Who needs a humanoid robot when everything is already robotic?

Who needs a humanoid robot when everything is already robotic?

Humanoid robots from Tesla can “be a teacher, babysit your kids…, walk your dog, mow your lawn, get the groceries, just be your friend, serve drinks. Whatever you can think of, it will do,” said Elon Musk at this month’s Tesla “We, Robot” showcase in Burbank, CA. To paraphrase: “Humanoid robots can be human, so you…

CMA probe of Google, Anthropic ‘a precautionary’ move: Analyst

CMA probe of Google, Anthropic ‘a precautionary’ move: Analyst

A move by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to formally launch a probe into Google’s purchase of a $2 billion stake in Anthropic, “sounds like a precautionary investigation across the board to me, primarily due to the fact that the CMA just recently approved Amazon’s Anthropic investment and partnership,” an industry analyst said…

Are humans reading your AI conversations?

Are humans reading your AI conversations?

Generative AI (genAI) is taking over the tech industry. From Microsoft’s genAI-assistant-turned-therapist Copilot being pinned to the Windows taskbar to Google’s Android operating system being “designed with AI at its core,” you can’t install a software update anymore without getting a new whizz-bang AI feature that promises to boost your productivity. But, when you talk…

Asana launches AI Studio, a no-code tool for building AI agents

Asana launches AI Studio, a no-code tool for building AI agents

Asana has launched AI Studio, a no-code tool for building generative AI agents that can automate work planning tasks.  The company first unveiled its “AI teammate” plans in June, promising to enable customers to build autonomous agents that can perform tasks independently within the work management app.   On Tuesday, Asana said that the AI agent builder…

Two-thirds of leaders feel Gen AI will reshape entry-level jobs

Two-thirds of leaders feel Gen AI will reshape entry-level jobs

Generative AI is on track to transform entry-level roles across industries, with 64% of leaders expecting these positions to evolve from creation to review and refinement of outputs within the next three years. The percentage of managers holding a similar view stood at 71%, according to new research from the Capgemini Research Institute. The findings…

GenAI surges in law firms: Will it spell the end of the billable hour?

GenAI surges in law firms: Will it spell the end of the billable hour?

Saying the legal profession is document-intensive is like claiming that a library is filled with books. Unlike researchers using the Dewey Decimal System, though, lawyers face an ocean of big data from which they must fish out case evidence. For more than a decade, law firms have been using machine learning and artificial intelligence tools…

Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

Gartner: Top 10 strategic technology trends for 2025

Gartner is sharing its annual look at the hot technologies enterprise customers should be watching out for in the coming years. AI, security, energy-efficient computing, robotics, and virtual computing interactions are among the research firm’s top 10 strategic technology trends, which were unveiled at Gartner’s annual IT Symposium/XPO in Orlando. Continue reading on Network World.

One of the world’s largest book publishers adds AI warnings to its books

One of the world’s largest book publishers adds AI warnings to its books

To make generative AI tools (genAI) work as well as possible, tech companies have chosen to train their large language models (LLMs) on large amounts of text, even though doing so could run afoul of copyright laws. Most recently, book publisher Penguin Random House has chosen to include a warning in its books stating the…