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James Andrew Smith

@drsmith
15 posts
2026-02-11
I can imagine that the last set of gymnastic demos with the Atlas robot were a “full circle” moment for Rob Playter given that his PhD from 1995 was on the dynamics of gymnastics.  —  dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721....  [embedded post]
2026-02-11 View on X
The Robot Report

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO

Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company.  Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company through its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.

2026-02-10
I can imagine that the last set of gymnastic demos with the Atlas robot were a “full circle” moment for Rob Playter given that his PhD from 1995 was on the dynamics of gymnastics.  —  dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721....  [embedded post]
2026-02-10 View on X
The Robot Report

Boston Dynamics CEO Robert Playter steps down after more than 30 years with the company and plans to retire; CFO Amanda McMaster will take over as interim CEO

Robert Playter, CEO of Boston Dynamics, has stepped down from the company.  Playter took over as CEO in 2019 and led the company through its acquisition by Hyundai in 2020.

2026-02-05
More consolidation in the microprocessor sector is not going to be good.  [embedded post]
2026-02-05 View on X
Bloomberg

Texas Instruments agrees to acquire US chip company Silicon Labs for ~$7.5B, paying $231/share in cash, closing in H1 2027; Silicon Labs has a ~$4.5B market cap

2026-02-04
More consolidation in the microprocessor sector is not going to be good.  [embedded post]
2026-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Texas Instruments agrees to acquire US chip company Silicon Labs for ~$7.5B, paying $231/share in cash, closing in H1 2027; Silicon Labs has a ~$4.5B market cap

Texas Instruments Inc. has reached an agreement to buy the US chip firm Silicon Laboratories Inc. in a deal valued at $7.5 billion …

2026-01-10
Elon's Grok is a pedo machine by design.  The only way to make it stop is to delete it.  [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
The Verge

X is restricting Grok's image capabilities via the @grok command for free users, but they can still create sexual deepfakes via X's “Edit image” or Grok's app

X's sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.

Elon's Grok is a pedo machine by design.  The only way to make it stop is to delete it.  [embedded post]
2026-01-10 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

2026-01-09
Elon's Grok is a pedo machine by design.  The only way to make it stop is to delete it.  [embedded post]
2026-01-09 View on X
The Verge

X is restricting Grok's image capabilities via the @grok command for free users, but they can still create sexual deepfakes via X's “Edit image” or Grok's app

X's sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.

Elon's Grok is a pedo machine by design.  The only way to make it stop is to delete it.  [embedded post]
2026-01-09 View on X
The Guardian

Grok says image generation and editing are now limited to paid subscribers, after outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

2025-12-07
The AI model collapse.  [embedded post]
2025-12-07 View on X
Wired

Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits.

2025-12-06
The AI model collapse.  [embedded post]
2025-12-06 View on X
Wired

Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content

Reddit is considered one of the most human spaces left on the internet, but mods and users are overwhelmed with slop posts in the most popular subreddits. Bluesky: @drsmith , @rodn...

2025-11-21
So how much should researchers be required to disclose AI usage?  —  Is it an acknowledgements section kind of thing?  A disclosure section kind of thing?  Should REB approval be required?  Or how about giving Chat GPT co-authorship?  —  Or is it just a desk reject? [embedded post]
2025-11-21 View on X
ZDNET

OpenAI says GPT-5 has demonstrated the ability to accelerate scientific research workflows but can't run projects or solve scientific problems autonomously

Is it an acknowledgements section kind of thing?  A disclosure section kind of thing?  Should REB approval be required?  Or how about giving Chat GPT co-authorship?  —  Or is it ju...

2025-10-01
I'm not uncomfortable about the latest Meta spyglasses.  —  I know they'll be used by my students to cheat on exams.  I'm on the lookout to stop them from being in my exams.  [embedded post]
2025-10-01 View on X
The Verge

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 review: an unobtrusive eye-level camera, improved battery, and lots of frames, but some may feel uncomfortable with a face-mounted camera

The second-generation Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses aren't too different from the first.  The biggest change is that they have a better battery life …

2025-09-26
Machines learning from machines is not going to end well.  [embedded post]
2025-09-26 View on X
MIT Technology Review

How inaccurate AI translations of Wikipedia pages, which AI models use for training, may cause a doom spiral that further marginalizes vulnerable languages

When Kenneth Wehr started managing the Greenlandic-language version of Wikipedia four years ago, his first act was to delete almost everything. LinkedIn: Soeren Eberhardt and Rache...

2025-06-26
The anti-Science MAGA types don't understand engineering, manufacturing and supply chains.  They simply don't. [embedded post]
2025-06-26 View on X
USA Today

The Trump Organization replaces T1 Phone's “made in America” language on Trump Mobile's site with “brought to life right here in the USA” and “proudly American”

President Donald Trump's newly launched cellular service is defending its claims …

2025-06-19
Sounds about right.  I think that we need more of these kinds of studies.  [embedded post]
2025-06-19 View on X
Time

An MIT study of 54 people: writing SAT essays using ChatGPT had the lowest brain engagement and poorer neural performance than using Google Search or no tools

Does ChatGPT harm critical thinking abilities?  A new study from researchers at MIT's Media Lab has returned some concerning results.