“Career update: I am co-founding a new research group called “GEAR” at NVIDIA, with my long-time friend and collaborator Prof. @yukez. GEAR stands for Generalist Embodied Agent Research. We believe in a future where every machine that moves will be autonomous, and robots and… https://t.co/wm9HUsvXwt” / X – https://twitter.com/DrJimFan/status/1761052023821369639

This is a BIG DEAL – JIM FAN

US, UK may arm Ukraine with AI-enabled drones to target Russian positions. – Bloomberg – https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-17/us-uk-may-arm-ukraine-with-ai-enabled-drones-to-target-russian-positions

“Elon also revealed that the first human Neuralink patient has fully recovered and can now control a computer mouse with just their thoughts. Neuralink is now working on “trying to get as many button presses as possible from thinking” https://t.co/BaEo2gae96″ / X – https://twitter.com/rowancheung/status/1760170029994144130

Musk claims Neuralink patient doing OK with implant, can move mouse with brain | Ars Technica – https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/musk-claims-neuralink-patient-doing-ok-with-implant-can-move-mouse-with-brain/

We believe in a future where every machine that moves will be autonomous, and robots and simulated agents will be as ubiquitous as iPhones. We are building the Foundation Agent — a generally capable AI that learns to act skillfully in many worlds, virtual and real.

2024 is the Year of Robotics, the Year of Gaming AI, and the Year of Simulation. We are setting out on a moon-landing mission, and getting there will spin off mountains of learnings and breakthroughs.

GEAR – https://research.nvidia.com/labs/gear/

“Meta’s neural interface works by electromyography (EMG), which tracks signals from the brain that pass through the wrist https://t.co/1JR0TNieHX” / X – https://twitter.com/tsarnick/status/1760105123550994453

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This week’s executive overview and top links are here:

AI News #21: Week Ending 02/23/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 36 Stories

The post you just read is an extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.

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