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.

Meta’s SeamlessM4T AI puts it a step closer to creating a universal translator that eliminates the language barrier for good.

Texas-based robotics company Apptronik has unveiled Apollo, a humanoid robot that could revolutionize the workforce.

PIBOT, a humanoid robot pilot developed in South Korea, is ready to take control of a real plane for the first time.

At DEFCON 2023, ethical hackers targeted generative AIs by OpenAI, Google, and other tech leaders to aid responsible AI development.

ChatGPT is making it possible to digitally resurrect the dead in the form of thanabots: chatbots trained on data of the deceased.

Ross Pomeroy

A new report by MIT researchers highlights the potential of generative AI to help workers with certain writing assignments.

Zach Winn | MIT News Office

Future video games could feature a near-infinite number of possible storylines.

To have a productive session with ChatGPT, think of it as a glider that takes you on journeys through knowledge and possibilities.

James Intriligator

For centuries, a grammatical problem surrounding a meta-rule in Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhyāyī has risked readers misinterpreting the text.

A new AI can can analyze X-rays for a important predictor of heart disease with a high degree of accuracy.

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