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To Design Better Robots, You Have to Imagine a Better World
Katie Winkle on feminist robotics, participatory design, and other efforts to make sure future robots will help everyone thrive.
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David Berreby
59:22
Are Large Language Models Stupid? Or Are We?
Why Both Questions Are Worth Asking
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David Berreby
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The Best Robot? One You Don't Notice
Leila Takayama of RobustAI explains why you don't have to look human to be a smart and useful robot.
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David Berreby
56:56
Not the Prime Minister. Just His Interpreter
As the limits of Large Language Models become more apparent, they're being paired with other tools instead of being allowed to go it alone
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David Berreby

March 2024

Levatas' Chris Nielsen on ChatGPT in Robots, Measuring Trees from Orbit, Robot Hype Cycles and Much More
Levatas equips robots to keep an eye on risks -- on land, in the ocean, in the air and even in space. Here's what it learned when it folded ChatGPT into…
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David Berreby
56:47
Chatbots Aren't Enough
ChatGPT and its cousins can't cope with the real world. So AI and robot researchers are adding other tools. Plus: A cool robot wheelchair & other news
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David Berreby
Giving Jane a Rose
A really helpful home robot doesn't need to be fancy, and other notes from HRI24
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David Berreby
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Kenneth Y. Goldberg: artist, engineer, inventor, entrepreneur & AI researcher
Goldberg wears many hats. We spoke about some of them.
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David Berreby
59:07
Why AI for Science Might Be a Better Bet Than AI for Words and Images
Some recent breakthroughs in human biology, plus a robot made of candy and some other things that caught my eye this week
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David Berreby
Electric Sheep's Naganand Murty
Scattered toys, wayward dogs, gnarly tree roots -- the humble yard is a challenge, but robots are mastering it.
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David Berreby
42:49

February 2024

How Are All These Robots Going to Know What to Do?
More on work to make robots cope with the messy human world
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David Berreby
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This week's 5 pieces of robot & AI news
Work on combining robots with LLMs; a chatbot hijacks company policy; and the NBA uses AI for ... something.
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David Berreby
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