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

Generative AI: The technology of the year for 2022

It's made headlines so often that there is no question that 2022 will be remembered as the year that Generative AI stunned the world.

Louis Rosenberg

Ad-free search engine to launch ChatGPT-like AI feature

The ad-free Neeva search engine is adding an AI feature that will answer user queries with conversational text, rather than lists of links.

Kristin Houser

“DALL-E 2 of biology” designs proteins for new drugs

The Chroma AI's ability to design proteins with structures no one has ever seen before could revolutionize medicine.

Kristin Houser

Robotics

These “Kanga and Joey” bots will dive into the sewers, so we don’t have to

A new generation of smart, miniature robots could soon carry out the vital inspections and repairs needed to keep the sewer system afloat.

Sam Jarman

Five creative ways people are using ChatGPT

Internet users are getting creative with OpenAI’s new chatbot, ChatGPT, using it to plot movies, write menus, and more.

Kristin Houser

Robotics

“Korean Google” opens the world’s first robot-friendly building

Tech giant Naver Corporation designed its new headquarters, 1784, to be a "robot-friendly" testing ground for its latest technologies.

Kristin Houser

An interview with ChatGPT about itself

Freethink interviews OpenAI’s ChatGPT, an AI chatbot capable of generating conversational text, code, and more in response to prompts.

Kristin Houser and Daniel Bier

Diplomacy game AI can negotiate, form alliances, and persuade people

The game of Diplomacy, based on social skills, has long been seen as a tough challenge for AI. But Meta’s CICERO has proven itself up to the task.

B. David Zarley

The (robotic) doctor will see you now

Study finds patients are receptive to interacting with robots designed to evaluate symptoms in a contact-free way.

Anne Trafton | MIT News Office

AI is helping to ID victims in Holocaust photos

The new website From Numbers to Names uses facial recognition tech to identify previously anonymous faces in Holocaust photos.

Kristin Houser

Sections

Video

Freethink

We focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future.