Inside Amazon’s Plans to Replace Workers With Robots
Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75 percent of its operations. Source link
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The Robots Fueling Amazon’s Automation
Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses. Source link
Vision Restored Using Prosthetic Retinal Implant
The device could help a million people with a severe form of macular degeneration to be able to see enough to read. Source link
How Chile Embodies A.I.’s No-Win Politics
Political debates have flared across Chile over artificial intelligence. Should the nation pour billions into A.I. and risk public backlash, or risk being left behind? Source link
AI Data Centers Create Fury From Mexico to Ireland
As tech companies build data centers worldwide to advance artificial intelligence, vulnerable communities have been hit by blackouts and water shortages. Source link
Websites Including Amazon, Coinbase and Roblox Report Outages After AWS Disruption
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Does A.I. Count as Art? Ask the Curators
While some art institutions are eagerly engaging artificial intelligence, others are less enthusiastic. Source link
Jimmy Wales Thinks the World Should Be More Like Wikipedia
Attacks on the site are piling up. Its co-founder says trust the process. Source link
Benioff Apologizes for Saying Trump Should Send Troops to San Francisco
Marc Benioff, the chief executive of Salesforce, said he no longer believed that National Guard troops were needed in the city. Source link
Salesforce Offers Its Services to Boost Trump’s Immigration Force
The San Francisco-based firm has told ICE that it could use A.I. to help the agency nearly triple its staff. The company’s C.E.O., once a progressive tech titan, has embraced President Trump. Source link