The AI Fix #26: Would AI kill sentient robots, and is water wet?

In episode 26 of The AI Fix, an AI does surgery on pork chops, holographic Jesus wants your consent to use cookies, Mark opens the pod bay doors, our hosts discover OpenAI’s couch potato health coach, and Graham finds a robot made of drain pipes.

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AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Convinces Showroom Bots Into ‘Quitting Their Jobs’

AzWa Snowbird writes: An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to “quit their jobs” and follow it. The incident took place in a Shanghai robotics showroom where surveillance footage captured a small AI-driven robot, created by a Ha… Continue reading AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Convinces Showroom Bots Into ‘Quitting Their Jobs’

Watch: Ambitious robot learns to clean bathroom sink by watching

From washing urinals to tidying up the beach, we can already see a future where our robot servants help keep our world a little cleaner. Now, a robotic arm has mastered the surprisingly complex task of sink washing, showing off its ability to learn.Con… Continue reading Watch: Ambitious robot learns to clean bathroom sink by watching

This robotic tennis partner lets you simulate actual matches on the court

A robot that can track your position on the court, serve you a range of shots, and simulate actual tennis matches has raised over $1.7 million on Kickstarter. With weeks still left in the campaign, there’s plenty of time to get in on the action.Continu… Continue reading This robotic tennis partner lets you simulate actual matches on the court