The first is that smart machines are evolving at breakneck speed. Moore’s law—that the computing power available for a given price doubles about every 18 months—continues to apply.

What can’t machine perception do? Machine perception is the capability of a computer to take in and process sensory information in a way that’s similar to how humans perceive the world.

Research firm Gartner says that full autonomy for smart machines might not be possible -- or even desirable.

Chief information officers need to plan for smart machines to replace workers and boost profit margins. You may not like the outcome.

Then, in the mid-20th century, machines began to take on the bulk of computing work, and the definition of “computer” changed. A computer was no longer just a human reckoner.

In the Industrial Revolution, new technologies displaced manual jobs while also creating demands for new skills. Will smart machines replace knowledge work–and create demand for a new kind of ...

It may have been big, slow and lacking in much memory but almost seven decades on we have a lot to thank the creators of Australia’s first programmable computing machine.