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(PDF) What Americans Think About ChatGPT and AI-Generated Text
[Consumer]
2023/02/13 09:10
Are you familiar with ChatGPT? According to a recent poll by YouGov, a little less than half of Americans (46%) have heard at least something about OpenAI's new AI-text-generating program, and just 6% have used it. As with many new technologies, AI-based text generation evokes mixed opinions on how it will affect society, according to recent polling by YouGov — though more Americans see negati...
(Paper) Carnegie Mellon's AI-Powered FRIDA Robot Collaborates with Humans To Create Art
[Tech]
2023/02/13 09:09
FRIDA, a robotic arm with a paintbrush taped to it, uses artificial intelligence to collaborate with humans on works of art. Ask FRIDA to paint a picture, and it gets to work putting brush to canvas."There's this one painting of a frog ballerina that I think turned out really nicely," said Peter Schaldenbrand, a School of Computer Science Ph.D. student in the Robotics Institute working with FRI...
Fable Food Lands Series A of $8.5M for Its Mushroom-Based Meat Alternatives
[Investing]
2023/02/13 09:08
Fable Food, an Australian startup that makes plant-based meat out of mushrooms, announced its latest funding round, a Series A of $8.5 million led by Singaporean venture firm K3. Other participants included Greg Creed, former global CEO of Yum! Brands, the parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and Peter Singer, a Princeton professor and well-known animal rights activist and SaladStop!...
Google Maps 'Immersive View' Lets You Visit Places Recreated in 3D
[Tech]
2023/02/13 09:07
The feature gives you a simulated bird's-eye view of a city from various angles and lets you peek inside shops and restaurants.Google Maps can already give you satellite and street views across a location, but now the app is taking things further by recreating several major cities as explorable 3D simulations. The feature is called “Immersive view” and Google introduced it on Wednesday during...
(PDF) Deloitte - Digital Frontier A Technology Deficit in The Boardroom
[Business]
2023/02/13 09:06
The Deloitte Global Boardroom Program's new research of directors and corporate leaders reveals underinvestment in technology and uncovers gaps in board engagement on digital transformation.Over the past few years, technology investment and deployment have expanded dramatically.1 What is less known is how, or to what extent, boards are engaged in tech matters: Some are, but many are not as enga...
(Video) Danish Firm to Incorporate AI Into Its Blade Maintenance Robot
[Tech]
2023/02/13 09:05
The patented robot has demonstrated return on investment for turbine owners within just six months. The solution ensures four times faster repairs at half the cost and safety for technicians.Robotic blade maintenance firm Rope Robotics has begun testing its robots on offshore wind turbines and is planning its launch them commercially by 2024. According to the firm, turbine owners see a return o...
Takashi Murakami x Hublot Launch Latest Project As Part Of Long-Term Metaverse Collaboration
[Design]
2023/02/13 09:04
Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and timepiece maker Hublot have released their latest collaborative project: a 13-piece collection of unique NFTs alongside physical watch counterparts. Unveiled at a private event at the Glass House in New York on February 2, the partnership presented to their audience the first look at one of the 13 IRL watches available. The Classic Fusion Takashi Murakam...
The Most Beautiful Wireless Mouse Ever Made Has The Appeal of a Luxury Perfume Bottle
[Design]
2023/02/13 09:03
Composed of multiple slats of carved acrylic stacked together, the Dune mouse is incredibly eye-catching… but is it ergonomic?Designed by the Fabio Verdelli | Design Studio, the Dune wireless mouse takes its inspiration from the dunes that form on the sands of majestic deserts. Wind pushes the sand into ripples that stretch for miles, creating perfectly spaced lines that make the sand look lik...
iPhone Ultra Concept Show a Rugged Phone with Apple Watch Ultra Design
[Design]
2023/02/10 09:10
Apple’s rumored to be working on a new iPhone line, after Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported Apple CEO Tim Cook as telling investors that consumers are willing to pay more for a better iPhone. Just last year, Apple debuted the higher-end Apple Watch Ultra, and it’s safe to say that the iPhone Ultra could easily be something the company is working on behind the scenes. Designer Jimmy Huynh put...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Autonomous Driving’s Future : Convenient and Connected
[Business]
2023/02/10 09:09
By 2035, autonomous driving could create $300 billion to $400 billion in revenue. New research reveals what’s needed to win in the fast-changing passenger car market.The dream of seeing fleets of driverless cars efficiently delivering people to their destinations has captured consumers’ imaginations and fueled billions of dollars in investment in recent years. But even after some setbacks tha...
This Startup Wants to Redirect Your Food Waste to Feed Animals
[Business]
2023/02/10 09:08
Nest Co-Creator Wants You to Pay $33 a Month Not to Trash Your Food. The device blends right into the room. It looks like a trash can—one of those sleek, steel models, cream-colored with a small foot pedal at the base. Matt Rogers skips across the room to show it off. He taps the pedal to open the bin’s lid and reveal a pile of what looks like thinly shaved brown mulch, the dehydrated remnant...
Sony Seeks to Patent a “Telepresence Robot”
[Tech]
2023/02/10 09:07
Sony wants to make you a virtual friend. The company seeks to patent a “telepresence robot” that mimics you on screen to provide a “measure of companionship,” though the company doesn’t say whether this will be in VR, AR or on screen. This could be a sign that Sony wants to take the remote office to the next level.Patent Application : https://bit.ly/3ltN5tO[USPTO]
