Engineers developed a ping-pong-playing robot that quickly estimates the speed and trajectory of an incoming ball and precisely hits it to a desired location on the table. MIT engineers are getting in ...

One student told her that the chatbot was “gaslighting.” Another student thought the chatbot wasn’t a very good therapist and didn’t help with any of their issues. In fall 2024, researchers at EdSurge ...

The filmmaker Adam Bhala Lough had a big subject for his next documentary: artificial intelligence. And, thanks to the success of Telemarketers, the 2023 HBO docuseries he co-directed to great acclaim ...

If you’re a Slack user, you’re probably familiar with Slackbot as a good-natured—if annoying—assistant that delivers notifications, reminders, and keyword-based automatic responses within the ...

Grok's image generation restricted to paid subscribers after backlash Standalone Grok app and tab on X still allow image generation without subscription European lawmakers have urged legal action over ...

79% of top news sites block at least one AI training bot, while 71% also block retrieval bots used for live AI search citations. Google-Extended is the least-blocked training bot at 46%, with US ...

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“Come to bed, Mouse. I know how to cheer you up,” he says. “I’m not brooding,” Annie says. She is fresh from her shower, rubbing lotion into her legs. Her dark hair hangs in wet clumps along one side ...

When the U.S. gambling laws loosened in 2018, the many and various ways it would destroy people’s lives were widely predicted. It wasn’t hard to guess: you just had to look at every other country ...

Drake called Spotify “Botify” during a live stream, creating irony as he faces the same bot allegations in a class-action lawsuit. Drake took a pointed jab at Spotify during a recent live stream with ...

Ghost have marked the holiday season by partnering with a Los Angeles charity to help distribute food to residents in need, sending a custom vehicle dubbed the Skele‑Bot into the Inglewood community.

You’re gonna love me for this. Say you’re calling customer service because you need help. Maybe your bill is wrong, your service is down or you want a refund. Instead of a person, a cheerful AI voice ...