Nvidia says truly self-reliant bots are coming.
Mar 24, 2024 17:16:09 GMT
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Post by thekindercarebear on Mar 24, 2024 17:16:09 GMT
well, crap.
Tech firm Nvidia continued to pursue its pivot from hardware producer to artificial intelligence (AI) developer with the debut of its new robot project after the Figure 01 demonstration.
"With advances in generative AI, there has been a steady stream of developments across the ecosystem where foundation models for robotic tasks have shown the ability to improve the productivity and performance of robotics developers," David Pinto, a senior PR manager at Nvidia, told Fox News Digital.
Nvidia debuted its robot as part of Project GR00T, a major upgrade to Nvidia’s AI initiatives and a significant step deeper into the AI field overall. The project will focus on developing "foundation models," or generative AI that uses self-supervised learning rather than external instruction or training.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showcased a number of robots, including small knee-high Star Wars-themed Disney robots, at the company's GTC conference last week. The GR00T, or Generalist Robot 00 Technology system, is built to handle the operation of robots.
The robot provided overly realistic responses and movements, seemed able to distinguish between organic and inorganic matter and explained the nuances of its decisions. Some outlets described the robot’s actions as falling into the "uncanny valley," where the ability to distinguish between authentic and synthetic becomes almost impossible.
Figure 01 is less than two years old but managed to persuade the likes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezo to invest heavily. Nvidia also has invested in Figure, according to The Associated Press.
"If we can just get humanoids to do work that humans are not wanting to do because there’s a shortfall of humans, we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe," Figure CEO Brett Adcock told The Associated Press last year.
"With advances in generative AI, there has been a steady stream of developments across the ecosystem where foundation models for robotic tasks have shown the ability to improve the productivity and performance of robotics developers," David Pinto, a senior PR manager at Nvidia, told Fox News Digital.
Nvidia debuted its robot as part of Project GR00T, a major upgrade to Nvidia’s AI initiatives and a significant step deeper into the AI field overall. The project will focus on developing "foundation models," or generative AI that uses self-supervised learning rather than external instruction or training.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang showcased a number of robots, including small knee-high Star Wars-themed Disney robots, at the company's GTC conference last week. The GR00T, or Generalist Robot 00 Technology system, is built to handle the operation of robots.
The robot provided overly realistic responses and movements, seemed able to distinguish between organic and inorganic matter and explained the nuances of its decisions. Some outlets described the robot’s actions as falling into the "uncanny valley," where the ability to distinguish between authentic and synthetic becomes almost impossible.
Figure 01 is less than two years old but managed to persuade the likes of Amazon founder Jeff Bezo to invest heavily. Nvidia also has invested in Figure, according to The Associated Press.
"If we can just get humanoids to do work that humans are not wanting to do because there’s a shortfall of humans, we can sell millions of humanoids, billions maybe," Figure CEO Brett Adcock told The Associated Press last year.
www.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-debuts-more-intelligent-ai-080001365.html
