AI & Humanoids
Artificial Intelligence may prove to be a more significant milestone than the harnessing of fire, or the invention of the wheel. It's the fastest-evolving technology the world has ever seen, with the potential to completely upend white-collar jobs through language models and software agents – as well as blue-collar jobs through a rising generation of intelligent humanoid robots. It's the first invention that threatens to be superior to humans in nearly every conceivable way, perhaps sooner than we thought.
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"I've never seen any technology advance faster than this." The chip shortage may be behind us, but AI and EVs are expanding at such a rapacious rate that the world will face supply crunches in electricity and transformers next year, says Elon Musk. -
A 20-second video from inside a Chinese humanoid robot factory is causing some consternation today around social media. It shows a range of highly realistic-looking, partially skinned humanoids under construction. -
You've seen a ton of videos of humanoid robots – but this one feels different. It's Sanctuary's Phoenix bot, with "the world's best robot hands," working totally autonomously at near-human speeds – much faster than Tesla's or Figure's robots.
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January 20, 2025 | Loz BlainIf you want to understand the cataclysmic impact generative AI is about to have on the film industry, this one short video should make it very clear. Only one shot is 'real' - and that includes the 'behind-the-scenes footage.' -
January 19, 2025 | Loz BlainTwo new videos from Chinese companies make it clear: it'll soon be no use trying to run from robots. Rapid upgrades in speed and agility mean robot dogs can now sprint at near-Olympic pace, and humanoids are running smoothly over tough terrain. -
January 07, 2025 | Loz BlainThe AI behavior models controlling how robots interact with the physical world haven't been advancing at the crazy pace that GPT-style language models have – but new multiverse 'world simulators' from Nvidia and Google could change that rapidly. -
December 20, 2024 | Abhimanyu GhoshalChinese startup Pudu Robotics wants you to put its latest robot to work. The company's new humanoid D9 can walk upright, carry loads up to 44 lb, stock grocery store shelves – and maybe even sell you your next car. -
December 15, 2024 | Paul RiddenIn the long list of tasks we'd like humanoid robots to perform for us, shooting hoops is probably close to the bottom. But the CUE6 bot from Toyota recently set its second Guinness World Record, for the farthest basketball shot by a humanoid robot. -
December 02, 2024 | Ben CoxworthWhile there are already AI systems that generate sound effects to match silent images of city streets, an experimental new technology does just the opposite. It generates images that match audio recordings of streets, with uncanny accuracy. -
November 30, 2024 | Loz BlainEvery facet of AI feels like it's advanced by a decade in the last year, and in the whirlwind of new releases and capabilities, you may have missed something important: interactive video chatbots that can see, hear and converse with you in real time. -
November 30, 2024 | Abhimanyu GhoshalHuman intelligence and our collective wisdom are already becoming limiting factors in the rise of AI. Indeed, the only smart move at this point seems to be letting AIs design their own future hardware, right down to the microchip level. -
October 30, 2024 | Joe SalasIn its latest video, Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot performs mundane tasks entirely autonomously using a machine learning vision model, but with a twist. And we do mean "twist." -
October 29, 2024 | Loz BlainIn a conversation with XPRIZE Founder Peter Diamandis, Musk laid out what he sees coming from the rising force of AI, while laying out a timeframe for SpaceX's first unmanned and manned Mars missions, and lots more. -
October 27, 2024 | Paul RiddenKepler took its Forerunner humanoid to CES 2024 back in January, taking aim at Tesla's Optimus in the process. The company has since been in talks with target customers and has now announced a follow-up that's "tailored for commercial applications." -
October 24, 2024 | Joe SalasIt was a day like any other until the text asking "Have you seen this yet?" and a link to YouTube. Seconds later, former President Barack Obama is on screen delivering a speech in which he proclaims Donald Trump "is a total and complete [expletive]." -
October 24, 2024 | Michael IrvingGenerative AI systems need to be fed huge amounts of often copyrighted data. Musicians could soon fight back with HarmonyCloak, a system that embeds data into songs that can’t be picked up by human ears but will scramble AI trying to reproduce it. -
October 22, 2024 | Loz BlainThe next wave of game-changing AI models will soon be upon us – "agent" style models that'll be able to take over entire ongoing tasks and jobs with full autonomy. Anthropic's newest AI model gives us a sneak peek, by taking over your whole computer. -
October 17, 2024 | Loz BlainBrand new videos on the Tesla and Unitree humanoids perfectly illustrate the different approaches behind these two cutting-edge robots. Optimus is clearly focused on useful work, ASAP – while the Unitree G1 is becoming surprisingly agile and athletic.
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