#435370 The Rise of the Robots. Soon!

Are we the masters of our own eventual demise at the…hand of our robot creations? From where I’m standing, it sure looks like it!

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#435292 It’s a draw! Humanoid artist

There goes another human skill! This humanoid artist sketches people via AI. Any good? You decide…

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#435276 RoMeLa UCLA Robotics

Some cool bipedal and humanoid robots from the UCLA lab.

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#435313 This Week’s Awesome Stories From ...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Microsoft Invests $1 Billion in OpenAI to Pursue Holy Grail of Artificial IntelligenceJames Vincent | The Verge“i‘The creation of AGI will be the most important technological development in human history, with the potential to shape the trajectory of humanity,’ said [OpenAI cofounder] Sam Altman. ‘Our mission is to ensure that AGI technology benefits all of humanity, and we’re working with Microsoft to build the supercomputing foundation on which we’ll build AGI.’i”
ROBOTICS
UPS Wants to Go Full-Scale With Its Drone […] Continue Reading…

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#435308 Brain-Machine Interfaces Are Getting ...

Elon Musk grabbed a lot of attention with his July 16 announcement that his company Neuralink plans to implant electrodes into the brains of people with paralysis by next year. Their first goal is to create assistive technology to help people who can’t move or are unable to communicate.
If you haven’t been paying attention, brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) that allow people to control robotic arms with their thoughts might sound like science fiction. But science and engineering efforts have already […] Continue Reading…

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