machine intelligence

Could Powering AI Use Up as Much Energy as a Country?

Posted in Hardware, Science, Software on 24th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

While it's unlikely that AI will be burning through as much power as entire countries anytime soon, its contribution to energy usage could be significant.

This Brain-Like IBM Chip Could Drastically Cut the Cost of AI

Posted in Business, Hardware, Science, Software on 24th Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

The brain is an exceptionally powerful computing machine. Scientists have long tried to recreate its inner workings in mechanical minds.

New Nvidia AI agent, powered by GPT-4, can train robots

Posted in Hardware, Software on 22nd Oct, 2023
by Alex Muller

Nvidia Research announced today that it has developed a new AI agent, called Eureka, that is powered by OpenAI's GPT-4 and can autonomously teach robots complex skills.

Toyota to spend $1bn on artificial intelligence project in Silicon Valley

Posted in Software on 7th Nov, 2015
by Alex Muller

The investment, which will be spread over five years, comes on top of $50m Toyota announced earlier for artificial intelligence research at Stanford and MIT.

Bill Gates: People Don't Realize How Many Jobs Will Soon Be Replaced By Bots

Posted in Business on 15th Mar, 2014
by Alex Muller

Big changes are coming to the labor market that people and governments aren't prepared for, Bill Gates believes.