AI-driven race cars test limits of autonomous driverless technology

riverless cars compete during the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League at the Yas Marina Circuit

Last weekend at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League competition took place. While each Dallara super formula car looked like an ordinary racing vehicle, there was one notable difference: they were completely driverless, guided instead by autonomous artificial intelligence software developed by eight university-affiliated teams. A suite … Read more

Image-generating AI creates uncanny optical illusions

Motion hybrid - ancient ruins and a teddybear

An AI-generated image of ancient ruins looks like a teddy bear when motion blur is added Daniel Geng, Inbum Park, Andrew Owens AI models designed to create images from text descriptions can make optical illusions that look like different objects depending on how they are viewed. Daniel Geng at the University of Michigan and his … Read more

Why curbing chatbots’ worst exploits is a game of whack-a-mole

2R6BX6F Illustration of symbolic representations of good and evil AI morality.

Robert Hyrons/Alamy Stock Photo It has become common for artificial intelligence companies to claim that the worst things their chatbots can be used for can be mitigated by adding “safety guardrails”. These can range from seemingly simple solutions, like warning the chatbots to look out for certain requests, to more complex software fixes – but … Read more

DeepMind and Liverpool FC develop AI to advise on football tactics

Corner kicks, like this one taken by Trent Alexander-Arnold for Liverpool, can lead to goal-scoring opportunities Robbie Jay Barratt/ AMA/Getty An artificial intelligence model can predict the outcome of corner kicks in football matches and help coaches design tactics that increase or decrease the probability of a player taking a shot at goal. Petar Veličković … Read more

AI, orchestra and dance combine in retelling of Polish folklore tale

A Body for Harnasie is a new production by choreographer Wayne McGregor and visual artist Ben Cullen Williams, reimagining the ballet score Harnasie by Karol Szymanowski, which is based on a Polish folk story. Incorporating AI, dance, sculpture and orchestral music, ⁠the show projects footage onto a kinetic sculpture that sits above the Polish National … Read more