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US budget slashing risks losing global scientific edge to China
Experts warn that cuts to US research funding is weakening the country’s scientific and technological capacity.
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A worker wearing an RGB camera on her head, recording actions through motion capture while arranging coloured blocks at AI data company Objectways' office in Tamil Nadu's Karur district, India. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wearing cameras on their heads inside a factory in Tamil Nadu's Karur district. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker wearing a camera on his head while folding towels inside a model bathroom at AI data company Objectways' office in Karur. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Developers think feeding first-person footage, called "egocentric data", into specialised AI models will help robots copy humans. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Some AI trainers work at home, others in factories or specialised studios, using video glasses, head-mounted cameras and motion sensors. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
India has positioned itself as a global middleman for the creation, processing and annotation of AI data. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
Workers wear cameras on their heads at a factory in Tamil Nadu. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
A worker stands next to a robot at Objectways' office. [R Satish Babu/AFP]
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‘Pushing the limits’: Ageing stars make history at the 2026 World Cup
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Anthropic urges AI labs to pause, warns humans risk losing control
It warned that rapid advances in technology could soon allow AI systems to improve themselves faster than human control.
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First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?
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