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.

Named Genie, the AI can create a short video games from a single image. It could one day create a wide range of interactive environments.

Despite their brief history, computers and AI have fundamentally changed what we see, what we know, and what we do.

Max Roser | Our World in Data

Cognition Labs has unveiled Devin, an AI software engineer that can build websites from scratch, debug code, and more.

Existing AI systems include tools that predict weather, track icebergs, and identify pollution, all of which can help fight climate change.

Victoria Masterson

Elon Musk is suing OpenAI, claiming it has breached its agreement to develop artificial general intelligence for the benefit of all humanity.

Robert Chapman-Smith

What makes a robot seem competent and trustworthy might be different for different people.

Thanks to the Vesuvius Challenge, we may be on the verge of the biggest literary discovery of the ancient world in decades.

Tim Brinkhof

Robotics startup Figure AI just shared a video showing its humanoid robot completing a fully autonomous “real world task.”

In the Davos session, "Technology in a Turbulent World," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman explained where he sees AI heading.

Kate Whiting

India's farmers combat climate change, pestilence, and financial burdens, with AI-driven initiatives offering transformative solutions.

Staff at World Economic Forum

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