Figure 2 can pick up objects as heavy as 55 pounds and put parts in place accurately, down to the millimeter. It was created by Figure AI, a startup backed by OpenAI, Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, and Microsoft.
Written in 1955, this short story by Philip K Dick revolves around a group of post-apocalyptic survivors resistingthe domination of an automated factory system.
In time, businesses may wake up to the true potential of artificial intelligence. But if worries grow, big tech’s spending plans will start to look as extravagant as its valuations.
So far the technology has had almost no economic impact.
DNA contains foundational information needed to sustain life. Understanding how this information is stored and organized has been one of the greatest scientific challenges of the last century.
With GROVER, a new large language model trained on human DNA, researchers could now attempt to decode the complex information hidden in our genome.
https://huggingface.co/papers/2408.
How can AI truly converse like a human if it cannot listen and respond simultaneously, or handle interruptions when things go awry?
Enter the world of full duplex modeling (FDM) and the innovative listening-while…
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As we have alluded to numerous times when talking about the next “AI” trade, data centers will be the “factories of the future” when it comes to the age of AI.
That’s the contention of Chris Miller, the author of Chip War, who penned a recent opinion column for Financial Times noting that ‘chip wars’ could very soon become ‘cloud wars’
He points out that the strategic use of high-powered computing dates back to the Cold War when the US allowed the USSR limited access to supercomputers for weather forecasting, not nuclear simulations.
Today’s supercomputers consume vast amounts of energy, equivalent to the power usage of thousands of homes. In response, researchers are developing a more energy-efficient form of next-generation supercomputing that leverages artificial neural networks.
A new robot bug that can live in the ocean for 100 years and feed off of bacteria has made its debut as DARPA’s latest surveillance tool.
With a vast amount of area to cover, the US government is funding research for new oceanic spy technology. Now, a Binghamton University team has developed what may become one of the most simple and effective tools in its arsenal.
Now, a new DARPA initiative is playing off of the idea of “the Internet of Things,” the term used for the many non-computer devices connected to the Internet in some way, from refrigerators to fish tanks, and seeking to develop an “Ocean of Things.” With many futurists’ eyes on space conflict and satellite warfare, it’s easy to forget that 71% of the Earth’s surface is water, and naval conflict is still an element in geopolitics.
New: 3 OpenAI leaders are leaving.
President Greg Brockman going on extended leave, John Shulman to rival Anthropic, and product leader Peter Deng is also out.
https://theinformation.com/articles/trio-of-leaders-leave-op…&rc=c48ukx.
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PROVO — A new study from a BYU professor is giving insights into the quality of popularly consumed carbohydrates in the U.S. with a new glycemic index and database developed with the use of artificial intelligence.
Nutrition and dietetics professor Karen Della Corte developed a national glycemic index and glycemic load database that was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. A news release from BYU said the data offers insights into the “evolving quality of carbohydrates consumed in the United States, something that hadn’t been done previously.”
She hopes this database helps increase awareness on the importance of carbohydrate quality in one’s diet and how, with other lifestyle factors, it can help prevent diseases and extend an individual’s health span.
