The USA’s “love affair with the automobile” hasn’t been kind to pedestrians. In 2020, more than 6,500 people were struck and killed while walking in the country. A new report by Smart Growth America lays… Read More »Can AI design better streets for pedestrians? You be the judge
Last month saw the Eurobike 2022 conference in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, bringing a swag of new ebikes, cargo bikes, and escooters to industry professionals and product enthusiasts. Here’s some of the tech that caught… Read More »The best of Eurobike 2022: Killer D-locks, snow trikes, and futuristic ebikes
Two Stanford heavyweights have weighed in on the fiery AI sentience debate — and the duo is firmly in the “BS” corner. The wrangle recently rose to a crescendo over arguments about Google’s LaMDA system.… Read More »Stanford AI experts call BS on claims that Google’s LaMDA chatbot is sentient
This week an inquiry into the lies of truck and bus maker Hino Motors revealed why the brand doctored emissionsdata on gas-guzzling engines over the last 20 years. Their excuse: company culture. Hino Motors, a… Read More »Hino’s workplace culture resulted in 20 years of carbon emissions lies
Litigants could game Wikipedia to influence legal decisions, according to new research. A study led by Neil Thompson from MIT’s Computer Science and AI Laboratory (CSAIL) discovered that judges were more likely to cite legal… Read More »Judges could be manipulated by Wikipedia articles, MIT study warns
This week farmers found big chunks of metal from a SpaceX Crew-1 Trunk in a remote paddock in rural Australia. While it’s not an everyday occurrence, rocket body reentries (parts of space debris returning to… Read More »We need to talk about space junk
AAA research shows that consumers may encounter as many as 20 names for a singleadvanced driver assistance system (ADAS) feature. For example, take blind spot warning. This functionality detects vehicles in the blind spot while… Read More »This coalition believes every ADAS feature needs a universally understood name
You might think new ideas in food startups are done to death. From ghost kitchens to 10- minute grocery deliveries, many people buy and cook our food, so we don’t have to. Now, a US… Read More »Wonder created an entirely new business model for meal delivery — but it comes at a price
This article is part of our coverage of the latest in AI research. Large language models like GPT-3 have advanced to the point that it has become difficult to measure the limits of their capabilities.… Read More »Large language models can’t plan, even if they write fancy essays
This article was originally published on .cult by Michiel Mulders. .cult is a Berlin-based community platform for developers. We write about all things career-related, make original documentaries, and share heaps of other untold developer stories… Read More »Don’t fall for the hype — 6 ways to evaluate a crypto project