Hundreds of OpenAI employees signed a letter Monday demanding Mr. Altman’s return. On Friday, it was one of the most important companies in Silicon Valley; on Monday morning, most of its employees were threatening to quit. Mr. Altman is the visionary founder who can save them, and OpenAI, and perhaps all mankind. This superhero narrative…
Lots of people are worried AI is going to take a bunch of jobs. The fear that new tech will replace workers has been common throughout history. And yet here we all are, still with jobs to do. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…
Amazon is turning its robotics ambitions up a few notches with two new tests that could speed up delivery and revise labor conditions across the e-commerce giant’s fulfillment network. At a Houston fulfillment center, Amazon is trialing Sequoia, a warehouse-ready robotic system that speeds up the process of packing and moving items. And near its…
Altoona Area High School marketing team members Kaelyn Krouse (left) and Arrow Kelly of the advanced robotics class familiarize themselves with their class’s entry for the for the BEST Robotics competition. / Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Altoona Area High School students will test their minimally invasive surgery robot during a competition Saturday at Grove…
Researchers are also teaming up with the polling firm Ipsos to study public sentiment around the impact of robotics and AI in industrial settings. Amazon is teaming up with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to study the impact of automation on work. Through the partnership, Amazon will support the expansion of MIT’s automation clinic,…
Sam Altman said in a post on X that the strength of AI systems is automating tasks, not jobs. Altman also admitted, however, that AI might be able to do some of today’s jobs in the future. “We will find new and much better jobs when that happens!” he wrote. Loading Something is loading. Thanks…
KHOBAR: At the top of the Al-Fardan Tower, overlooking the glistening corniche water with the manicured buildings below, stands Hussain Al-Khater, managing director for Rockwell Automation in Saudi Arabia. As part of Rockwell Automation, Inc. which boasts as being one of the world’s largest companies dedicated to industrial automation, he is witnessing the transformation of…
photo by: Jen Nigro/Level Up Robotics Wyatt Williamson practices driving the team robot and picking up a tri-ball on Aug. 23, 2023, at Level Up Robots, 1520 Wakarusa Drive. A Lawrence robotics studio teaching kids how to program, build and operate robots has expanded its offerings for elementary-aged students and…
