AI & RoboticsNews

With the Metaverse on the way, an AI bill of rights is urgent

There is a lot more than the usual amount of handwringing over AI these days. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and former US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger put out a new book last week warning of AI’s dangers. Fresh AI warnings have also been issued by professors Stuart Russell (UC Berkeley) and Youval Harari (University of Jerusalem). Op-eds from the editorial…
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AI tech drives transformation of F1 racing

A short history of data in F1 Until the 1980s, cars were all mechanical. Computers were too large and slow to be useful on race cars, so the driver was the only source of “data” for the racing engineer. As amazing as drivers are at “feeling” the car, it’s tough for…
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Chip developer Cerebras bolsters AI-powered workload capabilities with $250M

Cerebras Systems, the California-based company that has built a “brain-scale” chip to power AI models with 120 trillion parameters, said today it has raised $250 million funding at a valuation of over $4 billion. Cerebras claims its technology significantly accelerates the time involved in today’s AI work processes at a fraction of the power and space. It also claims its innovations will…
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MobileNews

YouTube Music adds new ‘Energize’ mood filter on Android, iOS

YouTube Music introduced an “activity bar” last year that generates a “personalized homepage full of playlists” that are centered around one of four moods, and now YouTube is adding a fifth: “Energize.” Using an image of the Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo as the top cover image, it joins Workout (person running up steps), Relax (water/pool), Commute (bus/train seats), and Focus (a blur).
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MobileNews

Pixel Superfans get ‘Pixel 6 Pro’ socks and Google Tensor sticker

Ahead of the Pixel 6 launch, Google made a big push to expand its “Superfans” community. Similar to last year, the company is offering some Pixel Superfans a gift in the form of “6 Pro” socks and stickers. This year’s “small token” is a pair of socks that say “Google Pixel 6 Pro” with a mostly white and beige design. There are also various Material You-styles shapes in pastel…
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