Amazon is spending copious amounts of money looking for ways to automate labor currently done by human workers. The company is hoping to replace more than half a million jobs with robots by 2033, as the New York Times reported this week (the company is currently the United States’ second-largest employer after Walmart.) And in… Continue reading Amazon Reveals Smart Glasses That Effectively Turn Its Delivery Drivers Into Cyborg Drones
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Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard
@mattxiv via X San Francisco is plastered with billboards advertising AI tech, all in varying degrees of in-your-face dystopic. Even so, a new crop of them has managed to stand out from the pack by being shockingly upfront about the industry’s attitude toward regular humans. “Our AI does your daughter’s homework. Reads her bedtime stories.… Continue reading Bystanders Horrified by Slightly-Too-Honest AI Billboard
Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude
Eric Muller The University of North Carolina School of Law held an unusual mock trial on Friday. Looming over the proceedings even more prominently than the judge running the show were three tall digital displays, sticking out with their glossy finishes amid the courtroom’s sea of wood paneling. Each screen represented a different AI chatbot:… Continue reading Law School Tests Trial With Jury Made Up of ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude
Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers
Reflect Orbital These days, orbital real estate is growing increasingly cluttered with all manner of communication, observation, research, and navigation satellites. It’s a market worth $286 billion in 2022, projected to grow precipitously in the coming years as mass production takes off. One bold new startup is looking to cash in on the frenzy with… Continue reading Scientists Oppose Huge Array of Mirrors in Space That Shines Nighttime Sunlight on Wealthy Customers
Is Waymo ready for winter?
Transportation Autonomous Cars Snow and ice pose unique challenges for driverless cars. And Waymo’s expansion depends on its ability to tackle them head on. Snow and ice pose unique challenges for driverless cars. And Waymo’s expansion depends on its ability to tackle them head on. by Andrew J. Hawkins Oct 25, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC… Continue reading Is Waymo ready for winter?
Clean Technica: AI Bubbles & Robot Armies004222
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. It seems that AI and robots are all the rage these days. The future is all about AI and robots. I keep getting fed stories about these, some extremely optimistic, some extremely pessimistic. The following are a few big stories and comments from recent weeks.… Continue reading Clean Technica: AI Bubbles & Robot Armies004222
Clean Technica: “We Don’t Need No Stinking New Models!” —Tesla004221
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Riffing on a unique story or two by Zachary Shahan yesterday, Reuters this morning has a report with this cheery headline: “Tesla gambles that introducing new models no longer matters.” CleanTechnica readers, being unusually astute, are well aware that Tesla has not introduced a new… Continue reading Clean Technica: “We Don’t Need No Stinking New Models!” —Tesla004221
Clean Technica: Shocking Differences Between Tesla & 20 Top Automakers — Market Cap vs. Revenue & EBIT004220
Support CleanTechnica’s work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. I ran across some shocking comparisons tonight. Apparently, someone shared the other day that Tesla’s market cap is higher than the combined market caps of the next 20 automakers. We’ve written about this kind of thing in the past, but it has been a while… Continue reading Clean Technica: Shocking Differences Between Tesla & 20 Top Automakers — Market Cap vs. Revenue & EBIT004220
OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: James Vigil/MLB Photos via Getty; Andrew Harnik / Getty Images The war between copyright holders and AI companies has been raging for years at this point. AI’s seemingly magical ability to synthesize human-like text and lifelike videos Stephen Hawking demands a huge appetite for data from books, films,… Continue reading OpenAI’s Copyright Situation Appears to Be Putting It in Huge Danger
DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks
The US Department of Homeland Security is seeking to develop a new mobile surveillance platform that fuses artificial intelligence, radar, high-powered cameras, and wireless networking into a single system, according to federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED. The technology would mount on 4×4 vehicles capable of reaching remote areas and transforming into rolling, autonomous observation… Continue reading DHS Wants a Fleet of AI-Powered Surveillance Trucks