Speedy robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces
A new gripper robot grasps by reflex. Rather than start from scratch after a failed attempt, the bot adapts in the moment to reflexively roll, palm, or pinch an object to get a better hold.
Announcements at RSAC 2023 show alliances, AI defining the future of cybersecurity
RSAC 2023 showed AI and new partnerships are now key to cybersecurity, with efficacy and visibility among the essential goals.Read More
Deep-learning system explores materials’ interiors from the outside
Maybe you can’t tell a book from its cover, but according to researchers at MIT you may now be able to do the equivalent for materials of all sorts, from an airplane part to a medical implant. Their new approach allows engineers to figure out what’s going on inside simply by observing properties of the …
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EU lawmakers pass draft of AI Act, includes copyright rules for generative AI
After months of negotiations and two years after a draft rules were proposed, EU lawmakers have a draft of the Artificial Intelligence Act.Read More
The 10 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now
The streaming service doesn’t quite have Netflix’s back catalog, but it has a solid lineup.
Optical neural networks hold promise for image processing
Cornell researchers have developed an optical neural network (ONN) that can filter relevant information from a scene before the visual image is detected by a camera, a method that may make it possible to build faster, smaller and more energy-efficient image sensors.
A US Bill Would Ban Kids Under 13 From Joining Social Media
The legislation would insert the government into online platforms’ age-verification efforts—a move that makes some US lawmakers queasy.
US senator open letter calls for AI security at ‘forefront’ of development
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner issues an open letter calling for companies to put AI security at the forefront of development.Read More
How a horse whisperer can help engineers build better robots
New research shows us that age-old interactions between people and their horses can teach us something about building robots designed to improve our lives.
A power-efficient engine that can disentangle the visual attributes of objects
Most humans are innately able to identify the individual attributes of sensory stimuli, such as objects they are seeing, sounds they are hearing, and so on. While artificial intelligence (AI) tools have become increasingly better at recognizing specific objects in images or other stimuli, they are often unable to disentangle their individual attributes (e.g., their …
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