In the vibrant city of Nairobi, Kenya, the emergence of the Robot Cafe has captured the attention of both young and old alike. Situated in the heart of Nairobi, this cafe stands out as a pioneer in integrating robotics into the dining experience. The cafe boasts three preprogrammed robots – named Claire, R24, and Nadia
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Artificial intelligence (AI) researchers recently made headlines when they revealed that over 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse imagery had been removed from a dataset commonly used to train AI image-generating tools. The LAION research dataset, a vast collection of online images and captions utilized by prominent AI image-makers like Stable Diffusion and
In a recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Toronto, the impact of virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR) on real-world movement was examined. The findings revealed that using VR and AR technologies can alter the way individuals perceive and interact with the physical world. This has significant implications for industries utilizing
Recent research conducted by a team of AI researchers has shed light on a concerning issue within popular Large Language Models (LLMs). The study, published in the journal Nature, discovered that LLMs exhibit covert racism against individuals who speak African American English (AAE). This revelation brings to the forefront the inherent biases that can be
Ethiopia recently announced a significant increase in electricity production from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Blue Nile. This development comes after the activation of two additional turbines, bringing the total output to 1,550 megawatts. The GERD, a multi-billion-dollar project, has long been a source of tensions with downstream nations Egypt and Sudan
The field of robotics has been rapidly advancing in recent years, with researchers focusing on developing robotic systems that can effectively assist humans in various tasks. One key aspect of enabling robots to perform daily tasks is the design of robotic grippers or hand-like systems that can manipulate different types of objects with ease. Recently,
The recent mass cybersecurity incident caused by a sensor configuration update from CrowdStrike has raised significant concerns about the vulnerabilities in global technical and policy infrastructures. The Association for Computing Machinery’s US Technology Policy Committee (USTPC) has issued a statement urging a thorough and public investigation into the incident to prevent such occurrences in the
In recent years, the growth of the internet and social media platforms has led to a surge in online content creation. Unfortunately, with this growth, there has also been an increase in inappropriate content such as hate speech. Hate speech, which targets individuals based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, and other characteristics, can have
The world of rechargeable batteries is rapidly evolving, especially with the increasing popularity of electric vehicles. The traditional nickel and cobalt-based batteries are not only expensive but also unsustainable for mass adoption. In a recent study published in ACS Central Science, researchers introduced a promising alternative – a lithium/manganese-based material. The use of manganese holds
Automatic bug assignment has been a topic of interest in recent years, with engineers relying heavily on textual bug reports to identify and fix bugs. However, the presence of noise in these reports can have unintended consequences for automatic bug assignment systems, particularly due to the limitations of traditional Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. A