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🤖 Robots imitate surgeons by just watching videos
💵 Facebook Libra was killed by political pressure
🇨🇦 Canadian news companies sue OpenAI
⚖️ DOJ's plan to break Google’s search monopoly
🌐 Bluesky tightens rules on impersonation
🎁 + 7 other news you might like
🔮 + 1 handpicked research papers and tools
🤖 Robots imitate surgeons by just watching videosLINK
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University have developed a robotic surgical system that can perform tasks with the skill level of human doctors by watching videos.
This innovation utilized a da Vinci Surgical System and a machine learning technique called imitation learning, enabling the robot to learn complex surgical tasks by observing videos from other robots.
The system not only mimics human surgeons' skills but also improves upon them by autonomously correcting mistakes, potentially revolutionizing the scope and efficiency of robotic surgery training.
💵 Facebook Libra was killed by political pressureLINK
David Marcus, former head of Facebook's Libra, revealed that political pressure from US Secretary Janet Yellen led to the project's termination, despite meeting all regulatory requirements.
Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder of Gemini, confirmed Marcus's claims, likening the project's demise to a political maneuver dubbed 'Operation Choke Point 2.0,' which pressured banks to cut ties with crypto firms.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong emphasized the necessity for decentralized technologies to be released as open-source software to avoid regulatory intervention and foster innovation, using the Bitcoin network as a leading example.
🇨🇦 Canadian news companies sue OpenAILINK
Five major Canadian media companies, including Torstar and CBC/Radio-Canada, filed a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming the AI firm used their content without consent to train ChatGPT.
The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI illegally scraped and copied proprietary content from Canadian media organizations' platforms to enhance its AI models without offering any form of compensation.
While advocating for technological progress, the media groups stress the importance of adhering to existing laws, criticizing OpenAI's use of their content for profit as illegal and harmful to journalism.
⚖️ DOJ's plan to break Google’s search monopolyLINK
The Department of Justice aims to dismantle Google's search monopoly, suggesting remedies like selling the Chrome browser and sharing search data to restore competitive balance in the market.
In addition to browser sale, the DOJ seeks to prevent Google from self-preferencing its services, possibly restricting Google's ability to prioritize its search engine on platforms like Android.
By requiring Google to syndicate search data and cease exclusive deals, the DOJ hopes to improve competition, although it might unintentionally benefit Google financially by reducing costs associated with these partnerships.
🌐 Bluesky tightens rules on impersonationLINK
Bluesky has updated its impersonation policy to be stricter by removing accounts impersonating others, addressing the verification problem highlighted by an analysis from Cornell Tech.
The platform allows users to verify their identities by linking their accounts to a domain name, but the process is more complex compared to traditional checkmark systems like those on other social media services.
Bluesky now requires parody or fan accounts to clearly label themselves to avoid being treated as impersonators, and it prohibits identity churning to enhance its trustworthiness.
Other news you might like
Samsung could unveil world’s first foldable battery in new tri-fold phone.LINK
Raspberry Pi finally unveils its single-board computer for embedded apps.LINK
AI created a Minecraft AI village with up to 1,000 inhabitants — Project Sid sees AI bots implement a taxation system and spread Pastafarianism religion.LINK
Honda's new AI-powered robot helps sick kids through lengthy hospital treatments – and it’s working.LINK
Harvard researchers develop vodka-powered robots for industrial use.LINK
NASA's bleeding-edge radar has captured a secret Cold War base under Greenland's receding ice sheet.LINK
Man creates his own satellite to take space selfies with Earth.LINK
Latest research and tools
CleaR: robust and generalized methods for parameter-efficient fine-tuning help improve model performance even when training data has noisy labels.LINK
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