Archive for the ‘robotics/AI’ category: Page 133
Jun 19, 2024
Baidu Self-Driving Taxi Launches in China
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: robotics/AI, transportation
The launch of the RT6 was announced at the company’s Apollo Day, held in Wuhan, in Hubei province.
The vehicle, which is made by strategic partner Jiangling Motors, was first unveiled in 2022 but is now finally ready to be put into service. Around 1,000 are expected to be deployed in Wuhan alone by the end of 2024.
The all-electric model measures 15.7 feet long – very similar to a Tesla Model 3 – and comes with a spacious cabin for four passengers.
Jun 18, 2024
AI Unearths Nearly a Million Potential Antibiotics to Take Out Superbugs
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, robotics/AI
“There is an urgent need for new methods for antibiotic discovery,” Dr. Luis Pedro Coelho, a computational biologist and author of a new study on the topic, said in a press release.
Coelho and team tapped into AI to speed up the whole process. Analyzing huge databases of genetic material from the environment, they uncovered nearly one million potential antibiotics.
The team synthesized 100 of these AI-discovered antibiotics in the lab. When tested against bacteria known to resist current drugs, they found 63 readily fought off infections inside a test tube. One worked especially well in a mouse model of skin disease, destroying a bacterial infection and allowing the skin to heal.
Jun 18, 2024
How Classical AI is ‘Saving’ Quantum Computing: A Talk with IBM’s Ismael Faro
Posted by Shubham Ghosh Roy in categories: quantum physics, robotics/AI
The Quantum Insider (TQI) is the leading online resource dedicated exclusively to Quantum Computing.
Jun 18, 2024
Nvidia vaults past Apple and Microsoft to become world’s most valuable company
Posted by Cecile G. Tamura in category: robotics/AI
Breaking news: The US chipmaker has leapfrogged Microsoft and Apple to become the most valuable company in the world, following months of explosive share price growth and an investor frenzy over AI.
Landmark moment for US chipmaker caps explosive rally fuelled by investor excitement over AI.
Jun 18, 2024
Decagon raises $35 million from Accel and A16z to build AI customer support agents. Here’s an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI
Decagon cofounders Jesse Zhang and Ashwin Sreenivas have more in common than just their company. Each studied computer science, married young, and even founded a company before Decagon. “We started hacking on some stuff together,” said Zhang, the startup’s CEO. “And that went well, so we just kept working together.”
Founded in July 2023, Decagon uses generative AI to automate customer support for enterprise customers. The company has emerged from stealth and raised $35 million in funding for its seed and Series A rounds. Accel led the company’s $30 million Series A, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, A*, and Elad Gil. A16z led the company’s $5 million seed round. Decagon also counts Box CEO Aaron Levie and Airtable CEO Howie Liu as angel investors.
Jun 18, 2024
Goldfish Loss: Mitigating Memorization in Generative LLMs
Posted by Cecile G. Tamura in category: robotics/AI
From University of Maryland, ELLIS Institute Tubingen, Max Planck Institute, & Tubingen AI Center.
Be like a Goldfish, Don’t Memorize!
Official implementation of Goldfish Loss: Mitigating Memorization in Generative LLMs — ahans30/goldfish-loss.
Jun 18, 2024
Edible robots could end up on a menu according to scientists
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: food, robotics/AI
Fully edible robots could soon be a reality, according to scientists behind a project to create truly edible robots and robotic food.
Food and tech are intrinsically linked. Whether it’s in the increasing amount of high-tech kitchen gadgets, or that you can have just about any food you desire delivered to your door through the touch of a button on your smart device.
Now, one group of scientists is bringing food and tech together in a brand-new way, by creating edible robots and robotic food.
Jun 18, 2024
China Introduces Photonic Chip Capable of Processing Hundred Billion Pixels in Just 6 Nanoseconds
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: robotics/AI
Chinese researchers developed a photonic chip, the OPCA, capable of processing 100 billion pixels in 6 nanoseconds, revolutionizing high-speed image processing for edge AI applications.
Jun 18, 2024
To streamline drug discovery, team develops algorithmic framework to identify optimal molecular candidates
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: biotech/medical, information science, robotics/AI
The use of AI to streamline drug discovery is exploding. Researchers are deploying machine-learning models to help them identify molecules, among billions of options, that might have the properties they are seeking to develop new medicines.