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For decades, the most exalted goal of artificial intelligence has been the creation of an artificial general intelligence, or AGI, capable of matching or even outperforming human beings on any intellectual task. It’s an ambitious goal long regarded with a mixture of awe and apprehension, because of the likelihood of…

What’s the career outlook for AI professionals? In a word, growing, for all skill sets. But dig down into the data, and you’ll find some differences. This latest look at the AI job market comes from the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), which this month released its 2023…

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TechSpot is about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: The New York Police Department has welcomed back one of its former officers: Digidog, a heavily modified Spot robot dog from Boston Dynamics. Its return comes two years after the NYPD canceled…

Sometimes science advances at a snail’s pace, but in this case that’s a good thing: researchers have created a squishy material that combines polymers with liquid metal, demonstrated in a snail-like robot. Developers say this electrically conductive gel could be used to make self-healing electronic circuits and biological monitors for…

China’s cyberspace regulator issued draft regulations on Tuesday for artificial intelligence-generated content, requiring companies to undergo security reviews before releasing AI products. The Cyberspace Administration of China’s proposed new rules aim to promote “the healthy development and standardized application” of generative AI technologies, according to the guidelines. The draft release…

As a staple of every cutlery drawer, it is probably safe to say that most of us use forks at dinner time without batting an eyelid. Yet bots like ChatGPT have flipped this on its head, suggesting forks could also be used for playing 'I spy', fighting zombies and digging…

 Sam Altman speaks at the Wall Street Journal Digital Conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo TOKYO, April 10 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday he is considering opening an office and expanding services in Japan after a meeting with Japan's…

SHANGHAI—Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against “relevant” app developers and Apple Inc. over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s app store. The company’s artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China’s closest answer to the U.S.-developed chatbot ChatGPT.…