Machines with Brains

Robots and artificial intelligence are upending everything we believed about what it means to be human. Human brains power robotic limbs; chatbots act as our digital replicas; cars drive themselves. Humanity is, in effect, getting an upgrade. Capabilities that were once unique to people are now powering technologies that could extend and deepen our lives—or supplant our livelihoods. Quartz explores the technologies, personalities, and companies ushering in the age of the intelligent machine.