Sprawling CES gadgetfest a world stage for AI and its hype

Analysts expect the annual trade event, which drew more than 142,000 attendees last year, to be a sprawling affair with vendors pitching products from humanoid robots and exoskeletons to AI-infused toys and huge autonomous mining vehicles. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO, United States: Dreams about the vast potential of artificial intelligence will collide with cold, hard reality as the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off in Las Vegas on Jan 6.

Science fiction portrays AI as superintelligence that can operate faster and better than people can, and do it autonomously.