The 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation (ICRA) took place from 19–23 May, in Atlanta, USA. The event featured plenary and keynote sessions, tutorial and workshops, forums, and a community day. Find out what the participants got up during the conference. Check out what’s happening at the #ICRA2025 Welcome Reception! pic.twitter.com/w66IQDFsku — IEEE ICRA (@ieee_ras_icra) May 19, 2025 … Read More
Interview with Gillian Hadfield: Normative infrastructure for AI alignment
During the 33rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), held in Jeju, I had the opportunity to meet with one of the keynote speakers, Gillian Hadfield. We spoke about her interdisciplinary research, career trajectory, path into AI alignment, law, and general thoughts on AI systems. Transcript: Note: the transcript has been lightly edited for clarity. This is an interview … Read More
PitcherNet helps researchers throw strikes with AI analysis
Image credit: University of Waterloo. University of Waterloo researchers have developed new artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can accurately analyze pitcher performance and mechanics using low-resolution video of baseball games. The system, developed for the Baltimore Orioles by the Waterloo team, plugs holes in much more elaborate and expensive technology already installed in most stadiums that host Major League Baseball … Read More
Coinbase faces SEC probe over historical user metrics: report
Stock slips 6% after report on federal investigation. The regulatory scrutiny comes as Coinbase deals with the aftermath of a cybersecurity breach disclosed earlier in the day. Hackers reportedly stole customer data and are demanding a $20 million ransom. Coinbase confirmed Thursday that the US Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the company overstated user numbers in prior disclosures. … Read More
Coinbase breach: attackers demand $20M ransom
Attackers bribed support staff to access internal tools. $20M ransom demand redirected into reward fund. New protections live ahead of S&P 500 entry. Coinbase has disclosed a targeted cyberattack involving bribed overseas contractors, resulting in a significant data breach that impacted less than 1% of its monthly active users. While no funds, passwords, or private keys were exposed, the attackers … Read More
‘Crypto’s here to stay’: Coinbase CEO Armstrong touts S&P 500 entry, optimistic on stablecoin law
Coinbase CEO is “optimistic” about Senate passing stablecoin legislation soon, despite recent setbacks. A key Senate vote on the bill failed last week due to Democratic concerns, including potential benefits for Trump. Coinbase is set to join the S&P 500, a move Armstrong calls a sign “crypto’s here to stay.” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong conveyed a sense of hope on … Read More
Interview with Filippos Gouidis: Object state classification
Filippos’s PhD dissertation focuses on developing a method for recognizing object states without visual training data. By leveraging semantic knowledge from online sources and Large Language Models, structured as Knowledge Graphs, Graph Neural Networks learn representations for accurate state classification. In this interview series, we’re meeting some of the AAAI/SIGAI Doctoral Consortium participants to find out more about their research. … Read More
#AAAI2025 workshops round-up 3: Neural reasoning and mathematical discovery, and AI to accelerate science and engineering
Images from the workshop on “Neural Reasoning and Mathematical Discovery – An Interdisciplinary Two-Way Street”. In this series of articles, we’re publishing summaries with some of the key takeaways from a few of the workshops held at the 39th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI 2025). In this third round-up article, we hear from the organisers of the workshops … Read More
What’s coming up at #ICRA2025?
The 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) will take place from 19-23 May, in Atlanta, USA. The event will feature plenary talks, technical sessions, posters, workshops and tutorials, forums, and a science communication short course. Plenary speakers There are three plenary sessions this year. The speakers are as follows: Allison Okamura (Stanford University) – Rewired: The Interplay … Read More
AI Song Contest returns for 2025
Fans of the competition will be pleased to hear that the AI Song Contest will return for another year. The initiative was founded with the aim of showcasing the creative potential of human–AI co-creativity in the songwriting process. The competition is open for anyone to enter, either as an individual or a team. The contest will culminate in a live … Read More