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Roomba Creator Says Humanoid Robots Are Overhyped

By Rocket Drew · Apr 3, 2025 7:46am PDT · 3 comments

It’s not every day you hear a robotics founder trying to cool the hype surrounding their industry, but Rodney Brooks has seen it all before. Speaking at a conference Tuesday hosted by Stanford’s Institute for Human-Centered AI, Brooks, a founder of multiple robotics companies including the one behind Roomba vacuums, showed attendees a slide... It’s not every day you hear a robotics founder trying to cool the hype surrounding their...

Speakers at The Information's AI Agenda Live conference in San Francisco February 27, 2025. Photo by Erin Beach. Art by Clark Miller.

AI Comes for the White-Collar Worker: Agenda Live Highlights

By The Information Staff · Feb 28, 2025 7:15am PST

A growing number of artificial intelligence assistants will make workers more productive in specialized fields such as law, medicine and entertainment. It could also replace some jobs altogether, said speakers at The Information’s AI Agenda Live conference Thursday. “We have tech companies very actively thinking about how I can reduce my IT... A growing number of artificial intelligence assistants will make workers more productive in...

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American AI Startups Quietly Raise Money From Top Chinese VC Firms, Including Sequoia Capital China

By Juro Osawa · Nov 7, 2023 10:25am PST · 1 comment

Major Chinese venture capital firms are quietly investing in American artificial intelligence startups, undeterred by growing concerns from U.S. officials about Chinese involvement in local technology firms. For example, Sequoia Capital China, the biggest VC firm by assets in mainland China, recently invested in UTA, or Universal Travel... Major Chinese venture capital firms are quietly investing in American artificial intelligence...