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Google demos “unsettling” tool to help journalists write the news

Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a “robot journalist.” Midjourney reader comments 66 with Google has been developing tools aimed at helping journalists write news articles, reports The New York Times and Reuters. It has demonstrated one tool, dubbed “Genesis,” to the Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly, Google is positioning… Read More »

IBM plans to replace 7,800 jobs with AI over time, pauses hiring certain positions

Enlarge / The IBM logo in front of an AI-generated background. IBM / Midjourney reader comments 159 with IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna has revealed plans to pause hiring for about 7,800 positions that could be replaced by artificial intelligence systems over time, according to a Bloomberg news report published Monday. Krishna said that… Read More »

Ford’s ever-smarter robots are speeding up the assembly line

Enlarge / Ford is adding artificial intelligence to its robotic assembly lines. reader comments 32 with 22 posters participating Share this story In 1913, Henry Ford revolutionized car-making with the first moving assembly line, an innovation that made piecing together new vehicles faster and more efficient. Some hundred years later, Ford is now using artificial… Read More »