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(Paper) TidyBot - Personalized Robot Assistance with Large Language Models
[Tech]
2023/05/17 09:08
For a robot to personalize physical assistance effectively, it must learn user preferences that can be generally reapplied to future scenarios. In this work, we investigate personalization of household cleanup with robots that can tidy up rooms by picking up objects and putting them away. A key challenge is determining the proper place to put each object, as people's preferences can vary greatl...
Sales of New Electric Vehicles in China Increased by 82% in 2022 Year-on-Year
[Business]
2023/05/17 09:07
Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) increased by 55% in 2022 from the year before, according to data from the EV Volumes sales database.China remains the world’s largest EV market, with 59% of global sales.World Economic Forum estimates annual EV sales need to increase 18-fold by 2030 to meet global emissions targets.Many people around the world will have noticed an increasing number of el...
(Video) HUBLOT + NESPRESSO - Cultivate The Movement
[Business]
2023/05/17 09:06
HUBLOT X NESPRESSO — The Big Bang Unico Nespresso Origin timepiece, May 11THE VERDICT: With only 200 pieces available, the limited edition $24,000 (167,400 RMB) Hublot x Nespresso watch is another surprising collaboration to add to the luxury timepiece arena. The global coffee brand has found an eco-friendly way of working with various brands outside of the F&B industry through upcycling i...
ChatGPT Is the Most Tried AI Tool and Users Stick to It
[Consumer]
2023/05/17 09:05
Ever since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI tools have been all the rage. While there have been AI-powered tools before OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public, none of them gained as much public attention and hype. Word of ChatGPT’s capabilities spread like wildfire online and within days, more than a million people had registered to use it.ChatGPT was the first generative AI tool to...
Gen Z Audiences Heavy Users of Mobile Devices While Watching TV
[Consumer]
2023/05/17 09:03
65% don’t have a pay TV subscription; eight of ten watch TV via streaming, according to Samba TV.New research from Samba TV highlights the importance of streaming media, mobile phones and social media for marketers trying to reach the elusive “streaming first” generation of adults aged 18-26 who are often referred to as Gen Z. Samba TV’s analysis indicates that streaming platforms are the g...
This Floating Home May be The Future of Housing
[Design]
2023/05/17 09:03
The structure, which was created by students in Switzerland, is solar-powered and was designed to float in the ocean.As the world’s population rises and the climate crisis worsens, secure and affordable housing becomes increasingly difficult to find. Solving this problem was the prompt given to a group of children ages 6 to 18.Students at a Swiss private school designed a floating habitat, the...
(Patent) Apple Invents an Odd Physical Control Device That Sits Atop a Touch Display
[Tech]
2023/05/16 09:10
The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to physical control devices for use with an electronic device having a touch sensor panel and/or touch screen. Apple notes that there are times when a user would prefer not to interact directly with a public touchscreen for hygienic reasons or is required to provide a fingerprint for ID purposes but don'...
(PDF) BCG - What’s Missing from Your AI Transformation Is a Transformer
[Business]
2023/05/16 09:09
Are incumbent companies getting the most out of the AI revolution? Not yet. In a recent analysis, we found that the AI adoption experience among incumbents has been uneven. Now more than ever, organizations are looking to AI technology to solve their unique business challenges and are seeking external tech partners to source AI solutions. But it is no simple matter for incumbents to go beyond o...
Harvard - AI Predicts Future Pancreatic Cancer
[Tech]
2023/05/16 09:08
AI algorithms can screen for pancreatic cancer and predict whether patients will develop the disease up to three years before a human doctor can make the same diagnosis, according to research published in Nature on Monday.An AI tool identified people at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer up to three years before actual diagnosis.The findings point to the promise of AI for mass screening to...
