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DealBook Summit: Technologists on Smarter-Than-Humans Technology

Most members of a DealBook Summit panel described immense benefits from artificial intelligence and saw its risks as manageable.

By Steve Lohr

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Robots Struggle to Match Warehouse Workers on ‘Really Hard’ Jobs

The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.

By Peter Eavis

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Atlas, a Humanoid Robot From Boston Dynamics, Is Leaping Into Retirement

It has been replaced by a new model, which will be used in automotive manufacturing. A farewell video featured the old machine running outdoors, performing back flips and awkwardly shimmying.

By Johnny Diaz

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Boston Dynamics’ Atlas Robot Is Leaping Into Retirement

It has been replaced by a new model, which will be used in automotive manufacturing. A farewell video featured the old machine running outdoors, performing back flips and awkwardly shimmying.

By Johnny Diaz