Archive for the ‘robotics/AI’ category: Page 2145
Dec 25, 2015
Think-tank dismisses leading AI researchers as luddites
Posted by Amnon H. Eden in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, transportation
‘In a surprisingly polemic report, ITIF think-tank president Robert Atkinson misinterprets this growing altruistic focus of AI researchers as innovation-stifling “Luddite-induced paranoia.”’
The report released by the ITIF think tank suffers from many problems. It accuses Elon Musk in risking research in the “cars that Google and TESLA are testing”, missing entirely the irony. IMHO, the nomination is not the product of research in what Nick Bostrom, Stephen Hawking, Bill Gates, & Elon Musk actually say.
Each year, the ITIF produces a list of 10 groups they think are holding back technological progress with their annual Luddite award. This year, they included researchers who support AI safety research and autonomous weapons bans, and they called out Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Stephen Hawking by name. The ITIF doesn’t seem to see the irony of calling Elon Musk a luddite despite just landing a rocket, launching auto-piloted electric cars and investing in a $1Bn AI-startup. Read the response written by Stuart Russell and Max Tegmark:
Dec 25, 2015
Rise of the Machines: Chinese TV Employs AI as Weatherman
Posted by Dan Kummer in category: robotics/AI
Watch out, news anchors! Chatbot #Xiaoice was upgraded to a weather forecaster. #AI Shanghai Dragon TV.
Dec 25, 2015
Next Tech: What Happens When Cars Drive Themselves?
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
Self-driving cars could mean a lot of free time for drivers.
We won’t have to drive soon, so what’re we going to do in cars? Nissan has an answer: http://voc.tv/1P6L9zh
Dec 24, 2015
The Year In Car Tech
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
From autonomous cars to see-through semi trucks, car technology innovated at blazing speeds this year. http://voc.tv/1P6L9zh
Dec 22, 2015
These robots will handwrite your holiday cards
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
How bad is your handwriting? A startup from NYC has made a robot that can write your holiday cards — legibly.
Full video » http://cnnmon.ie/1S6oFhX w/ Bond.
Dec 22, 2015
The Robot Cars Quietly Get Closer, The Noise They Make Will Change The World
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
With a reported tie-up between Google’s self-driving car efforts and the automaker Ford, the era of autonomous vehicles is getting closer. The impact is likely to shake up the balance of power in the global auto industry and among the technology elite. At stake is nothing less than trillions of dollars.
Dec 21, 2015
What Happens When Artificial Intelligence Makes MAGIC: THE GATHERING Cards
Posted by Sean Cusack in categories: innovation, robotics/AI
The are over 13,000 Magic: The Gathering cards, each of which fits uniquely into an incredibly rich, decades-old world of lore, rules, tokens, and tournaments. It takes years to master the game, and even then a new set of cards comes every few months to shake things up.
That’s why it’s wonderful to see what kinds of innovation and oddity a days old artificial intelligence can come up with.
I’m sorry…What does morph do again?Dec 21, 2015
Elon Musk Says Tesla Vehicles Will Drive Themselves in Two Years
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: Elon Musk, robotics/AI, space travel, sustainability, transportation
Musk opens up about autonomous vehicles, self-driving car rules, and the competition.
In Elon Musk’s world, “easy” is used to describe problems many might consider impossible—or at least very difficult to solve. Producing a fully autonomous vehicle that can operate in any condition and on any road, for example, is easy-ish. And Tesla Motors TSLA 0.91%, the all-electric automaker that Musk heads, is two years away from achieving it.
“I think we have all the pieces, and it’s just about refining those pieces, putting them in place, and making sure they work across a huge number of environments—and then we’re done,” Musk told Fortune with assuredness during his commute to SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif., where he is also CEO. “It’s a much easier problem than people think it is. But it’s not like George Hotz, a one-guy-and-three-months problem. You know, it’s more like, thousands of people for two years.”
Dec 21, 2015
Is this the restaurant of the future? No host, no waiters or even tables
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: food, robotics/AI
When you walk into Eatsa, a new restaurant at the Village at Westfield Topanga, there is no host, no waiters or even tables. The restaurant is an empty space lined with iPads on one wall, interactive clear cubbies (glass doors) on another, and a wall outfitted with motion sensors that dispense cutlery.
This is fast food the Eatsa way. The restaurant, which has a location in San Francisco, is completely automated — minus the food preparation.
“There are three people in the back that make everything from scratch,” said Travis Jones, who is head of the culinary operations at both Eatsa locations. “We believe in blending technology and proper culinary skills, and it’s a blend that makes the whole process work.”
