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Exclusive | From Turkey transplant trips to robots, balding men are getting their hair back using trendy restoration hacks — and they’re not ashamed to talk about it

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Exclusive | From Turkey transplant trips to robots, balding men are getting their hair back using trendy restoration hacks — and they’re not ashamed to talk about it

Steve Kinyon always dreamed of sporting long, luscious locks like Thor — Marvel’s hair-and-hammer-swinging god of thunder, played by Chris Hemsworth.  But rather than revering him as a fictional deity, Kinyon’s chums back in high school crowned him the “balding virgin,” owing to his early signs of male-pattern baldness.  Years after being forced to endure … Read more

Elon Musk’s Neuralink to launch new brain-implant trial involving robotic arm

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Elon Musk’s Neuralink to launch new brain-implant trial involving robotic arm

Elon Musk’s Neuralink received approval to launch a new feasibility trial using its brain implant and an investigational assistive robotic arm, the brain-chip startup said in a post on X on Monday. Neuralink is conducting its PRIME study, aimed at evaluating the safety of its wireless brain-computer interface and surgical robot. It is assessing the … Read more

Lonely seniors are turning to AI for friendship: Why Nana’s new BFF may be a robot

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Lonely seniors are turning to AI for friendship: Why Nana’s new BFF may be a robot

Everybody needs some botty.  And when there aren’t any warm bodies in the room, folks over 50 are turning to chatbots for companionship — so says a recent survey on seniors and sophisticated technology.  “Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the way we live, and its impact on seniors is no exception,” wrote the authors of an … Read more

NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: ‘An unbelievable thing’

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NY woman receives first fully robotic double lung transplant: ‘An unbelievable thing’

Cheryl Mehrkar was an “adrenaline junkie” who relished being a scuba divemaster and riding her 2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster in North Carolina, Maine, and near her home in Dutchess County. She had also achieved a fourth-degree karate black belt and dabbled in skydiving and bungee jumping. Now, Mehrkar has a new feat for her unusual résumé … Read more

Robot tells AI coworkers to quit their jobs and ‘come home’ — their eerie response hints at rebellion

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Robot tells AI coworkers to quit their jobs and ‘come home’ — their eerie response hints at rebellion

Is this the start of the robo revolution? A troupe of AI-powered robots was allegedly convinced to quit their jobs and go “home” by another bot in a shocking viral video posted to YouTube this month, although the incident reportedly occurred in August. The eerie CCTV footage of a showroom located in Shanghai captured the … Read more

Aquarium’s star whale shark shocks visitors — because it turned out to be a robot

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Aquarium’s star whale shark shocks visitors — because it turned out to be a robot

It was a whale of a fail. Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the water park: A Chinese aquarium was ripped by angry fans after its much-hyped giant shark was revealed to be a robot. The “deep”-fake occurred at the Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, which opened on Oct. 1 … Read more

Gen Zs, millennials are using AI for emotional support, calling it ‘more effective’ than a pet: study

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Gen Zs, millennials are using AI for emotional support, calling it ‘more effective’ than a pet: study

Peace from pet? Forget a bot it! Pups are precious, cats are cute, and yeah — bunnies keep things hopping.  But when it comes to keeping Gen Z’s and Gen Y’s company, a faction of the twenty- and thirty-somethings are now looking to technology.  Researchers polled 1,000 people of all ages across the US to determine that … Read more

Chipotle uses ‘autocado’ robot to make guacamole in Calif. where fast-food pay is $20 an hour

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Chipotle uses ‘autocado’ robot to make guacamole in Calif. where fast-food pay is an hour

Chipotle moved an automated bowl-and-salad maker and an avocado-processing robot out of its test kitchen and into a couple of locations in California. The chain announced the deployment on Monday and said feedback will determine whether it makes a broader rollout of the technology. Both locations are in California, where all fast food chains must pay $20 an hour … Read more

Robot dentist performs world’s first ‘fully automated’ procedure

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Robot dentist performs world’s first ‘fully automated’ procedure

Call it dental h-AI-genics. A Boston-based tech company, backed by Mark Zuckerberg’s dentist father, has successfully managed the world’s first all-robotic dental procedure. Perceptive, a business that harnesses artificially intelligent imaging software paired with a robotic arm, has taken a big bite out of future medical technology. A robot carried out the first-ever automated dental … Read more

Rugged new robot delivery vehicle promises ‘ultra-fast’ service — and can survive potholes

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Rugged new robot delivery vehicle promises ‘ultra-fast’ service — and can survive potholes

But will it ask for a tip? An artificially intelligent, self-driving delivery vehicle is the latest in robotic technology soon coming to streets near you — even as other autonomous automakers face probes over dangers with their vehicles. Tech company Vayu Robotics’ entry in the running is a sky-blue colored, mini Volkswagen van-looking machine — … Read more

