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A virtual restaurant brand run by robots is operating inside Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens. Here's how it works.

Thu, 11/09/2023 - 09:52

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Better Days by Remy Robotics wants to scale its wellness brand to 500 locations in five years.

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Retail, Robots, fast-food, restaurants, AI, automation

Humans Are More Likely to Slack Off When Working With Robots, Study Finds

Wed, 10/18/2023 - 11:50

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Everyone knows (or may have had experience being) the colleague or classmate who’s taken the easy route on an assignment knowing someone else will swoop in to save the day. New research suggests that the same phenomena, which psychologists call “social loafing,” may also apply when a teammate is made of software and…

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The CEO of IBM says he doesn't intend to 'get rid of' a single programmer because of AI

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 00:28

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Sam Altman says AI systems will automate some tasks but also lead to 'new and much better jobs'

Sat, 09/30/2023 - 14:43

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Sam A/Ryan Petersen — In response to a tweet from Flexport's Ryan Petersen, Sam Altman said AI's strength is speeding up tasks.
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See Chipotle's new robots that can crank out nearly 200 burrito bowls an hour

Fri, 09/22/2023 - 11:31

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Cashews are dispensed automatically on the bowl. Hyphen's makeline for Chipotle. — Cashews are dispensed automatically into the bowl.
Hyphen

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'This is the last opportunity for us to wake up': A leading economist warns we're headed for an AI-driven cataclysm

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 06:00

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"This is the last opportunity for us to wake up," warns Daron Acemoglu.
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How a leading economist learned to start worrying and fear artificial intelligence

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AI is helping the healthcare industry cut wait times for patients and save thousands of hours on data retrieval. Here's how it could come to a doctor or hospital near you.

Wed, 09/06/2023 - 12:09

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Stock photo of a researcher working in a laboratory. — Humans still do the heavy lifting, like medical research, but artificial intelligence is starting to help out in healthcare, too: One insurance company is automating administrative customer-service tasks, while New Mexico is using AI-driven tech to help enroll eligible newborns into Medicaid.
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No, AI isn't likely to destroy white-collar jobs — and it could actually enhance them over time, analysis finds

Thu, 08/31/2023 - 21:07

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A group of workers sitting at a table in an office — Shifts in the workforce are being accelerated by advances in generative AI.
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AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 17:25

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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030.