by John Macdonald | Nov 11, 2024 | The250
Plate spinning looks like magic. The juggler’s art of plate spinning originated in China during the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC – 9 AD) and then migrated into Western circus acts around the 1300s. The first instructional book on plate...
by John Macdonald | Nov 10, 2024 | The250
“Despite its impressive output, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent understanding of the world” MIT News Umm, how about a big, giant, 4th-grade, “No, duh!” Of course, generative AI doesn’t have a coherent...
by John Macdonald | Nov 9, 2024 | The250
I’m an advocate for uncovering nuance and recognizing complexity. Real solutions rarely come in the form of sound bites. Real solutions take digging in, uncovering the complexity, and taking it on. But also, simpler is better. Simpler means easily understood,...
by John Macdonald | Nov 8, 2024 | The250
“Our dream is to have a universal robot brain that you could download and use for your robot without any training at all.” CMU associate professor David Held The purpose of the universal robot brain (URB) is to ensure sameness,...
by John Macdonald | Nov 7, 2024 | The250
Did you see the latest successful Hail Mary pass in the recent game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders? Since 2009, there have been 193 Hail Mary attempts, with 19 being successful. That’s just under 10%. Aaron...
by John Macdonald | Nov 6, 2024 | The250
Did you see Tesla’s We, Robot? Robotaxis. Humanoid robots. Automation is the future. Elon said that automation is about “getting your time back.” Hmm. I agree that in a classic production sense, not only is automation the future, but...
