The disruption of labor by humanoid robots (www.rethinkx.com)
Analysis of why and how humanoid robots will displace human physical labour.
AI reveals that elephants may have individual names for each other. (www.nature.com)
In Video, Godfather of AI Said He Was in Favor of AI Replacing Humankind - And he doubled down on his position when asked to elaborate." (futurism.com)
Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds (thedriven.io)
A new open-source humanoid robot project suggests dystopian sci-fi tropes may have got it wrong; AI and robots will be decentralized/widely available, not hoarded and controlled by corporate elites.
Many people have been surprised how quickly open-source AI has kept pace with the AI efforts getting billions in investor funding. It’s worth wondering if the same may happen with robotics. After all, robotics are primarily AI too, though embodied in a 3D environment. Recently two major Chinese manufacturers, UBTech Robotics...
Scientists preserve DNA in an amber-like polymer - With their “T-REX” method, DNA embedded in the polymer could be used for long-term storage of genomes or digital data such as photos and music. (news.mit.edu)
An AI-powered wearable system tracks the 3D movement of smart pills in the gut. (www.eurekalert.org)
This robot will be mass produced by 2025 #robotics #shorts - YouTube (youtube.com)
Swiss researchers want to build edible robots. So far they've developed edible batteries and other components, and say there may be a surprisingly wide range of use cases for edible robots.. (techxplore.com)
Photographer Disqualified From AI Image Contest After Winning With Real Photo (petapixel.com)
Solar Power’s Giants Are Providing More Energy Than Big Oil (www.bloomberg.com)
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals discovered in ancient Norwegian volcano (www.techspot.com)
Waymo issues software and mapping recall after robotaxi crashes into a telephone pole (www.theverge.com)
Elon Musk bets Tesla on Optimus, says over 1,000 robots working in factories next year (electrek.co)
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The last ozone-layer damaging chemicals to be phased out are finally falling in the atmosphere (uk.news.yahoo.com)
The former head of the US's National Security Agency joins OpenAI board (www.theverge.com)
A battery charged by tears may make smart contact lenses a reality | Digital Trends (www.digitaltrends.com)
Universal Basic Income Could Double Global GDP While Cutting Carbon Emissions (www.zmescience.com)
Eric Schmidt is poaching from Apple, SpaceX, and Google for his secretive AI military drone project (www.yahoo.com)
World faces ‘staggering’ oil glut by end of decade, energy watchdog warns (www.ft.com)
The world faces a “staggering” surplus of oil equating to millions of barrels a day by the end of the decade, as oil companies increase production, undermining the ability of Opec+ to manage crude prices, the International Energy Agency has warned....