In this week’s WTND we touch on humanoid robots, new structures discovered on Mars, and Amazon’s return to office policy announcement – as well as Congress’s attempts at regulating AI.
Large Hidden Structures Detected Under Surface of Mars
Not the first unexpected results from studying Mars’s interior were presented this week at the Europlanetary Science Congress in Berlin. Gravity Mapping has detected large hidden structures under an ancient ocean on Mars.
Read more about the discovery here.
Amazon Tells Employees: Return To Office 5 Days A Week
In a memo from CEO Andy Jassy released on Monday, Amazon has instructed its corporate staffers to spend 5 days a week in the office. Jassy said, “We want to operate like the world’s largest startup, that means having a passion for constantly inventing for customers, strong urgency, high ownership, fast decision-making…’
Read the whole story here.
There Are Over 120 AI Bills In Congress Right Now
From bills aiming to improve knowledge of AI in public schools to pushing developers to share copyrighted material in their training models, the flood of bills represents a sense of urgency in the US House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
Read more on the US’s attempts to regulate AI here.
iRobot Is Closer Than You Think: Meet the NEO Beta
Humanoid robots are heading for the home. Robotics company 1X just dropped a short and sweet teaser for their new humanoid robot, Neo Beta. The video shows the robot handing a person a bag and posing for a picture.
Read more about your new cleaning assistant here.
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