Robots & AI

Alphabet-backed Waymo is leading the robotaxi revolution, but Tesla’s new Cybercab could change everything.

AI chatbots may have certain advantages when roleplaying as our friends. They may also come with downsides that make our loneliness worse.

Flexport is using generative AI to read documents, talk to truckers, and create a “knowledge agent” that’s an expert in shipping.

Guests at the opening of an autonomous systems conference witnessed a drone delivery at Denver's Coors Field.

AI comes with risks that we need to take seriously, but none of the claims that it is going to cause the extinction of humanity explain how.

Nello Cristianini

AI doomsday fears are vague. This framework for the future of AI offers concrete solutions.

Airbus' VSR700, an autonomous helicopter designed for naval use, has successfully completed test flights at sea.

UMG has teamed up with an AI startup to turn its artists’ music into “soundscapes” designed to help listeners sleep, focus, and more.

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

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

Mike Wehner

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

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

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

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