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Researchers from Stanford University early today published the latest edition of their annual AI Index Report, detailing the growing influence of artificial intelligence technologies on our society and the global economy. The Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence, known as Stanford HAI, has been publishing its annual reports on the state of the AI industry since 2017. This year’s edition, the eighth, is the “most comprehensive” report to date, spanning more than 430 pages. The authors say it’s arriving at a critical juncture as the influence of AI across society rapidly accelerates with the emergence of increasingly capable and sophisticated…

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community.A research team from MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a new software tool that makes it easier to design and make cable-driven 3D printed objects. The tool, called Xstrings, can be used to produce a variety of products with embedded actuation, from robotic hands with gripping capabilities to interactive sculptures with animal-like movement.Cable-driven mechanisms are frequently used by engineers to create components that can move fluidly like a human or animal. This movement is generated by pulling…

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: IBM rolled out its z17 mainframe, a product line designed for AI computing, in a Tuesday announcement. The units will be generally available on June 18, the company said. The newest member of the Z Systems family was built to run generative and predictive AI workloads and support multi-model applications, Elpida Tzortzatos, IBM fellow and CTO AI on IBM Z and Linux One, said during a virtual briefing last week. Units come equipped with high-capacity Telum II processors and are set…

‘IBM will be even better positioned to deliver value faster to clients as they transform with AI,’ IBM Consulting’s Mohamad Ali said. IBM has bought global data, artificial intelligence and Snowflake-focused consultancy startup Hakkoda to boost the data transformation services portfolio of the tech giant’s IBM Consulting division. Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM will leverage the capabilities of New York-based Hakkoda, founded in 2021, for faster, and more-cost efficient integrated client enterprise data estates across various use cases, IBM said in a statement Monday. The deal closed April 2. Financial details were not disclosed. “IBM is at the leading edge of the…

GE Vernova is celebrating its first birthday this week with a $50 million commitment to its neighbor, MIT.Before the energy spinoff from General Electric emerged as a separate public company one year ago, chief executive Scott Strazik had to pick a headquarters location. Strazik settled on Cambridge — not because its former parent had been based in Boston, but because of all the brainpower that originally attracted GE here in 2016.The company’s new partnership with MIT is a perfect example of why Strazik picked Cambridge. GE Vernova announced on Monday, two days before the spinoff’s anniversary, that it’s committing $50…

Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe Stock In a bid to tilt the cybersecurity battlefield in favor of defenders, Google has introduced Sec-Gemini v1, a new experimental AI model designed to help security teams identify threats, analyze incidents, and understand vulnerabilities faster and more accurately than before. Announced by the company’s cybersecurity research leads, Elie Burzstein and Marianna Tishchenko, Sec-Gemini v1 is the latest addition to Google’s growing family of Gemini-powered tools — but this time, it is laser-focused on cybersecurity. The growing cyber threat — and why Google’s AI push matters Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, sophisticated, and targeted. From ransomware to…

The foundation hopes this training will help nonprofits work more efficiently and increase their community impact. AUSTIN, Texas — Austin nonprofits are getting a boost to help develop artificial intelligence skills. On Wednesday, Google.org – the company’s philanthropy sector – announced it’s donating $1 million to the Austin Community Foundation. The money will be used to help give AI training to local nonprofits. The effort is part of Google’s AI Opportunity Fund, which aims to equip 1 million Americans with AI skills. The program will offer in-person workshops, webinars, coaching and peer learning opportunities. “Google.org’s AI Opportunity Accelerator creates a…

Fast-food restaurants are becoming proving grounds for conversational AI’s next evolution. We break down the rapid growth of the voice AI market — as well as remaining hurdles to adoption. This research comes from the April 1 edition of the CB Insights newsletter. You can see past newsletters and sign up for future ones here. It looks like voice AI may have found its sweet spot: ordering fries with that. Yum! Brands — which owns Taco Bell, KFC, and Pizza Hut and has a larger restaurant footprint than any other company globally — recently announced a partnership with Nvidia to deploy AI (including…

Retaining top AI talent is tough amid cutthroat competition between Google, OpenAI, and other heavyweights. Google’s AI division, DeepMind, has resorted to using “aggressive” noncompete agreements for some AI staff in the U.K. that bar them from working for competitors for up to a year, Business Insider reports. Some are paid during this time, in what amounts to a lengthy stretch of PTO. But the practice can make researchers feel left out of the quick pace of AI progress, reported BI. In the U.S., the FTC banned most noncompetes last year, but that doesn’t apply to DeepMind’s London headquarters. Last…

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