In the frenetic world of artificial intelligence, virtual companions have exploded into a market all their own. A recent survey found that some 72 percent of teens said they've experimented with artificial buddies. Of that, over 50 percent say they

While the United States rushes head-first into a self-inflicted energy crisis in an attempt to develop AI with human-level intelligence, or AGI, China is deciding to eye a different goal. Last week, the Chinese State Council unveiled its ten-year