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12 Aug

Engineers make tunable, shape-changing metamaterial inspired by vintage toys

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Common push puppet toys in the shapes of animals and popular figures can move or collapse with the push of a button at the bottom of the toys' base. Now, a team of UCLA engineers has created a new class of tunable dynamic material that mimics the inner workings of push puppets, with applications for soft robotics, reconfigurable architectures and space engineering. Inside a push puppet, there are connecting cords that, when pulled taught, will make the toy stand stiff. But by loosening these cords, the "limbs" of the toy will go limp. Using the same cord tension-based principle that…

12 Aug

New method for orchestrating successful collaboration among robots

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New research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that programming robots to create their own teams and voluntarily wait for their teammates results in faster task completion, with the potential to improve manufacturing, agriculture and warehouse automation. This research was recognized as a finalist for Best Paper Award on Multi-Robot Systems at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation 2024. "There's a long history of debate on whether we want to build a single, powerful humanoid robot that can do all the jobs, or we have a team of robots that can collaborate," says one of the study…

12 Aug

Redefining the computer whiz: Research shows diverse skills valued by youth

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Researchers at the University of Reading, with colleagues at King's College London, have uncovered a more nuanced view of what makes an 'ideal' computer science student, challenging long-held stereotypes of geeky, clever, detail-oriented men, who lack social skills. The research, published in Educational Review, analysed around 9000 responses from over 3,000 secondary school students aged 11-16 in England. While intelligence was still seen as important, the study found that young people value a much wider range of characteristics in computer science students, including creativity and collaboration. Professor Billy Wong, University of Reading, said: "This is good news for widening participation…

12 Aug

He Made a Movie About Humans Rising Up Against AI. Now He’s Doing the Real Thing

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When I interviewed writers and actors at the picket lines of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, there was a mix of sentiment around AI, which, while largely negative, encompassed anxiety, uncertainty, equivocation, as well as anger.The crowd in Burbank was the most uniformly and passionately anti-AI I’ve ever witnessed. Asked for his thoughts on how AI was impacting his industry, one animator said, “AI can fuck right off.” I asked the storyboard artists Lindsey Castro and Brittany McCarthy for their thoughts on AI, and both simply booed.A year after the WGA strikes, AI was not, to the animation…

12 Aug

Secureworks Fills Australian Mid-Market Demand for Simplified Cyber Security Solutions

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Secureworks is a U.S. headquartered publicly listed cybersecurity firm offering extended detection and response, XDR, technology, and services. Majority-owned by Dell, its XDR is marketed under the Taegis product brand. This year, the company launched a “ManagedXDR Plus” offering for mid-market customers seeking more tailored cybersecurity options at a reasonable price point. Secureworks CEO Wendy Thomas, who visited Australia in July 2024, told TechRepublic that the XDR offering was appealing to mid-market customers in Australia who may not have the budget or capabilities to build their own security operations centre but are concerned about the possibility of cyber attacks —…

12 Aug

What Is Generative AI? | TechRepublic

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Generative artificial intelligence refers to deep learning models that can generate content such as images, code, text, and other forms of media. These algorithms are trained to identify patterns using large datasets, enabling them to produce similar output. Maria Carrisa Sanchez, writing for TechRepublic Premium, presents this explanation of generative AI, including its evolution, features, examples, drawbacks, and benefits. Featured text from the feature: HOW DOES GEN AI WORK? Gen AI is a complex interplay of components and technologies, enabling the generation of creative and contextually relevant content. The key components and underlying mechanisms responsible for the functioning of gen…

11 Aug

Artificial compound eye to revolutionize robotic vision at lower cost but higher sensitivity

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A research team at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has recently developed a novel artificial compound eye system that is not only more cost-effective, but demonstrates a sensitivity at least twice that of existing market products in small areas. The system promises to revolutionize robotic vision, enhance robots' abilities in navigation, perception and decision-making, while promoting commercial application and further development in human-robot collaboration. Mimicking the visual capabilities of compound eyes, this innovative system can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, such as installing on drones to improve their…

09 Aug

Amazon-Anthropic Merger Investigated by UK Government

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The U.K. government has launched a preliminary investigation into the partnership between Amazon and Anthropic to see if it will significantly lessen competition. This comes days after a similar probe was announced into Alphabet’s collaboration with the AI startup. In March, Amazon concluded its $4 billion (£3.16 billion) investment in Anthropic, the company behind the Claude LLM family, some of the only viable competitors to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. It was founded by former OpenAI employees, including siblings Daniela and Dario Amodei, who were both execs. In return for the investment, Anthropic committed to using Amazon Web Services as…

09 Aug

Australian Enterprises Coming 4th in 2024 Global Survey of Generative AI Usage

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Australian organisations have ranked fourth in an assessment of how widely enterprises in 16 countries are using and implementing generative AI. The survey, conducted by data analytics firm SAS, found that 63% of Australian businesses are now using generative AI. The findings, based on responses from 1,600 global AI and data analytics decision makers, found that Australian generative AI usage is ahead of the global average and that Australia is leading the pack when it comes to the deployment of generative AI-related policies. Which countries are fully implementing generative AI? Sixty-three percent of Australian organisations say they use generative AI.…

09 Aug

LLM Observability: Fundamentals, Practices, and Tools

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LLM observability is the practice of gathering data about an LLM-based system in production to understand, evaluate, and optimize it. Developers and operators gain insight by recording prompts and user feedback, tracing user requests through the components, monitoring latency and API usage, performing LLM evaluations, and assessing retrieval performance. A range of frameworks and platforms supports the implementation of LLM observability. As new types of models are released and best practices emerge, these tools will continue to adapt and evolve. Large Language Models (LLMs) have become the driving force behind AI-powered applications, ranging from translation services to chatbots and RAG…