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IEEE SSRR 2023: 13–15 November 2023, FUKUSHIMA, JAPANHumanoids 2023: 12–14 December 2023, AUSTIN, TEX.Cybathlon Challenges: 02 February 2024, ZURICH, SWITZERLANDEnjoy today’s videos! Digit, our human-centric robot, can now self-right and

From Asia to Europe, AI presenters are now reading the bulletins. They’re attractive, ageless and work 24/7 without being paid. Should their human counterparts be worried? And what about the rest of us?Like most newsreaders, Zae-In wears a microphone pinned to her collar and clutches a stack of notes – but unlike most, her face is entirely fake. A “virtual human” designed by South Korean artificial intelligence company Pulse9, Zae-In spent five months this year reading li

Big tech firms attempting to ‘capture’ meeting of heads of government, says Connor LeahyOne of the executives invited to Rishi Sunak’s international AI safety summit next month has warned that the conference risks achieving very little, accusing powerful tech companies of attempting to “capture” the landmark meeting.Connor Leahy, the chief executive of the AI safety research company Conjecture, said he believed heads of government were poised to agree a style of reg

Good handwriting and fast, accurate typing skills will always be invaluable – no matter how far technology takes usGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailDuring my daughter’s first year at school, her teacher dismissed our concerns about her shaky pencil grip by saying something along the lines of: “Don’t worry, handwriting’s on its way out. By the time she’s in year 12, they’ll all be typing or voice-dictating their exams.”Fast-forward 12 long