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Dec 16, 2023

Google Shapes Gemini AI Tools For Developers

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing.


AI is changing and it will continue to do so — although this year of generative AI stands out as a seminal moment in time — now we need the right developer tools.

Dec 16, 2023

Dictionary.com 2023 Word Of The Year ‘Hallucinate’ Is An AI Health Issue

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, robotics/AI

Bad things can happen when you hallucinate. If you are human, you can end up doing things like putting your underwear in the oven. If you happen to be a chatbot or some other type of artificial intelligence (AI) tool, you can spew out false and misleading information, which—depending on the info—could affect many, many people in a bad-for-your-health-and-well-being type of way. And this latter type of hallucinating has become increasingly common in 2023 with the continuing proliferation of AI. That’s why Dictionary.com has an AI-specific definition of “hallucinate” and has named the word as its 2023 Word of the Year.

Dictionary.com noticed a 46% jump in dictionary lookups for the word “hallucinate” from 2022 to 2023 with a comparable increase in searches for “hallucination” as well. Meanwhile, there was a 62% jump in searches for AI-related words like “chatbot”, “GPT”, “generative AI”, and “LLM.” So the increases in searches for “hallucinate” is likely due more to the following AI-specific definition of the word from Dictionary.com rather than the traditional human definition:

hallucinate [ h uh-loo-s uh-neyt ]-verb-(of artificial i ntelligence) to produce false information contrary to the intent of the user and present it as if true and factual. Example: When chatbots hallucinate, the result is often not just inaccurate but completely fabricated.

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Dec 16, 2023

Aeromao introduces the world’s first water-landing fixed-wing drone

Posted by in categories: drones, food, mapping

It features a sleek aerodynamic design, no tilt mechanisms or extra parts, eliminating failures and unnecessary weight for efficient vertical flight.


The innovative aerial solution is ideal for high-precision mapping to agriculture, ensuring efficient coverage in every flight.

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Dec 16, 2023

GE Aerospace advances sustainable engine tech with NASA contract

Posted by in categories: sustainability, transportation

NASA has awarded GE Aerospace a contract to continue working on the HyTEC program, which aims to create more fuel-efficient and eco-friendly engines for commercial aircraft.


NASA has renewed a contract with GE Aerospace to continue the HyTEC program, which aims to create more fuel-efficient engines for commercial aircraft.

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Dec 16, 2023

China’s green energy boom faces waste crisis: 12.9 million tons by 2050?

Posted by in categories: energy, sustainability

According to a new study in Nature, China could be facing an impending wind turbine waste problem if it cannot find ways to deal with it.


While China has forged ahead with its renewable energy infrastructure, it must find ways to deal with the waste from older installations, study finds.

Dec 16, 2023

Tesla claims solar-backed Powerwall saves more than backup generators

Posted by in categories: finance, sustainability

Discover the financial and environmental benefits of Tesla’s Powerwall with solar, claiming to be 20% cheaper over a decade than traditional backup generators.


Unleash savings with Tesla’s Powerwall and solar combo, a green powerhouse that beats backup generators by 20% over 10 years.

Dec 16, 2023

Hong Kong develops world’s first antenna for ultra-secure 6G

Posted by in categories: computing, internet, physics

Researchers call it the ‘Holy Grail’ for physicists and engineers.


A group of researchers, led by Professor Chan Chi-hou from the City University of Hong Kong, created a special antenna that can control all five important aspects of electromagnetic waves using computer software.

The antenna, which they have named ’microwave universal metasurface antenna,’ is capable of dynamically, simultaneously, independently, and precisely manipulating all the essential properties of electromagnetic waves through software control.

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Dec 16, 2023

Think tank tied to tech billionaires played key role in Biden’s AI order

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Researchers from the RAND Corporation — which took more than $15 million this year from a group financed by a Facebook co-founder — were a driving force behind the White House’s sweeping new AI reporting requirements.

Dec 16, 2023

Healthcare providers to join US plan to manage AI risks

Posted by in categories: government, health, robotics/AI

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Reuters) — Twenty-eight healthcare companies, including CVS Health (CVS.N), are signing U.S. President Joe Biden’s voluntary commitments aimed at ensuring the safe development of artificial intelligence (AI), a White House official said on Thursday.

The commitments by healthcare providers and payers follow those of 15 leading AI companies, including Google, OpenAI and OpenAI partner Microsoft (MSFT.O) to develop AI models responsibly.

Biden’s government is pushing to set parameters around AI as it makes rapid gains in capability and popularity while regulation remains limited.

Dec 16, 2023

Ilya Sutskever’s Team at OpenAI Built Tools to Control a Superhuman AI

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

The OpenAI Chief Scientist’s status remains unclear, but his “Superalignment” team put out a groundbreaking paper on the path to AGI.

A new research paper out of OpenAI Thursday says a superhuman AI is coming, and the company is developing tools to ensure it doesn’t turn against humans.