INNOVATION
Boston Dynamics’s Bonkers Atlas Robot Is Way More Agile Than You by robbreport.com
The rate at which Boston Dynamics’s robots are picking up skills is starting to get a little unsettling. The Hyundai-owned robotics lab has just released a new video showing off its bipedal robot Atlas helping out a construction worker. The short clip, which is titled “Atlas Gets a Grip,” illustrates how robot’s list of abilities has grown by literal leaps and bounds since the last time we checked in on it. Read more
SCIENCE
These scientists used CRISPR to put an alligator gene into catfish by technologyreview.com
Millions of fish are farmed in the US every year, but many of them die from infections. In theory, genetically engineering fish with genes that protect them from disease could reduce waste and help limit the environmental impact of fish farming. A team of scientists have attempted to do just that—by inserting an alligator gene into the genomes of catfish. Read more
CREATIVE CONTENTS
Artists sue AI art generators over copyright infringement by polygon.com
A group of artists — Sarah Andersen, Kelly McKernan, and Karla Ortiz — have filed a class-action lawsuit against Midjourney and Stability AI, companies behind AI art tools Midjourney and Stable Diffusion, and DeviantArt, which recently launched its own artificial intelligence art generator, DreamUp. Read more
EVENT
Integrated Systems Europe will be held at Fira Barcelona, Gran Via Barcelona from January 31 to February 3, 2023. The opportunity to discover all the latest innovations in the field of AV for professionals. Learn more
b<>com's team will be there so if you will too, let's meet there!
PODCAST
The story of OpenAI on spotify.com
With ChatGPT in the news, TechStuff thought it was high time we looked at OpenAI, the company behind the controversial chatbot. From its founding in 2015 to its shift to a "capped-profit" company, we look at the organization founded to create AI beneficial for humanity. Listen
