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Tesla’s big ‘We, Robot’ event criticized for ‘parlor tricks’ and vague timelines for robots, Cybercab, Robovan

October 16, 2024
Elon Musk’s publicly traded electric vehicle company Tesla, Inc. hosted its highly anticipated “We Robot” event on Oct. 10, 2024, at Warner Bros. Discovery Studios in Burbank, California and streamed it live on his social network X and YouTube. Despite showing off slick prototypes of a new “Cybercab” autonomous car without a steering wheel or gas and brake pedals, and a similarly sparse…
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New high quality AI video generator Pyramid Flow launches — and it’s fully open source!

October 11, 2024
The number of AI video generation models continues to grow with a new one, Pyramid Flow, launching this week and offering high quality video clips up to 10 seconds in length — quickly, and all open source. Developed by a collaboration of researchers from Peking University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and Kuaishou Technology — the latter the creator of the well-reviewed…
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DreamWorld playtest of AI text-to-3D-asset generation coming to Steam

October 9, 2024
DreamWorld announced that it is launching a playtest on Steam where it shows it can use AI to generate 3D assets based on text prompts. The Redwood City, California-based startup said its DreamWorld: The Infinite Sandbox MMO will launch as a the company’s first playtest on Steam starting on October 10. The launch will include some new features, like AI text-to-3D asset generation, which was…
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Skeptical about AI? It’s normal (and healthy)

October 7, 2024
Less frightened. More fatigued. That’s where many of us reside with AI. Yet, I am in awe of AI. Despite the plethora and platitudes of AI promising to reshape industry, intellect and how we live, it’s vital to approach the noise and hope with a fresh excitement that embraces complexity. One that encourages argument and sustains a healthy dose of skepticism. Operating with a skeptical…
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