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“In the past, we would produce 50 targets in Gaza in a year. Now, this machine created 100 targets in a single day, with 50% of them being attacked.” This statement by Former IDF chief of staff Aviv Kochavi highlights the role AI plays in the war Israel is fighting against Hamas in Gaza. A ‘target factory’ called Habsora (The Gospel) is responsible for selecting the targets for the relentless bombing campaign. Critics argue this use of technology increases the number of civilian casualties.

Global semiconductor revenue is projected to grow 16.8% in 2024 to total $624 billion, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2023, the market is forecast to decline 10.9% and reach $534 billion.

Google has unveiled Gemini, its most ambitious and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model to date. This announcement, made by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, marks a significant step in the company’s AI-focused strategy, which has been central to its operations for nearly eight years.

Throughout history, people have developed tools and systems to augment and amplify their own capabilities. Whether the printing press or the assembly line, these innovations have allowed us to do more than we ever could alone. Jobs changed, new professions emerged, and people adapted. In the past year, the rate of change has rapidly accelerated. Cloud technologies, machine learning, and generative AI have become more accessible, impacting nearly every aspect of our lives from writing emails to developing software, even detecting cancer at an early stage.

In this video, the team of Rocking Robots talks to author Paul van Liempt, focusing on the effects of robotization in the workplace of the future. The discussion highlights the dual aspects of robotics in the labor market, emphasizing both the elimination of unpleasant tasks and the continued necessity of human labor.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA have announced an expanded strategic collaboration aimed at delivering infrastructure, software, and services to support generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovations. The collaboration combes NVIDIA’s latest multi-node systems with advanced GPUs, CPUs, and AI software with AWS’s virtualization and security capabilities, Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) interconnect, and UltraCluster scalability. 

Transformational technologies, including AI-augmented software engineering (AIASE), AI coding assistants and platform engineering, will reach mainstream adoption in 2-5 years, according to the Gartner Hype Cycle for Software Engineering, 2023.

The Dubai GITEX exhibition, recently concluded, showed the growing influence of Chinese robotics and artificial intelligence companies. With over 1,800 startups from more than 100 countries and an impressive array of speakers and investors, the exhibition has become a platform for technological exchange and collaboration. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, 12 Chinese companies were featured in the China Pavilion at Expand North Star, the world’s largest startup exhibition.

Researchers at Brown University have developed a software system that enables robots to understand and execute instructions given in plain English. This development marks a notable advance in the field of human-robot interaction.

Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation, known for its physical robotic technology, announced a significant shift in its business strategy, focusing now on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) software. This pivot was disclosed along with the company’s financial results for the third quarter of 2023.