The most valuable part of attending conferences now seems to be talking to people better than me whether in my own fields or beyond. This is especially important for industrial researchers like me who are not at the center of the community (either geographically or beyond).
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Tesla Full Self-Driving: Level 2 Automation Requires Driver Monitoring
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Level 1 Basic Driver Assistance Features and Vehicle Control
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Clarifying What AI Agents Really Mean in the Industry
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We need to clear something up as an industry. AI Agents. “AI Agent” keeps getting slapped onto everything and everything AI-related. I get why. It’s good for marketing. It sounds cooler than “a prompt with tools”. But what should it *mean*?
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Telecom Companies Transform Into AI-Powered Intelligent Grids
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📡 Telecom companies are evolving into #AI-powered grids that think, adapt, and solve.
— NVIDIA AI (@NVIDIAAI) 25 avril 2025
This includes:
🤖 Agentic AI
🏭 Sovereign AI factories
📶 AI-RAN
🎥 Watch the full video: https://t.co/6mb6IlISq1 pic.twitter.com/JdlX44BIKhTelecom companies are evolving into #AI-powered grids that think, adapt, and solve. This includes: Agentic AI Sovereign AI factories AI-RAN Watch the full video: https://
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Slate’s $20k Electric Truck Could Signal Reindustrialization Success
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Even more interesting than the product: if Slate pulls off a successful $20k electric truck it means reindustrialization is on track. So many things have to align to hit that price.
— Aaron Ng (@localghost) 25 avril 2025
I hope they're successful. https://t.co/h9FwYgOnwjEven more interesting than the product: if Slate pulls off a successful $20k electric truck it means reindustrialization is on track. So many things have to align to hit that price. I hope they're successful.
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Slate Auto’s Affordable Customizable Vehicle: The New Model T
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This could be the new T-ford
— Linus ✦ Ekenstam (@LinusEkenstam) 25 avril 2025
Affordable, customizable, and FUN.
I could see people get this out of necessity as well as a joy ride.
Congrats to Slate Auto 😶🌫️
pic.twitter.com/bv6VhYUVpwThis could be the new T-ford Affordable, customizable, and FUN. I could see people get this out of necessity as well as a joy ride. Congrats to Slate Auto
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Human expertise and empathy in manufacturing production debugging
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I don't know where in the world you could get an instant consultation with a production engineer to debug a print run with ~$10 of materials on the line *and* have that engineer express some empathy for you when he's done with the evaluation.
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Manufacturing Community Lacks Formal Documentation and Organization
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They're also very underdocumented. (In what is surely a first in the history of manufacturing.) The community is spread between various Facebook groups and Discords, and writes little down formally. Most recorded lore is in YouTube videos, and aimed at low-skill enthusiasts.
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AI-Generated Video Threatens Hollywood’s Future
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Cette vidéo a été entièrement faite par IA.
— VISION IA (@vision_ia) 23 avril 2025
Que restera t'il d'Hollywood ? pic.twitter.com/Zo2NBRsSm3Cette vidéo a été entièrement faite par IA. Que restera t'il d'Hollywood ?