ROBODAILY - SINO DAILY

AI goes mainstream as 'AI PCs' hit the market

Jun 18, 2024 (AFP)

Microsoft in May announced the new AI-powered personal computers, or "AI PCs," which will use the company's software under the Copilot Plus brand. The idea is t...

Amazon pledges $230 mn to boost generative AI startups

Jun 13, 2024 (AFP)

The initiative will provide early stage companies with AWS cloud computing credits, mentorship, and education to further their utilization of AI and machine lea...

'Selective' UAE courting US, not China, on AI: minister

Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)

Omar Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, was speaking Tuesday after a state-linked Emirati AI firm secured a major investment from Microsof...

ChatGPT a mentor for Japan's 89-year-old app developer

Jun 12, 2024 (AFP)

So far Suzuki has developed 11 free iPhone apps to help Japan's ageing population, including his latest: a slideshow of items to remember when leaving the house...

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman

Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)

In a California court, Musk had accused the AI firm he helped set up in 2015 of breaching a commitment to creating artificial intelligence that benefits society...

Google to test AI phone theft features in Brazil

Jun 11, 2024 (AFP)

Brazilian users, the tech giant said in a blog, will now have access to features such as a private space to hide apps with sensitive data behind a separate PIN,...

Apple to break AI silence at developers conference

Jun 10, 2024 (AFP)

AI and perhaps even a partnership with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will likely be a driving theme at the kickoff of Apple's WWDC developers' conference in Silicon Vall...

Chinese robot developers hope for road out of 'uncanny valley'

Jun 07, 2024 (AFP)

The wide, slightly frantic eyes left no doubt the technology was firmly in "uncanny valley" territory but the field is nonetheless attracting increasing attenti...

Meta hit with privacy complaints in Europe over AI plans

Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)

The complaints brought by the European Center for Digital Rights -- also known as Noyb ("None of Your Business") -- follow a recent announcement by Meta in whic...

US ramps up oversight of major AI players: report

Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)

The rapid development of generative AI since the 2022 release of ChatGPT has raised concerns over whether these three companies will play an outsized role in th...

AI tool creates deceptive Biden, Trump images, tests show

Jun 05, 2024 (AFP)

Disinformation researchers fear rampant misuse of AI-powered applications in a year of major elections around the world, thanks to proliferating online tools th...

Study highlights collaborative design for accessible robots

Jun 05, 2024 (SPX)

School of Computer Science faculty members Sarah Fox and Nikolas Martelaro identified potential challenges for sidewalk robots and proposed solutions in their s...

Kate Darling to Highlight Robotics at ISSRDC 2024 Keynote

Jun 05, 2024 (SPX)

Darling, known as the "Mistress of Machines," researches ethical issues related to intelligent robots at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She le...

OpenAI insiders blast lack of AI transparency

Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)

The letter raised serious concerns about AI safety risks "ranging from the further entrenchment of existing inequalities, to manipulation and misinformation, to...

Airlines eye 'new frontier' of AI ahead of global summit

Jun 03, 2024 (AFP)

"Data and AI are fantastic levers for the aviation sector," said Julie Pozzi, the head of data science and AI at Air France-KLM, ahead of the 80th meeting of th...

Meta says generative AI deception held in check -- for now

May 30, 2024 (AFP)

Meta's latest study on "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on its platforms comes as fears mount that generative AI will be used to trick or confuse people in up...

Humanity in 'race against time' on AI: UN

May 30, 2024 (AFP)

"We've let the genie out of the bottle," said Doreen Bogdan-Martin, head of the United Nations' International Telecommunications Union (ITU). "We are in a race ...

Govts, tech firms vow to cooperate against AI risks at Seoul summit

May 28, 2024 (AFP)

AI safety was front and centre of the agenda at the two-day gathering. In the latest declaration, more than two dozen countries including the United States and ...

OpenAI forms AI safety committee after key departures

May 28, 2024 (AFP)

The company said the committee, which will include CEO Sam Altman, is being established as OpenAI begins training its next AI model, expected to surpass the cap...

Elon Musk's xAI secures $6 billion in new funding

May 27, 2024 (AFP)

The latest funding, including from well known venture capitalists and a Saudi prince, takes the firm's total valuation to $24 billion, based on a pre-infusion f...