Last Week in AI Tesla Bot, AI Val Kilmer, DeepMind‘s Perceiver IO, Apple‘s NeuralHash
Aug 27, 2021
Elon Musk introduces the Tesla bot, aiming to revolutionize robotics with self-driving AI. Deepfake technology raises eyebrows as Val Kilmer's voice is restored, sparking debates on ethical concerns. A Stanford paper discusses the paradigm shift caused by large-scale AI models, while DeepMind's Perceiver IO offers new ways to handle diverse data. The ethics of Apple's child safety feature lead to privacy concerns, and AI's impact on law enforcement highlights dangers of wrongful imprisonment. Plus, Philip Glass shares insights on AI in art.
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Sharon Zhou at AI Day
- Sharon Zhou attended Tesla's AI Day and asked a question about their simulator.
- She initially thought the Tesla Bot was a joke, but it's actually happening.
Tesla Bot's Purpose and Criticism
- The Tesla Bot is designed for dangerous, repetitive, and boring tasks.
- Roboticists criticize the project's lofty goals, citing the difficulty of hardware development and current AI limitations.
Val Kilmer's Voice
- Val Kilmer lost his voice due to throat cancer surgery in 2015.
- Sonantic, a software company, used deepfake technology to reproduce his voice, respecting licensing constraints.