanna Howard explores how the tech world’s racial and sexual biases are infecting the next generation of Artificial Intelligence, with profoundly negative effects for humans of all genders and races.

In Robot-Proof, Northeastern University president Joseph Aoun proposes a way to educate the next generation of college students to invent, to create, and to discover - to fill needs in society that even the most sophisticated artificial intelligence agent cannot. A "robot-proof" education, Aoun argues, is not concerned solely with topping up students' minds with high-octane facts. Rather, it calibrates them with a creative mindset and the mental elasticity to invent, discover, or create something valuable to society.

No longer an uncertain technology of the distant future, artificial intelligence is starting to shape every aspect of our daily lives, from how we think to who we love. In this urgent polemic, leading barrister Susie Alegre explores the ways in which artificial intelligence threatens our fundamental human rights—including the rights to life, liberty and fair trial; the right to private and family life; and the right to free expression—and how we protect those rights.

For decades, science-fiction writers have amazed us and terrorized us with their portrayal of the world of artificial intelligence - from armies of cyborgs to legions of programmed zombies. Today we are now living in that future age of robots and artificial intelligence, and all those dreams of the past are coming true.

For decades, science-fiction writers have amazed us and terrorized us with their portrayal of the world of artificial intelligence - from armies of cyborgs to legions of programmed zombies. Today, we are now living in that future age of robots and artificial intelligence and all those dreams of the past are coming true. Mechanical robots will soon be outdated with biologically created humanoids connected to each other across the globe. They will self-repair, gather energy from the sun, and live forever. They will be all-knowing and all-powerful like Gods that will walk the Earth.

Robots have evolved far from the typical metal, shiny, stiff-joint inventions you see in the movies. Dive in to learn all about different types of robots - from tiny ingestible robots that can save your life to autonomous insect robots that will one day swarm the skies.

Robots have the potential to greatly improve the quality of our lives at home, at work, and at play. Customized robots working alongside people will create new jobs, improve the quality of existing jobs, and give people more time to focus on what they find interesting, important, and exciting.

From the cotton gin and the steam engine to electricity and the transistor, new technologies have been revolutionizing the world for centuries, transforming life and labor and enabling an extraordinary flourishing of human development. Now some argue that advances in automation and artificial intelligence are causing us to take yet another world-historical leap into the unknown.

Helen Greiner, co-founder of iRobot and founder of CyPhy Works, talks to Foreign Affairs about robots, Star Wars, and how to bring futuristic technology to market.

"Don’t Fear the Robots" is from the October 26, 2015 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Steve Lohr and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

The term “robotics revolution” evokes images of the future: a not-too-distant future, perhaps, but an era surely distinct from the present.

"Thriving in the Robot Workplace" is from the September 09, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Alexandra Levit and narrated by Paul Ryden.

Six months ago, Microsoft’s Bill Gates proposed a robot tax, on the grounds that if workers pay taxes, so too should the machines that take their jobs. Such a policy would, in Gates’s words, “slow down the speed” of automation, thereby allowing societies to “manage [the] displacement” of workers. The idea speaks to a widespread sense that the labor market isn’t working like it used to.

"Grace Gummer on 'Mr. Robot' and Being Meryl Streep's Daughter" is from the July 10, 2016 Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Ruth La Ferla and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"China Censors WeChat Rumors, including the One about Robots Taking Over" is from the June 24, 2016 Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by Javier C. Hernández and narrated by Paul Ryden.

"Arms Control Groups Urge Human Control of Robot Weaponry" is from the April 11, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by John Markoff and narrated by Kristi Burns.

Join Tommy as he delves into the cutting-edge world of AI and humanoid robots in Really Robots. In this show, we explore how artificial intelligence is not just a concept of the future but a reality shaping our world today. Through data-driven stories, Tommy works with various types of AI to uncover the fascinating ways technology is transforming industries, society, and our daily lives. From lifelike humanoid robots to advanced AI systems, Really Robots takes you on a journey into the heart of innovation, revealing how the future is unfolding right before our eyes.