In recent years, large diffusion models such as DALL-E 2 and Stable Diffusion have gained recognition for their capacity to generate high-quality, photorealistic images and their ability to perform various image synthesis and editing tasks.
But concerns are arising about the potential misuse of user-friendly generative AI models, which can enable the creation of inappropriate or harmful digital…
Google’s DeepMind has announced Robotics Transformer 2 (RT-2), a first-of-its-kind vision-language-action (VLA) model that can enable robots to perform novel tasks without specific training.
Just like how language models learn general ideas and concepts from web-scale…
The more integrated AI, automation and threat intelligence are across tech stacks and SecOps teams, the stronger they make an enterprise against breaches. Follow-on benefits include greater cyber-resilience, and spending less on data breaches than enterprises with no AI or…
Looking for OpenAI skills? Upwork wants to help
August 1, 2023
Ever since OpenAI’s ChatGPT dramatically entered the AI scene in November 2022, there has been an explosion of interest and demand in AI skills — and particularly OpenAI skills. A new partnership announced today (July 31) between OpenAI and Upwork aims to help meet the demand.
The OpenAI Experts on Upwork services is a way for OpenAI users to get access to skilled professionals to help with AI…
We’re one step closer to getting a complete picture of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 15. New information on the iPhone 15 has leaked, and with it comes insight into everything from bezel size to a new charging port. For starters, the classic iPhone 15 and iPhone 15…
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army kicked off a program to quickly provide soldiers a portable, tank-busting drone, amid ballooning use of similar equipment in the Russia-Ukraine war.
The service’s Program Executive Office Soldier, or PEO Soldier, this month announced the Low…
Army Futures Command drafting next operating concept
July 31, 2023
FORT LIBERTY, North Carolina — The U.S. Army four-star command tasked with modernizing the force is preparing to release this fall a warfighting concept for operations in 2040, according to the AFC commander.
The concept would closely follow last year’s release of the Army’s Multidomain Operations doctrine.
“We are working really hard on the next Army operating concept based on the big…
Watch this electric retrofit LandCruiser drive over 4 miles completely underwater [Video]
July 31, 2023
Who says EVs can’t plow through water? A team of engineers, commercial divers, and enthusiasts successfully drove an electric retrofit Toyota LandCruiser across Darwin Harbour, an over 4 mile (7 km) trip. The EV was submerged entirely underwater, navigating depths up to…
The US government today designated three new offshore wind areas in the Central Atlantic that could potentially host 4 to 8 gigawatts (GW) of clean energy production.
More US offshore wind in the Atlantic
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) three new Wind…
Uber is buying 100 Tesla Model Ys to deploy in Tokyo
July 31, 2023
Uber announced that it is buying 100 Tesla Model Y electric vehicles to deploy in Tokyo as part of a new program.
In 2020, Hertz announced an important effort to electrify its fleet of rental cars, led by a massive purchase of 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles to be delivered over the next year.
Shortly after, Hertz announced that on top of adding Tesla vehicles to its rental fleet, the company…
