Robots & AI

GitHub CEO says Copilot will write 80% of code “sooner than later”

GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke goes in depth to answer questions about how AI-powered development will change the future of innovation itself.

Ian Scheffler

a robot arm and branch with lanternflies on it

Robotics

Farmers can fight invasive insects with AI and a robotic arm

As the invasive spotted lanternfly threatens to expand its range, Carnegie Mellon researchers are developing a robot to fight back.

B. David Zarley

a grid of models of various shapes and size wearing the same shirt

Google unveils AI try-on feature for shopping

Google’s AI-powered virtual try-on feature lets shoppers see what an article of clothing would look like on a wide range of models.

Kristin Houser

Neuroscience

Networks of silver nanowires seem to learn and remember, much like our brains

Self-organising networks of tiny silver wires appear to learn and remember in much the same way as the thinking hardware in our heads.

Zdenka Kuncic and Alon Loeffler

“Relationships 5.0”: Are people going to start dating AI?

Online dating is so mainstream that you’re an outlier if you haven’t met your partner on an app — so why not AI?

Joris Van Ouytsel and Marco Dehnert

a large machine driving long steel beams deep into the ground

Robotics

Massive autonomous robot is 3 to 5 times faster than a human construction crew

Built Robotics has unveiled an autonomous construction robot that speeds up the installation of utility-scale solar farms.

Kristin Houser

Healthcare

How “centaur AI” will radically reshape the future of healthcare

With healthcare, it is not enough to spot patterns: we need to understand biological mechanisms. Ai can help us do it.

Leroy Hood and Nathan Price

Robotics

40% of chores could be done by robots within 10 years, according to a new study

Nearly 40% of the time spent on domestic chores could be automated within a decade, researchers estimate.

Charlotte Edmond

Inexperienced workers get the biggest boost from AI, Stanford/MIT study finds

MIT and Stanford researchers have completed the first real-world assessment of chatbot AI in the workplace

B. David Zarley

Google chatbot “Bard” can now code in 20 languages

Google has rolled out a suite of coding capabilities for Bard AI in 20 different programming languages.

B. David Zarley

a humanoid robot in front of a soccer goal about to kick a soccer ball

Robotics

UCLA’s humanoid soccer robot is headed to the “RoboCup”

A first-of-its-kind soccer robot built by researchers at UCLA is heading to France to compete in the annual RoboCup.

Kristin Houser

an antique statue in vaporwave and cyberpunk style with deep blues and hot pinks

Will GPTs swallow NFTs?

The explosion of art made with GPTs and the new market created by NFTs will usher in a Virtual Renaissance that defines 21st century art.

Edward Lee

Transportation

Cruise driverless cars can now operate 24/7 across San Francisco

GM-backed Cruise has announced that it can now operate its driverless car service 24/7 in San Francisco.

B. David Zarley

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