4 h. ago Robotic system zeroes in on objects most relevant for helping humans

A new approach could enable intuitive robotic helpers for household, workplace, and warehouse settings.

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6 d. ago LaMelo Ball helps 296,000 meals with the Humane Society of the United States as part of Points for Pets initiative

LaMelo Ball helps 296,000 meals with the Humane Society of the United States as part of Points for Pets initiative  WCNC

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7 d. ago WATCH: How a 'book brigade' of 300 residents moved 9,100 books to a new storefront

Michelle Tuplin, owner of Serendipity Books, explains the moment hundreds of residents within a Michigan community formed a human chain to help her store move each of its 9,100 books -- one by one.

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8 d. ago WATCH: Human chain helps bookstore move 9,100 books to new location

Hundreds of residents within a Michigan community formed a human chain to help a local bookshop move each of its 9,100 books -- one by one -- to a new storefront located about a block away.

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9 d. ago Getting AIs working toward human goals: Study shows how to measure misalignment

Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans want conflicting things? My colleagues and I have come up with a way to measure the alignment of the goals of a group of humans and AI agents.

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1 week ago Amanda Knox says Catholic priest ‘saw my humanity’ in prison, helped restore faith in herself

When Amanda Knox was behind bars in Italy, she befriended an Italian priest, Don Saulo. Knox, now a mother of two, has written a new book, "Free: My Search for Meaning."

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3 w. ago Group behind the millionaire’s tax now wants a billionaire corporations tax

The additional funding would help aid the state’s health and human services, they argue. The post Group behind the millionaire’s tax now wants a billionaire corporations tax appeared first on Boston.com.

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4 w. ago Why human error helped pilots at SFO who forgot their passports

Why human error helped pilots at SFO who forgot their passports  SFGATE

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