Robots & AI

AI researcher François Chollet thought we needed a better way to measure progress on the path to AGI — so he made one.

Generative AIs start churning out nonsense when trained on synthetic data — a problem that could put a ceiling on their ability to improve.

A new kind of AI chip developed by a team of Harvard dropouts could shift the ground beneath our massive AI economy.

General Motors subsidiary Cruise is quickly expanding its commercial robotaxi service to more cities in the US.

A new study found that AI can use a patient’s initial skin cancer growth to predict their risk of melanoma recurrence.

Verge Genomics has begun a trial of their AI-found ALS drug candidate, one of the first tests for this new method of drug discovery.

Audio deepfakes potentially pose a huge threat, as people often communicate via phone calls, radio, and voice recordings.

Patrick Traynor and Logan Blue

Shutterstock will make AI-generated images available on its website, while also compensating creators for helping train the AI.

There is currently no possibility of the world reaching the 30% target for marine protected areas with existing policies. Tech to the rescue?

Saleem Mustafa

Carbon Robotics’ LaserWeeder is a smart farming robot that identifies weeds and then kills them using high-power lasers.

New AI tools are helping doctors screen healthy patients for diseases early, when treatments are most effective.

Combating the rise of facial-recognition technology, designers have created clothing and accessories to help to conceal people's identities.

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