Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, a new study shows that generative AI really isn’t all that harmful — at least not in the apocalyptic sense. In a paper submitted to the Association for Computational Linguistics’ annual conference, researchers from the University of Bath and University of Darmstadt argue […]
Check out this $800 rotating VR chair for Meta Quest
VR locomotion is a hard problem that has produced all sort of interesting peripherals, from the Virtuix Omni treadmill to the 3DRudder footboard. There’s been a ceiling on success for these sorts of devices, owing to things like price, size and limited adoption of VR headsets. London-based Roto VR is delivering its own solution to […]
Packers former top-15 pick will have 'expanded role' this year, per report
The Green Bay Packers have an emerging star on their defense. With training camp and preseason games now fully underway, Green Bay is able to see its regular season roster coming into form. There are position battles popping up at camp as well as instances of players separating themselves as clear contributors. One shining example of […]
Why this AI startup is betting on voice-enabled bots to scale AI adoption in India
If your target market has 22 official languages and its people speak in over 19,000 dialects, does it make sense to offer a text-only AI chatbot that can function best in a couple languages? That’s the question Indian AI startup Sarvam has been working to solve, and on Tuesday it launched a series of offerings, […]
Dodgers could lose 'hot commodity' All-Star to free agent market this winter
The Los Angeles Dodgers have the most talented roster in baseball, but not all of their stars will be together for long. Even if Los Angeles manages to finance $ 100M-plus toward the retention of Jack Flaherty this winter, the Dodgers still have Teoscar Hernández to pay, who is due for a lucrative new deal. […]