OpenAI launches ‘Sora’: the AI text-to-video tool
OpenAI, renowned for its widely used ChatGPT, has recently unveiled a cutting-edge video generation model named Sora. With this innovative tool, users have the ability to describe the video they desire, and AI takes care of the entire creation process. While
Is AI threatening IT jobs?
Should those working in IT jobs be threatened by artificial intelligence, or admire it? This is a question many IT and Tech professionals are worried about since the introduction of AI technology, including the controversial ChatGPT. Artificial intelligence has changed the
Is Google’s new AI chatbot sentient?
Is Google’s new AI chatbot sentient? Or has it just been programmed to sound that way? Google Engineer Blake Lemoine has been placed on leave after releasing an interview-type transcript of a conversation he had with Google chatbot – Language Model
How Deepfake Lips is a Game Changer for Dubbing
When watching foreign films there is a certain feeling of detachment between the audience and the actor that has been dubbed over. This mismatch can be distracting as an actor’s mouth movements are completely out of sync with what they
AI Tech to Give Robotic Exoskeletons the Ability to Think
A team of researchers from the University of Waterloo in Canada is developing an integrated AI technology that enables exoskeletons and prosthetic legs to make independent decisions. The sophisticated tech involves using computer vision and deep-learning AI to mimic and
Airpeak: Sony’s new AI robotics drone division
The field of AI robotics has been recently joined by Sony’s latest division, Airpeak, who’s focus will be on next generation drones. There has been a decline in drone popularity in recent years, mostly due to increasing restrictions in many countries
Ocado purchases two robotics firms to boost its grocery picking and packing capabilities
Looking to boost efficiency in its warehouses, UK technology firm Ocado has acquired two US robotics startups. Kindred Systems, based in San Francisco, was purchased for $262m and Haddington Dynamics, based in Las Vegas, was purchased for $25m. The aim
Scientists are using AI to map out every tree on earth
For the first time ever, 1.8 billion individual tree canopies have been mapped out by scientists, across millions of kilometres of the Sahel and Sahara regions of West Africa. Using artificial intelligence (AI), researchers analysed a huge database of satellite images,
Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has created a Robotic arm that can sculpt like an artist
Researchers at ETH Zurich’s Computational Robotics Lab have created a robot, called RoboCut, that sculpts Styrofoam just like an artist. RoboCut proposes a method that uses a dual-arm robot setup to actively control the shape of a flexible, heated rod as
“Flippy” The Robotic Arm Has Undergone Redesign
The robotic fry cook hit the headlines in 2018 when it demonstrated its ability to fry burgers and prep French fries. Miso Robotics, the company behind “flippy”, has given the robotic arm a design revamp, making it easier for installation. Instead