Boston Dynamics as well as five other robotics companies recently signed an open letter promising not to weaponize general-purpose robots— a much needed relief to the public. Agility Robotics, ANYbotics, Clearpath Robotics, Open Robotics, Unitree, and Boston Dynamics—the six leading…
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Amazon Reveals New AI Device that can track Sleeping Patterns
Amazon, the tech and e-commerce giant announced on Wednesday that it would start selling a device that can track sleeping patterns without a wristband later this year. Called ‘Halo Rise’, the device will make use of artificial intelligence and no-contact…
AI Shows How Humans Misjudge Political Images
Researchers from Cornell and its partner institutions conducted a study on the kinds of mistakes humans make when examining images. This study may enable computer algorithms that assist us in making better decisions regarding visual information, like moderating online content…
Cassie, a Running Robot Breaks Guinness World Record for 100-Meter Dash
A bipedal robot referred to as ‘Cassie’ has just earned the official Guinness World Record of the fastest 100 meters ran by a bipedal robot. Cassie was created under the direction of Robotics Professor Jonathan Hurst at Agility Robotics, a…
New AI Bias Law in New York Causes Uncertainty
A law in New York City which comes into effect in January 2023, requires companies to audit the assessments of biases along the lines of race and gender, in the AI systems they use to hire. Under this law, the…
Tiny Autonomous Robots Can Move on Human Hair
Cornell University is currently leading the race to create the smallest and most efficient robots. A team from the university recently developed a set of robots small enough to sit on human hair, and with the ability to move on…
David Deutsch, “Father of Quantum Computing” is awarded $3 million Physics Prize
David Deutsch, a theoretical physicist won the most sought-after prize in science for his contributions to the field of quantum computing. Affiliated with the University of Oxford, Deutsch shared the $3m Breakthrough prize money in fundamental physics with three researchers…
Annual Salary for U.S. Engineers Drops
In 2021, the average income of engineers and other tech professionals in the U.S. went up to $160,097 from $154,443 in 2020. The IEEE-USA 2022 Salary & Benefits Survey revealed the bump in pay. However, when converted to real dollars,…
Report Reveals that TikTok Search Results are filled with Misinformation
According to a research report published on Wednesday, anyone using Tiktok to learn about topics such as climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine or COVID-19 is likely to encounter misleading or incorrect information. The researchers at NewsGuard found that…
Scientists Create ‘Erica’, an AI System that can laugh
Scientists are creating an AI system that understands the concept of humor, and laughs in the right way and at the right time. The laughing robot called Erica, could improve natural conversations between AI systems and people, according to the…