AI & RoboticsNews

AI pioneers Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio clash in an intense online debate over AI safety and governance

October 17, 2023
In a fiery debate that erupted over the weekend, two of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio, fiercely discussed the potential risks and safety concerns surrounding AI. This debate comes as part of a larger discourse on the implications of AI, which has been the subject of increasing attention and concern in the tech industry…
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Logitech unveils Zone Wireless 2 AI-powered headset for hybrid workers

October 17, 2023
Logitech unveiled the Zone Wireless 2, an AI-powered headset aimed at hybrid workers. The business headset has been designed to enhance communication in hybrid work environments. The headset leverages AI to deliver two-way noise-free calling experiences, enabling business professionals to communicate clearly and effectively, even in noisy surroundings. The Zone Wireless 2 headset can suppress…
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CryptoNews

Bitcoin Surges on Fake Blackrock ETF Approval News: Misinformation Ripples Through Crypto Markets – Bitcoin News

October 17, 2023
On a bustling Monday, the cryptocurrency-focused news platform Cointelegraph broadcasted that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had given the green light to Blackrock’s Ishares spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). The unverified news spread like wildfire, and in its wake, the value of BTC soared over 10% against the U.S. dollar, without any official confirmation from either…
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Webb Detects Tiny Quartz Crystals in Clouds of Hot Gas Giant

October 16, 2023
Researchers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have detected evidence for quartz nanocrystals in the high-altitude clouds of WASP-17 b, a hot Jupiter exoplanet 1,300 light-years from Earth. The detection, which was uniquely possible with Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared…
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Smarter than humans in 5 years? The breakneck pace of AI

October 16, 2023
Geoffrey Hinton, often dubbed one of the “Godfathers of AI,” has been particularly outspoken since his retirement from Google earlier this year. He is credited with perfecting and popularizing “backpropagation,” a pivotal algorithm that enables multi-layer neural networks to correct their mistakes. This breakthrough has been instrumental in the success of deep learning technologies, which…
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