DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
BIG AI BREAKTHROUGH: WORLD'S FIRST AI CHILD WITH EMOTIONS
- Chinese scientists have developed an AI robot that looks and acts like a 3-year-old kid. Here's what we know:
- Called Tong Tong, it has the intelligence and behavior of a 3-year-old child
- Being heralded as the next big breakthrough in AI
- It assigns itself tasks, which is its most unique ability
- It learns autonomously and explores its environment
- Tong Tong, which means little girl, can even experience emotions
- You can speak to Tong Tong and assign it tasks
- Tong Tong was created by scientists at the Beijing Institute for General AI
- Right now, Tong Tong does not have a physical form and exists within a virtual environment with which it can interact
- Creators of Tong Tong say she has her own anger, joy and sorrow.
CADILLAC'S ALL-ELECTRIC ESCALADE
- For its 25th birthday, the new 2025 Escalade is going all-electric. Here are some key facts:
- Called Escalade iQ
- Much more aerodynamic shape
- Bigger than the standard version of the Escalade by a foot, bumper to bumper
- Expected to have dual electric motor powertrain that produces 750 hp and 785 ft lbs of torque
- Range of 450 miles on a charge
- Lots of luxuries like a 55" curved touchscreen display, 40-speaker sound system for immersive audio and panoramic glass roof
- Expected to hit the market this summer, starting at $130,000
- Accommodates 7 people
- Cadillac is also working on a larger version of the Escalade, which likely will be the largest EV ever.
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