Robots & AI

New AI generates CRISPR proteins unlike any seen in nature

An AI that generates CRISPR proteins is opening the door to gene editors with capabilities beyond what we’ve found in nature.

Kristin Houser

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Why AI playing video games is a big deal

Google’s SIMA can follow human instructions to play 3D video games. Researchers hopes the platform can one day help AI navigate real-world environments.

Kevin Dickinson

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How Brilliant Labs CEO is creating a “symbiosis of humanity and artificial intelligence”

CEO Bobak Tavangar discusses the philosophy behind Brilliant’s latest device, Frame, and his vision for the future of AI.

Kevin Dickinson

Education

Stanford study finds AI improves the performance of teachers and students

Stanford researchers have developed an AI that can provide useful feedback to teachers, helping them to increase student uptake.

B. David Zarley

AI is going to revolutionize the weather forecast

A tech startup in San Francisco is going to change how the world sees the weather.

Mike Wehner

“Please do not assume the worst”: Students want colleges to teach them how to use AI the right way

Students want to work with their communities, universities, and governments to figure out how to engage productively and responsibly with AI.

Cecilia Ka Yuk Chan and Adam Bridgeman and Danny Liu

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Robotics

This robotic arm study is preparing us for our cyborg future

A new study at the University of Tokyo aims to find out how people feel using robotic arms — and sharing them with others.

Kristin Houser

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Robotics

A general-purpose robot is entering the workforce

Tech startup Sanctuary AI has unveiled Phoenix, a general-purpose robot designed to perform many workplace tasks.

Kristin Houser

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We need more than ChatGPT to have “true AI.” It is merely the first ingredient in a complex recipe

LLMs might be one ingredient in the recipe for true artificial general intelligence, but they are surely not the whole recipe.

Michael Wooldridge

Ecosystems

Adorable robot lawn mower can help save the bees

B. David Zarley

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Wendy’s has a chatbot taking drive-thru orders

A Google-trained chatbot has begun taking orders at a Wendy’s drive-thru, and if a pilot test goes well, the AI could be rolled out widely.

Kristin Houser

A view from the creative frontlines

What can we learn from creatives who have already begun experimenting about with this new wave of generative AI tools about what is to come?

Brandon Stewart

What AI can teach us about copyright and fair use

A copyright lawyer and fair use expert weighs in on the legal implications of these new AI technologies.

Brandon Butler

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