Google’s Parti: the evolution of text-to-image generators
Parti is a new text-to-image generator by Google able to create more realistic images than DALL-E does from a description.
Dead spiders used as necrobots
Researchers found a way to employ dead creatures like spiders as mechanical grippers like they were zombies.
Midjourney, the image generator rival of DALL-E
AI image generator tools are all the rage with amazing results with Midjourney trying to compete with DALL-E.
Human-like robots may be perceived as thinking beings
Researchers tested people’s behavior with human-like robots to demonstrate whether they are perceived as thinking beings.
Chinese A.I. can read minds
China’s technology has no good intentions but for the purpose of just controlling people and with the power of A.I. they could even know what you think.
China wants a Minority Report technology
China aims to control its citizens more than it’s already doing. Therefore it’s going to foresee crimes using artificial intelligence.
Is Google’s A.I. LaMDA sentient?
The question of a sentient A.I. was raised after a Google engineer claimed his conversation with the A.I. chatbot LaMDA proved its awareness.
A human skin for robots
Researchers developed a new human-like skin to be used for future robots. It’s water resistant and can also heal wounds.
Micro-robot crabs to repair things and operate in surgery
At Northwestern University researchers developed tiny micro-robots that can be remotely controlled and can accomplish several tasks.
NeRF by NVIDIA turns photos into a 3D scene
NVIDIA developed a new A.I. technology called NeRF able to generate a 3D environment starting from a bunch of 2D photos.