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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.
Apr 11
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David Berreby
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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
Apr 8
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David Berreby
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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…
Mar 31
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David Berreby
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Levatas' Chris Nielsen on ChatGPT in Robots, Measuring Trees from Orbit, Robot Hype Cycles and Much More
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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
Mar 30
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David Berreby
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Chatbots Aren't Enough
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Giving Jane a Rose
A really helpful home robot doesn't need to be fancy, and other notes from HRI24
Mar 23
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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.
Mar 12
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David Berreby
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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
Mar 10
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David Berreby
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Electric Sheep's Naganand Murty
Scattered toys, wayward dogs, gnarly tree roots -- the humble yard is a challenge, but robots are mastering it.
Mar 1
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David Berreby
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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
Feb 29
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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.
Feb 21
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David Berreby
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Jonathan Hurst of Agility Robotics
After a century of fantasies, actual human-shaped robots are starting to turn up in warehouses and factories. Why now? What is next?
Feb 14
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David Berreby
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