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AI robots now learn by watching humans
PLUS: Apple research releases 'MLX'
AI TECH INQUIRY STUDIO
January 08, 2024
Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
AI robotics firm Figure just showed off a significant development — with their humanoid robots now able to learn how to do tasks autonomously by watching humans do it first.
2024 is undoubtedly going to be a crazy year for AI and robotics. Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI TECH STUDIO:
Figure’s humanoid robot learns by watching humans
Apple ML Research releases MLX for on-device AI
How to generate green screen product mockups with AI
V* enables guided visual search in AI assistants
7 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
FIGURE ROBOTICS
Image source: Figure
The AI TECH STUDIO; AI robotics company Figure just showcased its Figure 01 humanoid robot making a cup of coffee, which it learned after just 10 hours of watching humans complete the task via video training.
The details:
Figure’s demo shows the robot using a Keurig to brew the coffee, showing off impressive dexterity in handling and placing the small pod.
The video also shows a side-by-side of the robot struggling to directly place the pod before eventually succeeding, highlighting its ability to self-correct.
Figure uses an ‘end-to-end’ training approach, with the system observing humans complete the task from start to finish and learning from the data.
Why it matters: The impressive demo showcases the potential versatile future of robotics — and its end-to-e
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APPLE
Image source: Apple
The AI TECH STUDIO ; Apple’s Machine Learning Research team quietly introduced MLX, an open-source framework designed to streamline AI model development and deployment on Apple hardware.
The details:
MLX brings advanced AI capabilities to the latest Apple silicon, simplifying and enhancing the tech across Apple products.
The framework offers familiar coding tools like Python so developers can build models easily, with behind-the-scenes optimization for faster, more efficient model training.
MLX allows users to build a ‘mini' data center for LLMs on Apple’s M2 and M3 products — smoothly running advanced, intensive models on local devices.
Apple is also rumored to be preparing a new version of Siri with AI, which can retain conversation information across devices.
Why it matters: With its user-friendly and optimized design for Apple silicon, MLX represents a major step toward on-device AI across Apple's ecosystem. And while many have already counted Apple out of the AI race — the tech leader could seriously shake things up quickly in 202
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OpenAI is reportedly offering news publishers ‘as little as’ $1M to $5M annually to license copyrighted articles for training models like ChatGPT.
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Logan Kilpatrick, Developer Relations Lead at OpenAI, shared that the platform’s GPT builder is a GPT itself, providing behind-the-scenes information to help users build custom bots.
A new study polling over 2,700 AI researchers found that 58% estimate a 5% chance of AI causing human extinction.
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Google DeepMind unveiled new robotics research, including AutoRT for data collection, SARA-RT for faster transformers, and RT-Trajectory for better motion generalization.
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