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

A stylized digital illustration of a hand wearing a futuristic SIMA glove, manipulating a ghostly image of a game controller against a dark, gradient background.

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

A man wearing a gray beanie, white AI glasses, and a green puffer jacket smiles subtly against a light brown background.

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

Idea amplification is the really exciting potential of generative AI

Former OpenAi researcher Kenneth Stanley explores the potential for AI to help us unlock new creativity by turning former dead ends into viable paths forward.

Dr. Kenneth O. Stanley

Why artists shouldn’t fear AI

Advancements in generative art have many human artists on edge. But should they be worried?

Kirby Ferguson

How AI is changing music forever

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Musicians and technologists Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst discuss the AI music revolution and the critical importance of artist consent in building this new future

Computer Science

How to stop runaway AI

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Professor Stuart J. Russell warns that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity unless we can ensure that these systems remain aligned with human values and goals.

These “AI Artists” don’t want to ape existing art — they want to create something new entirely

We sat down with two prominent AI artists to talk about their projects and their quest to create new genres.

Brandon Stewart

History

Is the disruption caused by AI art actually new, or does it just feel new?

From paint in tubes to typewriters to photography to digital art, the history of creativity is a history of disruptive technologies.

Louis Anslow

a robot hand comprising five fingers attached to a pentagon-shaped base. the fingers are holding an L-shaped block

Robotics

“Blind” robot hand can operate solely by touch

Columbia University’s new robot hand can deftly manipulate objects without seeing them, allowing it to work in complete darkness.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains

Self-organising networks of tiny silver wires appear to learn and remember in much the same way as the thinking hardware in our heads.

Zdenka Kuncic and Alon Loeffler

“Relationships 5.0”: Are people going to start dating AI?

Online dating is so mainstream that you’re an outlier if you haven’t met your partner on an app — so why not AI?

Joris Van Ouytsel and Marco Dehnert

a large machine driving long steel beams deep into the ground

Robotics

Massive autonomous robot is 3 to 5 times faster than a human construction crew

Built Robotics has unveiled an autonomous construction robot that speeds up the installation of utility-scale solar farms.

Kristin Houser

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