True agentic AI is years away - here's why and how we get there

Today's AI agents are a primitive approximation of what agents are meant to be. True agentic AI requires serious advances in reinforcement learning and complex memory.
IEEE

A Hierarchical Vision-Language and Reinforcement Learning Framework for Robotic Task and Motion Planning in Collaborative Manipulation

Abstract: Vision-language-action models (VLAs) use an end-to-end learning architecture, which can realize the integration of visual perception, semantic understanding and motion control. However, when ...
eLife

Statistical learning of uniform- and mixed-length artificial languages: Different computational mechanisms support different task demands

Revised: This Reviewed Preprint has been revised by the authors in response to the previous round of peer review; the eLife assessment and the public reviews have been updated where necessary by the ...
Variety

‘Task’ Renewed for Season 2 at HBO With Mark Ruffalo Returning

“Task” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, with Mark Ruffalo set to return as FBI agent Tom Brandis. The announcement was made Thursday morning during a press presentation by HBO and HBO Max Content ...
Deadline.com

‘Task’ Renewed For Season 2 By HBO With Mark Ruffalo Set To Return

The HBO Original drama series Task has been renewed for a second season, with Emmy winner Mark Ruffalo set to return, the network said Thursday. The Brad Ingelsby-created series has received wide ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Task’ Renewed for Second Season at HBO

The drama starring Mark Ruffalo has become a word-of-mouth hit. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The renewal comes after Task became a word-of-mouth hit for HBO and grew steadily over the ...
BMJ

Motor learning principles reported in stroke trials of upper limb task-oriented training: a scoping review

2 Centre for Comprehensive Stroke Rehabilitation and Research, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India Objective Upper limb task-oriented training (UL-TOT) is a complex intervention in ...
Scientific American

Learning Another Language May Slow Brain Aging, Huge New Study Finds

Speaking multiple languages could slow down brain ageing and help to prevent cognitive decline, a study of more than 80,000 people has found. The work, published in Nature Aging on 10 November, ...
The Conversation

What AI earbuds can’t replace: The value of learning another language

Thor Sawin has received funding for teacher development projects through the State Department Fulbright Specialist and English Language Specialist program, as well as the US Air Force and LCC ...
IndieWire

Understanding the Birds of ‘Task’ — and How They Became the Final Image of the Series

Director Jeremiah Zagar takes IndieWire inside his “bird unit,” and how it filled in for an absent Robbie. In the final scene of “Task,” Tom (Mark Ruffalo) hears the sound of birds outside his window, ...
Education Week

Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten Is Making a Comeback. Here’s What It Means

Parents visiting their children’s kindergarten class for the first time may think they’ve arrived at the wrong room, especially if they expect it to resemble the kindergarten they attended as ...