Godfather of AI Warns of Powerful People Who Want Humans “Replaced by Machines” (Yoshua Bengio AI warning)
Yoshua Bengio AI warning (Yoshua Bengio warns about AI) Artificial intelligence pioneer Yoshua Bengio—often called a “godfather of AI”—issued a stark alert: intelligence is power, and a small, well-funded fringe may try to use AI to concentrate economic, political, and even military power, with some extremists happy to “replace” humans. He says we[ ► ]
Astonishing Figure 02 humanoid robot at BMW: 400% faster (2025)
🧠Executive summary Figure AI’s Figure 02 humanoid robot ran a precision sheet-metal insertion task at BMW’s Spartanburg plant during a pilot. Public updates cite a 400% speed gain, a 7× success-rate improvement, and up to ~1,000 placements per day in demos—significant steps for autonomous manipulation. BMW confirms successful tests but says there[ ► ]