AvatarUnsecurityVideo: Shape-shifting ANYmal is starting to climb with cat-like graceverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Loz BlainANYmal is a truly remarkable robot, capable of standing and lifting things like a humanoid, or slinking around on all fours like a quadruped, with or …
AvatarUnsecurityFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo"Artificial Intelligence" is neither artificial nor intelligent - 3 Quarks Daily3quarksdaily.com - Joseph ShieberDiscussions of artificial intelligence are hard to avoid. A recent Pew study, for example, found that 90% of Americans have heard at least something …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarHungary and E.U. Lock Horns, This Time Over Foreign-Interference Lawverified_publisherThe New York Times - Matina Stevis-GridneffThe European Commission began a disciplinary procedure over recent legislation that focuses on contacts between foreigners and Hungarians. Just days after a major showdown between the European Union and Hungary over aid to Ukraine, the European Commission on Wednesday announced it was opening a new …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarUK government urged to adopt more positive outlook for LLMs to avoid missing ‘AI goldrush’verified_publisherTechCrunch - Paul SawersThe U.K. government is taking too “narrow” a view of AI safety and risks falling behind in the AI gold rush, according to a report released today. The report, published by the parliamentary House of Lords’ Communications and Digital Committee, follows a months-long evidence-gathering effort …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarHow Google perfected the webverified_publisherThe Verge - Mia SatoAs the 14th season of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City came to a close this fall, I found myself on Reddit, reading rumors about the marriage and divorce timeline of one of the show’s stars. Redditors wanted more clues about a fishy relationship history to see if they could uncover a …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarRobots are taking over fast-food kitchens. See how chains are using automation to make chips, salads, burgers, and fries.verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Nancy LunaRestaurant automation is moving to the back of the house, where robots can be found flipping burgers, cooking fries, and assembling mega-size salads and bowls. The biggest changes are happening in the fast-food industry, with chains like Chipotle, Sweetgreen, and White Castle tapping robots to …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarAI companies would be required to disclose copyrighted training data under new billverified_publisherThe Verge - Emilia DavidThe AI Foundation Model Transparency Act aims to make it clear if AI models used copyright data for training. Two lawmakers filed a bill requiring creators of foundation models to disclose sources of training data so copyright holders know their information was taken. The AI Foundation Model …
AvatarUnsecurityFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCory Doctorow Blasts AI as a Fraud-Filled Bubbleverified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor Tangermann"Of course AI is a bubble. It has all the hallmarks of a classic tech bubble." Renowned journalist and science fiction author Cory Doctorow is …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarOpenAI’s technology is upending our everyday lives. It’s overseen exclusively by wealthy, White menverified_publisherCNNNew York CNN — Over the past year, OpenAI has cemented its place as one of the most powerful tech startups in the world. Its release of ChatGPT heralded an artificial intelligence revolution that sent shockwaves through nearly every industry, and the public remains both enamored and terrified by the …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarThe OpenAI saga demonstrates how big corporations dominate the shaping of our technological futureThe Conversation UK - Peter BloomThe dramatic firing and reinstatement of Sam Altman as boss of OpenAI was more than a power shuffle. It was a glimpse at the overwhelming influence …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarMaking an image with generative AI uses as much energy as charging your phoneMIT Technology Review - Melissa HeikkiläThis is the first time the carbon emissions caused by using an AI model for different tasks have been calculated. Each time you use AI to generate an …
AvatarUnsecurityAvatarAvatarRobot hand exceptionally 'human-like' thanks to new 3D printing techniqueLive Science - By Ben TurnerThe hand was printed using a technique called slow-curing, which gives plastics more time to set and makes them more durable. Scientists have created …