3D printing robot creates extreme shock-absorbing shape, with help of AI
See how an autonomous robot created a shock-absorbing shape no human ever could — and what it means for designing safer helmets, packaging, car bumpers, and more.
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them just once
Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment through the erasure still challenges researchers. The latest edition of Apple’s AirPods Pro, for instance, automatically adjusts sound levels for wearers—sensing when they’re in conversation, for instance—but the user has little control over whom to …
How Microsoft sees its Models-as-a-Service feature democratizing access to AI
A deep dive into Microsoft’s Models-as-a-Service program and how it helps developers focus on ideas instead of managing AI infrastructure.Read More
Meta introduces Chameleon, an early-fusion multimodal model
AI researchers at Meta, the company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and many other products, have designed and built a multimodal model to compete with the likes of Google’s Gemini.
Two types of LLMs found able to equal or outperform humans on theory of mind tests
An international team of psychologists and neurobiologists has found via experimentation that two types of LLMs are able to equal or outperform humans on theory of mind tests. In their study reported in the journal Nature Human Behavior, the group administered theory of mind tests to volunteers and compared the average results with those from …
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Scarlett Johansson Says OpenAI Ripped Off Her Voice for ChatGPT
In a scorching statement, Scarlett Johansson claims that after she turned down an invitation to voice ChatGPT, OpenAI brazenly mimicked her distinctive tones anyway.
Robot-phobia could exasperate hotel, restaurant labor shortage
Using more robots to close labor gaps in the hospitality industry may backfire and cause more human workers to quit, according to a new study. The study, involving more than 620 lodging and food service employees, found that ‘robot-phobia’ — specifically the fear that robots and technology will take human jobs — increased workers’ job …
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AI trained to draw inspiration from images, not copy them
Powerful new artificial intelligence models sometimes, quite famously, get things wrong—whether hallucinating false information or memorizing others’ work and offering it up as their own. To address the latter, researchers led by a team at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a framework to train AI models on images corrupted beyond recognition.
From sci-fi to reality: The dawn of emotionally intelligent AI
The future might see AI becoming an integral part of emotional support networks, providing companionship that feels empathetic and informed.Read More
The 18 Best PlayStation Plus Games (May 2024)
What should you play next on your PS5 or PS4? From Fallout 4 to Ghost of Tsushima, Sony’s subscription service has a ton of great video games.