Robotics slop. “Still, he is keen to test consumers’ tolerance for what he calls ‘robotics slop’: tasks that are clumsily executed.” Robot company 1X’s Neo looks elegant and quiet in person, but some of the impressive demos are tele-operated, and […]
China can land rockets too. “The rocket’s first stage nestled softly into a net-like structure carried by a ship at sea.” It was only a matter of time, right? ~ learn more
Civilization tech we do not build. “i asked some frontier models to make a top 10 list of civilization-level tech we already have but don’t build” Then he shares the models’ answers, ranging from “high-speed rail and maglev” to “fully […]
How this Texan Startup Ranch plans to save America. From Ashlee Vance: “A group of twenty-somethings has taken over a 1,200 acre Texas ranch and is trying to turn it into the next Shenzhen. It’s called Proto-Town, and this is […]
The critical mass theory of Al search. “Now the funnel collapses. The person asks a question and gets an answer. One answer. Maybe three.” This is a good article on the topic of AI search by a former colleague who […]
AI confidence theater. “So I started asking a simple question whenever someone told me AI had changed their life: ‘Cool. Show me.’” Elena Verna’s point: most “life-changing” AI workflows are just decent time-savers dressed up like miracles, and the hype […]
Boston Dynamics is now fully owned by Hyundai. You might remember this firm for their advanced robotics demos over the years. “Hyundai Motor Group is acquiring SoftBank’s remaining 9.65% stake in Boston Dynamics for $325 million, completing its full ownership […]
Physical AI for next-generation robotics. A friend went to the Automate robotics trade show in Chicago and shared his impressions with me. While the humanoid concepts were eye-catching, the real workhorse of automation remains the robotic arm. He told me […]
Babylon is on a quest to cure Alzheimer’s. From the Relentless podcast: “My first interview with Sacha Schermerhorn, Founder & CEO of Babylon Bio.” The first ~30 minutes of this are a fast-paced overview of the history and state of […]
Midjourney Medical is building the future I want to live in. This is so cool. It reinforces so much of my optimism about the future for humanity. They call it “Ultrasonic CT” and say the scan takes as little as […]