May 22, 2013

medicines - News


Can a Robot make decision ethically?!

EthicalRobot

Robots and other machines equipped with artificial intelligence shoot military targets, distribute cash (think: ATMs), drive cars and deliver medication to patients, to name a few. If people performed these duties, they would be expected to behave in a certain way and follow moral and ethical guidelines. But what about robots? They can’t yet think [...]

Roche Net Income Passes 8% and 58% Profit Increases

Switzerland Roche

Despite a more challenging market, Roche Holdings’ confirmed its full-year outlook on Thursday and posted an 8% jump in its first-half net income because of more drug and diagnostics sales. The Swiss pharmaceutical company also noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has voted to halt the use of Roche’s Avastin drug for treating [...]