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14.12.25 - 07:06
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Stuck in the factory: how robotics pioneer Japan missed the AI-driven humanoid boom (SCMP)
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While humanoid robots from China and the US have captured the imagination of people for their skill at serving drinks, taking part in boxing matches and running marathons, and entertaining through dance moves on stage, their counterparts in Japan – the long-time leader of the robotics world – are mostly confined to factories.
Japan's early forays into humanoids date back to the 1960s, so what happened along the way?
At the 26th International Robot Exhibition (IREX), a four-day, biennial industry......
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13.12.25 - 19:33
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Europol Pinpoints When Skynet-Like Human Resistance To AI Could Emerge (ZeroHedge)
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Europol Pinpoints When Skynet-Like Human Resistance To AI Could Emerge
If Goldman's estimates of a partial or full displacement of up to 300 million jobs across the Western world due to the proliferation of artificial intelligence and automation are even remotely correct, a new report suggests that by 2035, society could face widespread public resentment, protests, and even acts of sabotage directed at robotic systems.
A new report by Europol, the EU's central intelligence and coordination hub for serious crime and terrorism, identifies around 2035 as a potential inflection point at which a human resistance movement against AI could begin to take shape, in a scenario that echoes the resistance to Skynet in the Terminator film franchise.
Europol warned of "bot-bashing" incidents and acts of sabotage against robotic systems in the middle of the next decade, as the spread of AI and robotics could fuel a populist backlash against technologies that have hollowed out parts of the Western...
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13.12.25 - 17:24
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Gavin Newsom pushes back on Trump AI executive order preempting state laws (The Guardian)
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California governor says order pushes 'grift and corruption' instead of innovation just hours after president's dictumThe ink was barely dry on Donald Trump's artificial intelligence executive order when Gavin Newsom came out swinging. Just hours after the order went public Thursday evening, the California governor issued a statement saying the presidential dictum, which seeks to block states from regulating AI of their own accord, advances “grift and corruption” instead of innovation.“President Trump and David Sacks aren't making policy – they're running a con,” Newsom said, referencing Trump's AI adviser and crypto “czar”. “Every day, they push the limits to see how far they can take it.” Continue reading......
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13.12.25 - 16:48
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Wall Street Week | Hubbard on Fed Cut Fallout, Open Source AI, Nuclear Bet, Department Store Revival (Bloomberg)
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This week, Glenn Hubbard warns that tariffs, shaky data and a mature credit cycle create risks as the Fed looks toward 2026. And, will open AI ecosystems win out over closed models, as AMD CEO Lisa Su and former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano suggest? Plus, from AI to manufacturing, soaring electricity demand is forcing a rethink of where our power comes from and how fast we can build to generate it. Later, can Macy's reinvent the department store for today's shopper? (Source: Bloomberg)...
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13.12.25 - 16:01
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Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US three years after initial shock from ChatGPT (SCMP)
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US start-up OpenAI's launch of ChatGPT on November 30 three years ago sent China's technology industry scrambling to get up to speed on the latest artificial intelligence developments.
Chinese government authorities sent urgent requests to various experts, including professors from Tsinghua University, to provide briefings on the implications of generative AI technology, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
China's Big Tech firms and ambitious start-ups rushed to roll out their own......
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