by John Macdonald | Nov 8, 2024 | AI, 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 6, 2024 | AI, 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... by John Macdonald | Oct 28, 2024 | AI, The250
Could AI-you offload a bunch of administrative tasks? Could it manage your schedule (like you would) and the supply chain required for running your household? “Hey, AI-me, as you know, we’re having a party next weekend.... by John Macdonald | Oct 27, 2024 | AI, The250
Elon thinks Optimus is the perfect household assistant. He envisions a future where humanoid robots are performing many of the tasks that we spend our day doing today — cleaning your house, cutting the grass, tending the garden, grocery... by John Macdonald | Oct 26, 2024 | AI, The250
More creatives are signing open letters to stop training LLM models on their content without proper licensing (i.e., financial compensation). Fundamentally, this is a legal copyright issue (i.e., money). Not a “stop the AI from taking... by John Macdonald | Oct 23, 2024 | AI, The250
If the robot can drive the car, should you?If the robot can harvest the corn, should you?If the robot can serve the drinks, should you? But what if the robot can negotiate border disputes? Should you?Or what if the robot can decide value? Should you?What if the robot...