Artificial consciousness is the elephant in the room
AI is smarter now than it’s ever been, but it still hasn’t eclipsed human intelligence due to lacking one pivotal trait: consciousness.
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Tesla unveils Optimus robot… for real this time
A year after pranking everyone with a dancer in a suit, Musk showed off the real Tesla Bot that he’s been hyping up
New York is deploying robot friends for the elderly
Through a new partnership with Intuition Robotics, New York state is taking care of its elderly by giving them a free robot dubbed the ElliQ.
Nike goes into robot-fighting mode
Nike is finally going to war against quick-checkout bots.
Robots get a human touch
A group of MIT researchers are teaching robots some social cues.
Mezli cooks up automated modular restaurants
A restaurant startup called Mezli is building modular restaurants that are (mostly) run by a robot staff.
Tesla to use car AI to create humanoid robots
Tesla is launching a humanoid robot using Tesla’s AI autopilot software.
Free-roaming robots are set to hit Disney parks
Disney’s secretive development division, Imagineering, is working on two different animatronic projects that could revolutionize how guests interact with park characters.
An 11-year-old with a physics degree is trying to reach technological “immortality”
11-year-old Laurent Simons has already graduated college and is now setting out replacing his entire body with machine parts in order to achieve “immortality.”
Restaurants skip higher wages for workers in favor of no workers
Restaurants experiencing labor shortages are turning to automation to keep costs down.