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Universal Robots has announced a partnership with Denali Advanced Integration, a services and technology integrator. Denali has become Universal Robots’ biggest Certified Solution Partner (CSP). It is now expected to use its integration expertise and market reach to bring Universal Robots’ cobot technology to major business across the globe as part of its new Automation-As-A-Service (AaaS) portfolio.

Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has launched the “Tongyi Qianwen Partnership Program” to co-create large language models tailored for different industries with partners. The program’s first batch of industrial models will cover sectors including petrochemicals, electricity, transportation, hospitality, enterprise services, telecommunications, and finance.

Columbia Engineers design a robot hand that is the first device of its kind to join advanced sense of touch with motor-learning algorithms–it doesn’t rely on vision to manipulate objects.

According to the Future of Jobs Report 2023 by the World Economic Forum, almost a quarter of jobs (23%) are expected to change, with AI and robotics being the leading drivers of transformation. The report, based on a survey of 803 companies, estimates that employers anticipate 69 million new jobs to be created and 83 million eliminated among the 673 million jobs corresponding to the dataset, a net decrease of 14 million jobs, or 2% of current employment.

Voice-over marketplace Voices has released the AI in the Creative Industry Report, which explores the sentiments of creatives towards new developments in generative AI. The report reveals that while creatives are excited to see new tools emerge, they are equally concerned about making sure things are done the right way.

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed on a provisional political deal on regulating Artificial Intelligence (AI). The AI Act aims to control AI’s potential to cause harm and will be the world’s first AI rulebook. The agreement was reached after months of intense negotiations, and the EU lawmakers reached a political agreement on Thursday.

Boston Dynamics’ robot Spot has been integrated with ChatGPT by a team at ML.School. This integration allows the robots to perform automated missions while interpreting and responding to voice-enabled queries in real-time.

As robots increasingly become part of our lives and workplaces, researchers at the University of Florida are looking to the age-old interactions between humans and horses for insights into building effective working relationships between humans and robots. This way they try to identify principles for human-robot interaction that could improve how humans interact with autonomous vehicles and other forms of AI.

An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain. The research has been published in the journal Science Advances, led by Dr Alon Loeffler, who received his PhD in the School of Physics, with collaborators in Japan.

Rockwell Automation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a partnership with robot manufacturer Doosan Robotics and its parent company Doosan Corporation, both Seoul-based entities and members of the summit in Washington, D.C., commemorating the 70th anniversary of the U.S. – South Korea alliance.