This week Tristan and Tasia get to the bottom of the Pixel 8’s Best Take “innovation” before recapping the week’s top AI news, including Google’s new generative AI search for doctors and Adobe’s Firefly Image 2 model. Then we meet the latest humanoid AI-powered robots. Should we be afraid or embrace our embodied AI counterparts?

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FOLLOW-UP

• The Google Pixel 8's flagship camera feature is a 2013 rehash
• Time-shifting BlackBerry camera makes pictures perfect
• Nokia announces it's buying Scalado, the company behind the cool BlackBerry 10 "time warp" camera functionality

AI NEWS

• Google announces new generative AI search capabilities for doctors
• Adobe unveils new Firefly AI models for Illustrator and Express
• Adobe created a symbol to encourage tagging AI-generated content

AI ROBOTS

• Toyota says its new AI robot can master complex tasks in hours
• Tesla releases update on Optimus robot with video looking like CGI
• Watch Tesla's Optimus Robot Sort Objects Autonomously
• Hello, humans': Meet Aura, the Las Vegas Sphere's humanoid robots designed to help guests
• See also: Robert Playter: Boston Dynamics CEO on Humanoid and Legged Robotics | Lex Fridman Podcast #374

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