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.

The explosion of art made with GPTs and the new market created by NFTs will usher in a Virtual Renaissance that defines 21st century art.

Edward Lee

GM-backed Cruise has announced that it can now operate its driverless car service 24/7 in San Francisco.

Google has unveiled MusicLM, an advanced AI music generator that can produce audio based on a short text description.

Scientific papers have been getting harder to read over time; AI might help reverse the trend.

Etienne Fortier-Dubois

Through clever prompts, OpenAI's red team and public "jailbreakers" are revealing the holes in GPT-4's guardrails.

New AI models, called ALMs, could help chatbots stay connected to reality.

$futuristic Excel collage$

Math and logic are a weakness for chatbot AIs like GPT-4. Access to Excel may help change that.

Just like today with AI, people worried about the printing press' effect on job security and the spread of disinformation.

Online travel agency Expedia has added ChatGPT to its app, giving users a free AI assistant to help them plan a vacation.

The newest version of Agility Robotics’ humanoid robot Digit has new body parts designed to make it more useful in workplaces.

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