6 Best Deals From the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (2023): Dyson Hair Tools, Fellow Grinder
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A faster way to teach a robot
A new technique enables a human to efficiently fine-tune a robot that failed to complete a desired task with very little effort on the part of the human. Their system uses algorithms, counterfactual explanations, and feedback from the user to generate synthetic data it uses to quickly fine-tune the robot.
How to give AI-based robots empathy so they won’t want to kill us
A team of social scientists, neurologists and psychiatrists at the University of Southern California’s Brain and Creativity Institute, working with colleagues from the Institute for Advanced Consciousness Studies, the University of Central Florida and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have published a Viewpoint piece in the journal Science Robotics outlining a new …
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The 16 Best Shows on Apple TV+ Right Now
From Silo to The Crowded Room, here’s everything you need to be watching on the streamer.
SAP invests directly in three AI startups: Cohere, Anthropic and Aleph Alpha
SAP is the third largest software company in the world in terms of annual revenue, behind only Microsoft and Oracle.Read More
Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand
This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings. It’s the only robot that is able to travel in sand at a depth of 5 inches. It can also travel at a speed of 1.2 millimeters per second–roughly 4 …
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Right to be Forgotten laws must extend to generative AI, say researchers
If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.”
How AI can improve the future of incident response
At VentureBeat Transform 2023, Providence healthcare CISO Adam Zoeller emphasized the importance of proactive incident response with AI.Read More
Automakers Say They Resolved the Right-to-Repair Fight. Critics Aren’t Ready to Make Peace
An auto industry pact claims to end the controversy over car data that has embroiled repair shops, parts manufacturers, and car owners. But many doubts remain.
Robotics: New skin-like sensors fit almost everywhere
Researchers have developed an automatic process for making soft sensors. These universal measurement cells can be attached to almost any kind of object. Applications are envisioned especially in robotics and prosthetics.