Austria says the time has come to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) use in weapons systems. Left unchecked, such technology could create “killer robots,” officials in the Alpine country said as they hosted a conference on the issue, per a Monday (April 29) Reuters report. “We cannot let...
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to fully digitize all manner of verticals, all manner of workflows … … and in the age of eCommerce, advanced technology in the service of efficiency can help transform logistics. Ben Gruettner, vice president of revenue...
Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion for artificial intelligence projects in Japan. The investment will go toward expanding Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, training 3 million people in AI and setting up a Microsoft Research Asia lab in Tokyo, Microsoft said in a...
Thanks to advancements in artificial intelligence, household robots are getting smarter and could soon evolve far beyond their current roles as mostly self-guided vacuum cleaners. MIT engineers are working on a method that enhances the intelligence and adaptability of household robots, integrating them with large language models...
March 01, 2024
This week, Amazon increased its investments in artificial intelligence, as the eCommerce giant and rival Walmart adopt new technologies to remain competitive. Amazon’s $1 billion Industrial Innovation Fund is ramping up investments in companies that combine AI and robotics this year to boost efficiency throughout its logistical network, Franziska Bossart, head of the corporate venture capital arm, said. Among the 12 investments the company […]
December 04, 2023
A decade ago, in 2013, Amazon counted around a thousand robots across its fulfilment warehouses. That same year, tech giant Google spent more on headcount and people costs than it...
November 24, 2023
Restaurants are increasingly adopting automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and robots across all areas of operation, but these efforts are not always a surefire hit. A Chick-fil-A in Valrico, Florida, for...
November 15, 2023
As new technologies take over the restaurant industry, Remy Robotics is launching an autonomous ghost kitchen that leverages this efficiency to enter the burgeoning “fast-fine” dining category. The company recently...
July 03, 2024
Canada’s Sanctuary AI has landed new funding to create “humanlike intelligence in general purpose robots.” The unspecified funding amount, announced Wednesday (July 3), came from venture capital investor BDC Capital and the province of British Columbia’s InBC fund, and brings total investment in Sanctuary to more than $140 million. “Following the incredible impact of pretrained transformers […]
April 29, 2024
Austria says the time has come to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) use in weapons systems. Left unchecked, such technology could create “killer robots,” officials in the Alpine country said as they hosted...
April 09, 2024
Microsoft will invest $2.9 billion for artificial intelligence projects in Japan. The investment will go toward expanding Microsoft’s cloud and AI infrastructure in the country, training 3 million people in...
April 03, 2024
Apple is reportedly considering entering the personal robotics market. The company is exploring projects in this field as it looks for new opportunities for growth after ending its electric vehicle project,...
