Northwestern University engineers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed specifically for smart robotics helping robots rapidly and reliably learn complex skills, called Maximum Diffusion Reinforcement Learning (MaxDiff RL). This new algorithm encourages robots to randomly explore their environments to gain as much experience as possible and by using high-quality simulated exploration data,…
According to the UK’s FT in June 2024, San Francisco based OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is expanding its lobbying team to influence AI regulation and plans to grow its politically influencing global affairs team currently 35, to 50 by the end of the year to meet the growing international sentiment of governments worldwide that…
Both major UK parties—Labour, which is poised to win, and the Conservatives, who have been in power for 14 years but are currently embroiled in scandals and accusations of incompetence—have included measures in their manifestos to support AI development. These measures involve removing planning barriers for new data centres and establishing a National Data Library…