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A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Robot with Sense of Touch Grabs Ocean Trash
University of California, Los Angeles researchers developed an artificial skin that allows a robot to distinguish between inanimate objects and living sea creatures...
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How Tech Automated the January 6 Investigations
Law enforcement increasingly is relying on technology to identify suspects.
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The FTC Wants Your Help Fighting AI Vocal Cloning Scams
Judges will award $25,000 to the best idea on how to combat malicious audio deepfakes.
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AI Deepnets Throw Light on Ancient History
Artificial Intelligence helps us read the previously unreadable.
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Dark Corners of the Web Offer a Glimpse at A.I.'s Nefarious Future
In the hands of anonymous Internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It's already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan...
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Humanoid Robot Acts Out Prompts Like It's Playing Charades
A humanoid robot developed by researchers at Japan's University of Tokyo can be controlled by giving text prompts to the large language model GPT-4.
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App to Help Older Adults Spot Online Scams
A new app is intended to prevent elder fraud by helping older adults identify online scams.
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Brain Stimulation Could Help Doctors Learn to Use Surgery Robots
Johns Hopkins University researchers found stimulating people's brains with gentle electric currents could boost their ability to learn in virtual environments....
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Silicon Valley Eyes Reboot of Google Glass-Style Headsets
Silicon Valley’s search for successor to the smartphone has revived the concept of smart glasses that Google failed to popularize about a decade ago.
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Chatbots Trained to 'Jailbreak' Rivals
Researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University have "jailbroke" popular large language model (LLM) chatbots.
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Cryptographic Scheme Could Fix AirTag Stalking
Researchers developed a cryptographic scheme to prioritize the detection of potential AirTag stalking while maintaining privacy for users.
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