AI costs too much to automate vision-related jobs – for now

Hologram of the artificial intelligence robot

AI has impressive powers but it is still an expensive option for some tasks Yuichiro Chino/Moment RF/Getty Images Artificial intelligence may be coming for many people’s jobs according to some Fortune 500 CEOs and Silicon Valley leaders – but AI computer vision technologies are not yet cheap enough to make them worthwhile for most US … Read more

Working with robots can make humans put in less effort

Humans and robots working together on an industrial assembly line

Humans and robots often work alongside each other to assemble products agefotostock/Alamy People tend to cut corners and allow trusted colleagues to pick up the slack when working as a team, in a phenomenon known as social loafing. Now researchers have found that the same thing happens when humans work with robots. Dietlind Helene Cymek … Read more

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ELGIN® USA UNVEILS RUCKUS WIRELESS: THE MOST AFFORDABLE BLUETOOTH HEARING PROTECTION + AUDIO DEVICE

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Life-sized screens make video calls feel like you’re sharing a room

The new virtual meeting pod from the company Framery is designed to recreate an in-person feel at a distance Framery A new phone booth-sized virtual meeting pod uses a large screen and ultra-high-definition video streaming in an effort to provide the more intimate experience of in-person conversation. It is part of a growing movement to … Read more

Smart office chair recognises what position you are sitting in

An office chair fitted with sensors detects how you are sitting and uses artificial intelligence to classify it – the long-term aim is to tell you how to improve your posture Technology 19 January 2023 By Chris Stokel-Walker Our posture when sitting in an office chair often isn’t good for our health Pixel-shot/Alamy Stock Photo … Read more