Rhiannon Williams

Generative AI models can produce images in response to prompts within seconds, and they've recently been used for everything from highlighting their own inherent bias to preserving precious memories. Now, researchers from Stephen James's Robot Learning Lab in London are using image-generating AI models for a new purpose: creating training data for robots. They've developed…

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-generated images can teach robots how to act Generative AI models can produce images in response to prompts within seconds, and they've recently been used for everything from highlighting their own inherent bias…

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. People are using Google study software to make AI podcasts—and they're weird and amazing Google's new AI podcasting tool, called Audio Overview, has become a surprise viral hit. The podcasting feature was launched…

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. How to break free of Spotify's algorithm Since the heyday of radio, records, cassette tapes, and MP3 players, the branding of sound has evolved from broad genres like rock and hip-hop to “paranormal…

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