The Download: AI roadblocks for humanoids and portable rubber dams
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. AI breakthroughs in robotics won’t change your life any time soon The hype around humanoid robots is reaching fever pitch. Much of it comes…
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I’ve combed the internet to find you today’s most fun/important/scary/fascinating stories about technology.
1 Scientists in Austria and China have built the first nuclear clocks They could become the world’s most precise timekeepers. ( NYT $) + They could also help scientists search for dark matter. ( Reuters $) + China’s nuclear clock is six times more stable than Austria’s. ( SCMP ) + A space clock could help measure Earth. ( MIT Technology Review )
2 Three fired OpenAI researchers want to protect AI reasoning monitoring They warn that AI companies could lose a key safety tool. ( WSJ $) + OpenAI fired them for allegedly sharing sensitive information. ( Gizmodo ) + Don’t be fooled—LLMs don’t reason. ( MIT Technology Review )
3 Samsung has forecast the highest quarterly profit ever for a tech firm The AI chip boom has sent its projected profits to $80 billion. ( CNBC ) + Can AI labs ever turn a profit? ( Reuters $) + What even is the AI bubble? ( MIT Technology Review )
4 OpenAI’s math breakthroughs point beyond mathematics AI is progressing into increasingly specialised fields. ( Axios ) + OpenAI is catching up with Anthropic on coding. ( WSJ $) + A new AI tool could speed up math research.( MIT Technology Review )
5 A 194-year-old tortoise has had its genome sequenced His longevity could reveal ways to extend human lifespan. ( Guardian ) + Jonathan is the world’s oldest known land animal. ( 404 Media ) + His youthful mitochondria may help repair DNA. ( New Scientist $)
6 A fraudster who used AI to outstream Taylor Swift has been jailed He used AI-generated songs and bots to earn $8 million. ( NYT $) + But prosecutors said he stole royalty payments. ( Ars Technica )