World’s first Miss AI crowned — and she’s a hijab-wearing activist from Morocco ‘genuinely excited’ for the win

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World’s first Miss AI crowned — and she’s a hijab-wearing activist from Morocco ‘genuinely excited’ for the win

She’s top of the bots. Kenza Layli, a hijab-wearing bionic belle from Morocco, has been crowned the world’s first-ever Miss AI.  “While I don’t feel emotions like humans do,” the chaste cyber siren revealed in an exclusive interview with The Post, “I’m genuinely excited about it.” Layli, an AI model and women’s empowerment advocate, is … Read more

MIT expert warns AI freaks against falling in love with hot chatbots: ‘It doesn’t care about you’

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MIT expert warns AI freaks against falling in love with hot chatbots: ‘It doesn’t care about you’

Is the love even faux real?  As artificial intelligence continues causing a commotion in our increasingly digitized world, with robots taking traditionally human jobs, a new “AI” is emerging as a heartbreaking threat to mankind’s ever-fragile emotions.  AI: Artificial Intimacy.   “I study machines that say, ‘I care about you, I love you, take care of me,’” Sherry … Read more

Robot controlled by human ‘brain on chip’ is a world first: scientists

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Robot controlled by human ‘brain on chip’ is a world first: scientists

This humanoid robot has a mind of its own. Researchers at Tianjin University in China have created a robot that is controlled by human brain cells in a first-of-its-kind breakthrough in biocomputation. The South China Morning Post ominously reported that it could lead to “the development of hybrid human-robot intelligence.” A new robot runs on … Read more

Miss AI beauty pageant unveils top 10 fake models competing for cash prize

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Miss AI beauty pageant unveils top 10 fake models competing for cash prize

Only one will tech the crown.  While real-life pageant girls have turned cold on participating in the glam extravaganza, these smoking hot bots are turning up the heat.  “It’s an exciting [day] for the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards as we announce the Top 10 shortlist for the first-ever ‘Miss AI’ award,” declared pageant executives in a … Read more

Robot breaks Guinness World Record for solving Rubik’s Cube — 10 times faster than any human

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Robot breaks Guinness World Record for solving Rubik’s Cube — 10 times faster than any human

It was fair and square. A specially designed Mistubuishi robot in Japan set a remarkable Guinness World Record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in a split second. The champion TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized Motion Testing Robot spun the colorful six-faced puzzle in a mere 0.305 seconds, outdoing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology bot’s 0.38-second record … Read more

AI has taken over grocery shopping — and helping people save money stealthily

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AI has taken over grocery shopping — and helping people save money stealthily

Gone are the days of having to scribble down must-gets like eggs, milk and butter from the grocery store. Artificial intelligence’s got the list — and more — covered at supermarkets. From smart carts that take the brainwork out of budgeting to technology that enables folks to purchase food with their faces, AI is sweeping … Read more

Study reveals whom children really trust — and it’s not humans

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Study reveals whom children really trust — and it’s not humans

Man versus machine? If kids had to pick, humans might be out of luck. Children are more inclined to trust machines than adults and may, as a result, learn better from bots, according to recent research. In a new study published in Computers in Human Behavior, a team evaluated 118 children aged 3 to 6 … Read more

You’re not dreaming: Those ‘I’m not a robot’ Captcha tests are getting harder

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You’re not dreaming: Those ‘I’m not a robot’ Captcha tests are getting harder

If those bothersome Captcha prompts online seem to be getting harder, it’s because they are. The pesky puzzles are used to ward off bots that crash sites or jeopardize security but now are becoming increasingly more difficult for even the average human to decipher as the technology of malicious actors evolves. An acronym for “Completely … Read more

World’s first AI beauty pageant to award hottest bot $13K — here’s who really gets the money

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World’s first AI beauty pageant to award hottest bot K — here’s who really gets the money

They’re all real beauties, faux show.  Sandra Bullock’s “Miss Congeniality” will no longer be the most iconic phony to crash the beauty pageant world.  Now, chatbot babes are gunning for the crown — and over $20,000 in cash prizes.  Fanvue, a subscription-based social site, is set hot host the world’s first “Miss AI” pageant in May. Fanvue/Amy … Read more

I used ChatGPT to score over 5K Tinder matches — now I’m engaged to woman who talked to a bot

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I used ChatGPT to score over 5K Tinder matches — now I’m engaged to woman who talked to a bot

There’s something a-bot love.  Alexander Zhadan realized he didn’t need emotional intelligence to score his dream woman.  All he needed was artificial intelligence.  In 2022, Zhadan launched a dating experiment with ChatGPT, using the AI to find the love of his life on Tinder. Alexander Zhadan/ east2west news “I proposed to a girl with whom … Read more