As the world contemplates ways to deploy robots to help with hazardous tasks such as large-scale cleanups or search and rescue missions, scientists are also second-guessing how to fix machines if they come into harm’s way. We’ve previously seen jelly-like polymers used to create robotic hands that can repair themselves after a violent infliction. And, …
Photo: Leon Neal / Staff (Getty Images) Nearly three weeks after the abrupt exit of Black artificial intelligence ethicist Timnit Gebru, more details are emerging about the shady new set of policies Google has rolled out for its research team. Advertisement After reviewing internal communications and speaking to researchers affected by the rule change, Reuters …
Image: Fujifilm Cramming a full terabyte of storage onto a microSD card the size of a baby fingernail is a remarkable feat, but when it comes to cost and reliability, magnetic tape is still the preferred method for archiving data for decades. And even as hard drives continue to swell in size, magnetic tape storage …