• Dune subreddit group bans AI-generated art for being ‘low effort’

    Moderators of community devoted to sci-fi films and novels made decision after being flooded with automatically generated contentIn the world of Frank Herbert’s Dune, the “Butlerian Jihad” led to the destruction of “thinking machines” across the known universe, and the birth of a civilisation that focused on enhancing human intellect.In the online community on the subreddit of r/Dune, the birth of AI art has led to a similar, albeit smaller, war on technology. Conti
  • Goalkeeping Robot Dog Tends Its Net Like a Pro

    Goalkeeping Robot Dog Tends Its Net Like a Pro
    The best professional football goalkeepers in the English Premiere League (we’re talking about the sport called soccer in North America) are able to save almost, but not quite, 80 percent of shots taken on goal. This is very good. But it’s not nearly as good as the 87.5 percent of shots that a 9kg quadrupedal robot can block: in its tiny goal, and versus tiny children taking tiny shots, Mini Cheetah turns out to be an excellent goalie.What’s the point of this? Well, it’s