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Precision home robots learn with real-to-sim-to-real
At the top of many automation wish lists is a particularly time-consuming task: chores.ย The moonshot of many roboticists is cooking up the proper hardware and software combination so that a machine can learn โgeneralistโ policies (the rules and strategies that guide robot behavior) that work everywhere, under all conditions.ย Realistically, though, if you have a…
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A faster, better way to prevent an AI chatbot from giving toxic responses
A user could ask ChatGPT to write a computer program or summarize an article, and the AI chatbot would likely be able to generate useful code or write a cogent synopsis. However, someone could also ask for instructions to build a bomb, and the chatbot might be able to provide those, too. To prevent this…
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Multiple AI models help robots execute complex plans more transparently
Your daily to-do list is likely pretty straightforward: wash the dishes, buy groceries, and other minutiae. Itโs unlikely you wrote out โpick up the first dirty dish,โ or โwash that plate with a sponge,โ because each of these miniature steps within the chore feels intuitive. While we can routinely complete each step without much thought,…