An AI chatbot is a pretty good interpreter. It can’t dredge a river. Microsoft researchers analyzed which careers are most and least likely to be affected by generative AI and large language models based on an anonymized dataset of 200,000 conversations between users in the United States and the tech giant’s Copilot chatbot, formerly known as Bing Copilot. They found …
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Perplexity CEO: AI Browser Comet Will Automate 2 White-Collar Roles
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas thinks the future of AI isn’t in chatbots but in your browser. And he said it’s coming for two roles that every modern workplace depends on: recruiters and administrative assistants. On Thursday’s episode of The Verge’s “Decoder” podcast, Srinivas explained how his company’s new AI-native browser, Comet, is designed not just to help people browse the …
Read More »Ex-Waymo engineers launch Bedrock Robotics with $80M to automate construction
Bedrock Robotics, an autonomous vehicle technology startup founded by veterans of Waymo and Segment, has been operating quietly for more than a year. Now, it’s breaking cover with an $80 million funding round from investors Eclipse and 8VC. Bedrock Robotics is focused on developing a self-driving kit that can be retrofitted to construction and other worksite vehicles, according to the …
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