Moravec‘s Paradox

MiniMax, the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up backed by two of China’s largest technology conglomerates, has confidentially applied for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to people familiar with the matter. China International Capital Corporation and UBS are the sponsors for the listing, according to the sources, who declined…

MLB will use computerized high-speed cameras to call balls and strikes during Tuesday's All-Star Game in Atlanta, marking another step toward automated officiating. The league has been testing the system in minor league and spring training games since 2019, with plans for regular season use beginning next year.Read Entire Article...Read…

Updated on: July 15, 2025 / 7:55 AM EDT / CBS/AP Nvidia first company valued over $4 trillion Nvidia became the first company valued at over $4 trillion. Here's what that means for AI. 02:21 Bangkok — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the…

The companies promoting AI fail to mention it's often underpinned not by code but by humans tagging data and viewing unsavoury content - AI could not exist without cheap labour largely outsourced to the Global South By Emer Coleman Published: 15 Jul 2025 The big lie of artificial intelligence (AI)…

A staff member operates robot to climb stairs at a robot base in Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province, June 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua) GUANGZHOU, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Songshan Lake, nestled in south China's Guangdong Province, buzzes with youthful energy as tomorrow's tech leaders weave through roads once scented by…

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The University of Hong Kong (HKU) says it has issued a warning letter to a male student who allegedly used artificial intelligence software to generate indecent images of female colleagues. In a statement, HKU said it was handling the case in accordance with the University Ordinance and other laws. The…

SDAIA Receives Certificates for Nominated Projects at WSIS Summit The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) has received certificates for its nominated projects recognized among the best entries at the 2025 WSIS Prizes, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Organized by the UN International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the 2025…

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IFAC Symposium on Robotics: 15–18 July 2025, PARIS RoboCup 2025:…

New research has found that large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men, even when both have identical qualifications. The study was co-authored by Ivan Yamshchikov, a professor of AI and robotics at the Technical University of Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) in Germany. Yamshchikov,…