ETH Zurich researchers deployed an autonomous excavator, called HEAP, to build a 6-meter-high and 65-meter-long dry-stone wall. The wall is embedded in a digitally planned and autonomously excavated landscape and park.

The team of researchers included Gramazio Kohler Research, the Robotics Systems Lab, Vision for Robotics Lab, and the Chair of Landscape Architecture. They developed this innovative design application as part of the National Center of Competence in Research for Digital Fabrication (NCCR dfab). Their work has been described in Science Robotics.

Using sensors, the excavator can autonomously draw a 3D map of the construction site and localize existing building blocks and stones for the wall’s construction. Specifically designed tools and machine vision approaches enable the excavator to scan and grab large stones in its immediate environment. It can also register their approximate weight as well as their center of gravity.

Reportedly, OpenAI’s secret breakthrough which precipitated the ousting of Altman is called Q*.

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Ahead of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s firing, a number of employees wrote a letter to the board of directors warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity.

In a letter to the company’s board of directors, OpenAI researchers are said to have warned of an AI discovery that could pose a threat to humanity.

This was reported by Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter. The letter is also linked to Altman’s firing, but is not the only reason, according to Reuters.

According to a source from The Verge, the board never received such a letter, which is why it played no role in Altman’s firing. Reuters says it has not seen the letter. The Information reports not on the letter itself, but on the “Q*” breakthrough described in it.

Inflection AI just announced Inflection-2, a HUGE new 175 billion parameter language model.

Capabilities exceed Google and Meta’s top models and “is very close” to catching GPT-4.

The CEO also said the company’s next model will be 10x larger in six months.

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Inflection AI, the innovative startup behind the conversational chatbot Pi, has recently unveiled a new AI model, Inflection-2, claiming superior performance over popular models developed by Google and Meta. According to a recent Forbes report, this new model is rapidly gaining attention for its potential to rival OpenAI’s GPT-4.

Posted Earlier Today by the Agi leaker.

“a letter warning of a powerful artificial intelligence discovery that they said could threaten humanity,” Agi!!!!!!!!!

Agi, if you can see or hear us, WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!

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Correction: This article has been updated to correct the headline and paragraph five to state Altman’s firing occurred after the letter was sent to the board and was not caused by the letter

The Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center Singapore (HMGICS) is a giant experiment in manufacturing processes and robotics.

Meta has been investing heavily in generative AI, as it sees it as a key area of innovation and growth in the competitive tech industry.

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