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At a Silicon Valley summit, robots fold laundry—and investors open their wallets
Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future.Two robots picked up T-shirts with orange-tipped claws, then neatly folded and piled...
A softer image of AI? This Google-backed film aims to change the narrative
A man mourns the loss of his dead celebrity mom, who unexpectedly appears before him as a hologram in his childhood home, singing and strumming a guitar.The touching scene...
Why Even Smart People Still Make Dangerous Decisions Under Stress
You do something, it blows up in your face, and then you ask yourself what made you do it in the first place because it’s glaringly obvious it never...
‘Guaranteed Human’: Audio giant iHeartMedia says real people, not AI personalities, are at the controls
As media executives wrestle with the use of artificial intelligence, radio giant iHeartMedia wants to stand out.“We don’t use AI-generated personalities. We don’t play AI music that features synthetic...
Is AI making some people delusional? Families and experts are worried
Generative artificial intelligence has quickly permeated much of what we do online, proving helpful for many. But for a small minority of the hundreds of millions of people who...
Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns
Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with...
Amazon’s Zoox offers free robotaxi rides in San Francisco
Amazon-owned Zoox is offering free rides on its San Francisco fleet of boxy, driverless taxis. The company said Tuesday it is providing the rides to people who download the...
Column: AI can perform a song, but can it make art?
The most insulting thing about the success of Breaking Rust, an artificial intelligence “artist” that topped Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales Chart this week, is the titles of the...
People are dumping Tinder. The dating app wants to reignite its spark by getting singles offline
More than a decade ago, Tinder became the hottest dating app, transforming modern romance by making it possible for singles to swipe through people’s profiles, match and meet up.Now,...
What Sustainable Ambition Looks Like (and why most people miss it)
You probably carry two competing stories in your head. One says you must grip the throttle, sleep at the office, raise now, hire faster, ship yesterday. The other whispers...