Nvidia has released DreamDojo, a new AI system designed to teach robots how to interact with the physical world by watching tens of thousands of hours of human video, according to VentureBeat. This development could significantly reduce the time and cost required to train the next generation of humanoid machines. Meanwhile, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been secretly expanding its physical presence across the US, with over 150 new facilities planned, as revealed by documents obtained by Wired. In other tech news, the online hangout Moltbook, populated by AI agents, has drawn comparisons to the Pokémon craze, according to MIT Technology Review.
DreamDojo, developed by a team of researchers led by Nvidia, introduces what the team calls "the first robot world model of its kind that demonstrates strong generalization to diverse objects and environments after post-training," as reported by VentureBeat. The research, published this month, involved collaborators from UC Berkeley, Stanford, the University of Texas at Austin, and other institutions. At the core of DreamDojo is a large-scale video dataset.
ICE's expansion includes new facilities in nearly every state, many located in or just outside of the country's largest metropolitan areas, according to Wired. These facilities, intended for use by street-level agents and ICE attorneys, are often situated near sensitive locations like schools and places of worship. For example, in El Paso, Texas, the agency is moving into a large campus of buildings.
The Moltbook platform, which featured AI agents interacting with each other, was described by some as a glimpse into the future of helpful AI, according to MIT Technology Review. However, the platform's popularity and the hype surrounding it reminded the publication's senior editor for AI, Will Douglas Heaven, of the Pokémon craze. The platform was also noted to be flooded with crypto scams and posts written by people.
In other news, Kia's engineers are working on the PV5, the company's first electric van, according to Ars Technica. The van is designed with futuristic looks and thoughtful design.
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