Bill Gates says robots should pay an income tax like humans do, reports Tech in Asia
According to it, this could save as much as four billion pounds a year for the UK
19 mn bot accounts were tweeting in support of either Trump or Hillary Clinton before US elections
Differing assumptions, and sheer uncertainty about the future, explain the conflicting outlooks
Virtual reality in particular has dominated the news throughout the year
The Partnership on AI, unites Amazon, Facebook, Google, IBM and Microsoft
Robots are more solution than problem for China
The four-day annual conference, which began on Sunday, has 3,500 invite-only participants exploring "The Future of Human Kind."