Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
HarperCollins Confirms It Has a Deal to Sell Authors’ Work to AI Company
November 19th, 2024Via: 404 Media: HarperCollins, one of the biggest publishers in the world, made a deal with an “artificial intelligence technology company” and is giving authors the option to opt in to the agreement or pass, 404 Media can confirm. A spokesperson for HarperCollins told 404 Media in a statement: “HarperCollins has reached an agreement with […]
‘You Are Not Needed…Please Die’: Google AI Tells Student He Is ‘Drain On The Earth’
November 16th, 2024Via: ZeroHedge: In a chilling episode in which artificial intelligence seemingly turned on its human master, Google’s Gemini AI chatbot coldly and emphatically told a Michigan college student that he is a “waste of time and resources” before instructing him to “please die.” Vidhay Reddy tells CBS News he and his sister were “thoroughly freaked […]
DEEP Robotics Lynx All-Terrian Robot
November 13th, 2024This is nothing that 7.62×51 wouldn’t sort out, for now. But when you consider swarms of them… Does the Second Amendment include include EMP weapons? And hope what’s coming isn’t shielded. Via: DEEP Robotics:
AI Now Writes Over 25% of Code at Google
October 31st, 2024Via: PC Magazine: Google is now using AI to write more than a quarter of its new code, according to Google and parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the news during the firm’s most recent earnings call. Google is “using AI internally to improve our coding processes, which is boosting productivity and efficiency,” […]
Atlas Goes Hands On
October 30th, 2024Via: Boston Dynamics:
X.ai: Inside the Largest AI Training Cluster in the World
October 29th, 2024Off topic, but this might be of interest if you want to see what the business end of Grok AI looks like. Also, that cable management… Woh. Via: ServeTheHome:
Marines Testing Counter-Drone Rifle Aiming System With Automatically Moving Stock
October 25th, 2024Via: The War Zone: The U.S. Marines are testing a system for standard service rifles that automatically fine-tunes the point of aim with the help of a powered buttstock as a new option to help shoot down drones. The service is in the midst of a broad push to acquire new capabilities to help every […]
Integer Addition Algorithm Could Reduce Energy Needs of AI by 95%
October 20th, 2024I have nowhere near enough propellers in my beanie to do a reality check on this: Addition is All You Need for Energy-efficient Language Models Definitely interesting, if real. Via: TechXplore: A team of engineers at AI inference technology company BitEnergy AI reports a method to reduce the energy needs of AI applications by 95%. […]
Amazon Goes Nuclear, to Invest More than $500 Million to Develop Small Modular Reactors
October 16th, 2024Via: CNBC: Amazon Web Services is investing more than $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington state. AWS, Amazon’s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon […]
Anduril Industries: Bolt & Bolt-M
October 9th, 2024What percentage of the parts that comprise these systems are made in China? Update: Answer: Low Dependence on Chinese Parts: The company has reduced its spending on parts from China to just 0.2% of its total supplier budget. Via: Anduril Industries: Related: Anduril’s Roadrunner Drone Hunting Drone Gets Expanded Order From Pentagon
