Archive for the 'Rise of the Machines' Category
Tesla Full Self Driving Dumpster Fire
February 10th, 2022Full self driving? This is more like Russian roulette. Via: AI Addict: Related: Automakers Are Rethinking the Timetable for Fully Autonomous Cars
We Were Warned About Computer Driven Self-Fulfilling Prophecies
February 9th, 2022Via: Truthstream Media:
Robot Performs First Laparoscopic Surgery Without Human Help
February 1st, 2022Via: Johns Hopkins University: A robot has performed laparoscopic surgery on the soft tissue of a pig without the guiding hand of a human—a significant step toward fully automated surgery on humans. Designed by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers, the Smart Tissue Autonomous Robot, or STAR, is described today in Science Robotics. “Our […]
Waymo Sues California DMV to Keep Robotaxi Safety Details Secret
January 28th, 2022Google should ask for the information to be released in 2076. Via: Los Angeles Times: Waymo, the driverless car company operating an autonomous taxi fleet in San Francisco, is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles. The immediate issue: whether the company, owned by Google parent Alphabet Inc., can hide from the public safety-related information […]
Alexa Tells 10-Year-Old Girl to Touch Live Plug with Penny
December 29th, 2021Fortunately, the girl didn’t do it. Unfortunately, her mother is an idiot for bringing that device into the home. Via: BBC: Amazon has updated its Alexa voice assistant after it “challenged” a 10-year-old girl to touch a coin to the prongs of a half-inserted plug. The suggestion came after the girl asked Alexa for a […]
TuSimple Completes Its First Driverless Autonomous Truck Run in Arizona
December 29th, 2021Via: The Hill: Technology firm TuSimple this week completed testing of its driverless semitruck in Arizona. The company said on Wednesday that the truck successfully accomplished an 80-mile route on public roads, according to The Associated Press. The truck, which was led and flanked by vehicles prepared to step in if necessary, began its trip […]
Spread of Small Kamikaze Drones Will Change Ground Warfare as Profoundly as the Machine Gun Did
December 7th, 2021Via: NBC: A revolution in unmanned aerial vehicles is unfolding, and the U.S. has lost its monopoly on the technology. … Some experts believe the spread of the semi-autonomous weapons will change ground warfare as profoundly as the machine gun did. They can leapfrog traditional defenses to strike infantry troops anywhere on the battlefield, and […]
“Scientists Have Created the First-Ever Living Robots That Can Reproduce”
November 30th, 2021What could possibly go wrong? In response to any ethical concerns the public might have, the team stress Xenobots are entirely contained in a lab, are easily extinguished, and are vetted by federal, state and institutional ethics experts. Via: Daily Mail: In a potential breakthrough for regenerative medicine, scientists have created the first-ever living robots […]
Zipline Starts First Commercial U.S. Drone Deliveries with Walmart Partnership in Arkansas
November 18th, 2021Small area, small payloads. Via: The Verge: Walmart and drone delivery company Zipline are launching a delivery service in Pea Ridge, Arkansas — the first commercial drone delivery service offered by Zipline in the US. Customers will be able to choose from “thousands of products,” though are restricted to health and wellness items like “over […]
Singapore’s Tech-Utopia Dream Is Turning Into a Surveillance State Nightmare
November 17th, 2021Oh sure. Via: Rest of World: “Our vision is for Singapore to be a Smart Nation: A nation where people live meaningful and fulfilled lives, enabled seamlessly by technology, offering exciting opportunities for all,” Lee said at the launch. “We should see it in our daily living, where networks of sensors and smart devices enable […]
