This Weeks Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through August 31) [Video]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Generative AI Creates Playable Version of Doom Game With No CodeMatthew Sparkes | New Scientist“An AI-generated re-creation of the classic computer game Doom can be played normally despite having no computer code or graphics. Researchers behind the project say similar AI models could be used to create games from scratch in the future, just as they create text and images today.”

ROBOTICS

Robot Metalsmiths Are Resurrecting Toroidal Tanks for NASAEvan Ackerman | IEEE Spectrum“Because of their relatively complex shape, toroidal tanks are much more difficult to make than spherical tanks. Even though these tanks can perform better, NASA simply doesn’t have the expertise to manufacture them anymore, since each one has to be hand-built by highly skilled humans. But a company called Machina Labs thinks that they can do this with robots instead. And their vision is to completely change how we make things out of metal.”

FUTURE

The Year Is 2149 and…Sean Michaels | MIT Technology Review…