How a worm could save humanity from bad AI | Ramin Hasani
What if AI could think and adapt like a real brain? TED Fellow and AI scientist Ramin Hasani shares how liquid neural networks — a new, more flexible AI technology inspired by physics and living brains — could transform how we solve complex problems…
Israel vows to improve Gaza conditions after U.S. threat to withhold weapons
Israeli officials have been assuring their U.S. counterparts that Israel will act quickly to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza following an ultimatum from the Biden administration, two Israeli officials tell Axios.Driving the news: Secretary of State Blinken and Secretary of Defense Austin sent a letter to Israeli leaders on Monday warning that shipments…
Nebraska court allows voter registrations from people with felony convictions
Nebraskans with felony convictions may register to vote after the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a top election official had no authority to deem a law restoring those rights unconstitutional. The Nebraska Supreme Court ordered election officials to expeditiously put the law in effect, which will restore the voting rights of thousands of Nebraskans…Boston Dynamics teams with TRI to bring AI smarts to Atlas humanoid robot
Boston Dynamics and Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Wednesday revealed plans to bring AI-based robotic intelligence to the electric Atlas humanoid robot. The collaboration will leverage the work that TRI has done around large behavior models (LBMs), which operate along similar lines as the more familiar large language models (LLMs) behind platforms like ChatGPT…Treehouse uses AI to help electricians install tech like EV chargers and heat pumps more cheaply
The startup seeks to reduce inefficiencies for electricians, including from site visits while quoting jobs. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only…
Secret underground tomb with 12 skeletons is found in Jordan’s Petra
Archaeologists found 12 human skeletons and an extensive array of grave offerings in a tomb hidden under the Treasury building in Jordan’s Petra.
15 of the Most Romantic Love Letters Ever Written—and How To Write a Great One Yourself
I just miss you, in a quite simple desperate human way…
Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They’re Under Fire for Bias
Human rights groups have launched a new legal challenge against the use of algorithms to detect error and fraud in France’s welfare system, amid claims that single mothers are disproportionately affected…
Italy sends first asylum seekers to Albania under controversial deal
Rome boasts of deal processing asylum seekers outside EU. Critics complain of ‘cruel experiment’ that undermines rights…