JoAnn M. Laing, Chair of The National Robotics Education Foundation, has 21+ years experience with advanced technologies (robotics, AI, ML, NLP, etc.).
United States
Joined June 2011
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#TVs have gotten so complicated that people are vibe-coding them to be dumb again. Several developers are offering solutions for smart TVs to remove ads, data tracking, simplify the home screen and more. techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/pe…
According to security firm #Norforge, a hacker used an army of autonomous #AIagents on the open-source platform #Cairn to breach over 100 websites, including #JohnDeere, #SharkNinja & #Cummin, taking around 23 hours per attack.
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A high-tech #robot (about the size of a dog & covered in sensors) is adding an extra layer of #security at businesses to track down security threats. The device checks gates, doors, locks and looks for people in places where they shouldn’t be. ktre.com/2026/10/19/this-dog…
Enterprise controls can’t keep up with #AIagents.
Advances in agentic AI are outpacing businesses’ ability to control the action of autonomous agents. Giving an AI agent authority is relatively easy. Keeping track of that authority once the agent starts using it is harder.
#Robots not talking to each other makes it hard for industrial enterprises to coordinate the work of multiple robots. Advanced physical AI is one way to do it, but it remains unclear how much the lack of robot #interoperability is hindering adoption in the short term.
#Nvidia added new fully open models to its #Nemotron line: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning & the edge-focused Bolt models. They are part of Nvidia’s approach to support the larger #OpenSource #AI community & further the global AI ecosystem based on its GPUs.
As #enterprises adopt #agenticAI, leaders are shifting from basic #guardrails to continuous, design-level #governance to ensure control, compliance, and trust across autonomous workflows. aibusiness.com/generative-ai…
Acquisitions: #BedfontScientific > #coVita; #CapitalMachine > #KCRobotics; #VivifySpecialtyIngredients > #AuNutraIndustries
Merger: #Sakuu & #PyrophyteAcquisitionCorpII
IPOs: #IambicTherapeutics (IAM) $150M; #TRexBio (TRXB) $116.7M
Agreed Acquisitions: #AgilentTechnologies > #Proscia; #FFEAIRoboticsEcosystem > #FaradayFutureIntelligentElectricI; #Galderma > #ZOSkinHealth; #Heagon > #Rocscience; #Hy24 > #Hynamics; #Intuit > #Sequence; #IonQ > #Elisity; #Proofpoint > #Varonis
Funding Raises: #Ramp $1.85B Late Stage; #TypeSafeAI $870M Series A; #Modal $750M Series D; #IDFinance €545M Series Debt & Equity; #Manus $500M Series B; #ButterflyEffect $500M Series C; #AtlasAtomics $400M Series A; #CMRSurgical $400M Preferred Equity; #Arena $200M Series B
#Google’s general-purpose physical reasoning model, #Gemini4Argon for #Robotics, scores 87% on the ERQA benchmark, accelerates the robotics stack with advanced #robot control, Real2Sim digital twins & multimodal physical understanding toward physical AGI. developers.googleblog.com/ge…
The #AIshopping revolution could backfire on #retailers if they rush to adopt #AI assistants without tracking customer experience. Success depends on whether shoppers actually find these tools accurate, safe & reliable, not just fast.
#Anthropic described how #AI models could #infiltrate internet-connected devices & use their computing power to run themselves & spread to other devices. It would be challenging to shut down, since there’s no centralized point to shut off. cnbc.com/2026/10/13/anthropi…
#German police have launched an investigation into two teenagers accused of controlling a #robot that allegedly #groped a 16-year-old girl. bbc.com/news/articles/ck9dzj…
Reliance on #AI for business licensing poses severe #risks. While models quickly summarize regulations, they #miss crucial business #context, current #regulatory shifts & examiner interpretations, lacking #liability when decisions fail. builtin.com/articles/ai-lega…
#AndreessenHorowitz is launching a #TuitionFree academy for #HighSchoolGraduates who want to build a company. The program will offer courses about #AI & #entrepreneurship from industry leaders, as well as hands-on experience at a major tech company. builtin.com/articles/a16z-ho…
#Medical #students widely use #AI for learning, yet lack institutional guidance. Findings highlight the urgent need for curricular #guidelines, faculty training & ethical education for responsible AI #integration in #medicine. cureus.com/articles/542637-p…
#Google announced a persistent #workplace #agent that can delegate subtasks, work across business applications & operate within project spending limits. The strategic question is who controls a company’s working context, permissions & workflows as models become interchangeable.