AI This Week: Cruise’s Robotaxi Meltdown
Headlines This Week Academic researchers at the University of Chicago are helping artists fight back against AI algorithms that would ingest and monetize their works. Researchers have developed a program…
Cruise Abruptly Pulls Its Robotaxis After California Says They’re ‘Not Safe’
GM-owned Cruise suspended its driverless taxis, the company said in a post on X, formerly called Twitter. This comes after the California DMV’s temporary ban on Cruise robotaxis earlier this…
Boston Dynamics uses ChatGPT to create a robot tour guide
Boston Dynamics’ Spot robot has already impressed us with its astonishing agility, but now it can make a pretty good tour guide, too. Keen to explore how generative AI tools…
You Can Now Order a Waymo Robotaxi on the Uber App in Phoenix
Uber’s partnership with Waymo, a driverless taxi service, began Wednesday to provide autonomous ride options for customers in Phoenix. Riders who book an UberX, Uber Green, Uber Comfort, or Uber…
Autonomous delivery robots at center of bomb scare ‘prank’
A Starship Technologies robot on a delivery run. Customers place an order via an app and the robot delivers it inside a secure compartment. Starship Technologies A bomb threat involving…
California DMV Suspends Cruise Robotaxis Over Safety Concerns
Photo: Phil Pasquini (Shutterstock) The California DMV suspended GM-owned Cruise driverless taxis from roadways on Tuesday. This comes weeks after a hit-and-run incident in San Francisco. Cruise’s robotaxi suspension is…
Amazon’s new humanoid robot will not take human jobs, company insists
Amazon Amazon says its warehouses now deploy more than 750,000 robots, most of them robotic arms or wheel-based machines designed for repetitive jobs to free up employees for other tasks.…
U.S. Investigating GM’s Cruise Over Reported Pedestrian Injuries
General Motors’ autonomous vehicle company Cruise can’t shake the safety scrutiny over its driverless robotaxis. Now the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is digging into whether or not these…
Gavin Newsom Under Fire From Teamsters Over Veto of Driverless Truck Bill
Big tech companies want to put big, driverless trucks on the road, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is ready to help them reach that goal. Now the Democratic mainstay is…
NASA’s Mars Rovers Could Inspire a More Ethical Future for AI
Since ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, many news outlets have reported on the ethical threats posed by artificial intelligence. Tech pundits have issued warnings of killer robots bent on human…