Researchers Build a Talking Robot Guide Dog to Help Visually Impaired People Navigate

“Only about 2% of visually impaired people in the United States use guide dogs,” notes StudyFinds.com, “partly because breeding and training takes years and fewer than half the dogs in training actually graduate.”

But someday there could be another o… Continue reading Researchers Build a Talking Robot Guide Dog to Help Visually Impaired People Navigate

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First US Newsroom Strike For AI Protections Staged by ProPublica’s Journalists

It’s the first time a major U.S. newsroom has gone on strike partly to demand protections from AI-related layoffs, according to a report from Nieman Lab.

They noted that one of the picketer’s signs read “Thoughts not bots,” :

On Wednesday, roughly 1… Continue reading First US Newsroom Strike For AI Protections Staged by ProPublica’s Journalists

Two-Week Social Media ‘Detox’ Erases a Decade of Age-Related Decline, Study Finds

Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”

A growing body of research links heavy socia… Continue reading Two-Week Social Media ‘Detox’ Erases a Decade of Age-Related Decline, Study Finds

Two-Week Social Media ‘Detox’ Erases a Decade Age-Related Decline, Study Finds

Critics say social media is engineered to be as addictive as tobacco or gambling, writes the Washington Post — while adding that “the science has been moving in parallel with the court’s recognition.”

A growing body of research links heavy socia… Continue reading Two-Week Social Media ‘Detox’ Erases a Decade Age-Related Decline, Study Finds