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Octopus' Complex Cells Are Key to Their High Intelligence
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Octopus' Complex Cells Are Key to Their High Intelligence

Researchers explored the octopus's neural makeup that defines its learning processes using automated tissue preparation and new machine learning reconstruction...

An AI Scans Eyes to Spot Parkinson's Years Before Diagnosis
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An AI Scans Eyes to Spot Parkinson's Years Before Diagnosis

Turns out the windows to the soul can teach us a lot about our own health.

Lifelong Learning at the Edge
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Lifelong Learning at the Edge

Learning how not to forget is a crucial skill.

The AI Power Paradox
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The AI Power Paradox

Can states learn to govern Artificial Intelligence—before it's too late?

The Desperate Hunt for the A.I. Boom's Most Indispensable Prize
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The Desperate Hunt for the A.I. Boom's Most Indispensable Prize

To power artificial intelligence products, start-ups and investors are taking extraordinary measures to obtain critical chips known as graphics processing units...

ChatGPT Leans Liberal
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ChatGPT Leans Liberal

Research by scientists at the U.K.'s University of East Anglia suggests OpenAI's ChatGPT has a liberal slant.

Humanoid Robot Can Pilot an Airplane Better Than a Human
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Humanoid Robot Can Pilot an Airplane Better Than a Human

Engineers and researchers are developing a humanoid robot that can fly airplanes without requiring cockpit modifications.

Google Tests AI Assistant That Offers Life Advice
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Google Tests AI Assistant That Offers Life Advice

Google is testing generative artificial intelligence technology programmed to serve as a life coach.

Complexity Theory's 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge
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Complexity Theory's 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge

How hard is it to prove that problems are hard to solve? Meta-complexity theorists have been asking questions like this for decades. A string of recent results...

LLM Tool Finds and Remediates Software Vulnerabilities
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LLM Tool Finds and Remediates Software Vulnerabilities

Software company Vicarius unveiled vuln_GPT, a generative artificial intelligence tool that automatically identifies and repairs software vulnerabilities, at the...

ChatGPT Answers More than Half of Software Engineering Questions Incorrectly
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ChatGPT Answers More than Half of Software Engineering Questions Incorrectly

ChatGPT answered 52% of 517 Stack Overflow questions incorrectly, and 77% of answers were unnecessarily wordy, according to a study by Purdue University researchers...

Parenting a Three-Year-Old Robot
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Parenting a Three-Year-Old Robot

An open source AI agent developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon and Meta AI gives robots manipulation abilities equivalent to those of a three-year-old child...

Hackers Explore Ways to Misuse AI In Major Security Test
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Hackers Explore Ways to Misuse AI In Major Security Test

Nearly 2,500 hackers at the DEFCON conference's AI Village spent this past weekend poking and probing some of the most popular large language models for flaws. ...

Incorporating Human Error into Machine Learning
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Incorporating Human Error into Machine Learning

Scientists are incorporating uncertainty into machine learning systems.

What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math
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What Do a Jellyfish, a Cat, a Snake, and an Astronaut Have in Common? Math

A new algorithm describes the various motions that help animals navigate their environments by changing their body shapes.

VR Headsets Are Vulnerable to Hackers
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VR Headsets Are Vulnerable to Hackers

Computer scientists found hackers can translate the movements of virtual and augmented reality headset users into words using spyware and artificial intelligence...

California Just Opened the Floodgates for Self-Driving Cars
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California Just Opened the Floodgates for Self-Driving Cars

After a state regulatory board ruling, San Francisco will have 24/7 robotaxis on its streets.

Glasgow University Spinout Raises $43 Million to 'Digitize Chemistry'
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Glasgow University Spinout Raises $43 Million to 'Digitize Chemistry'

Chemify, which was spun out of the U.K.'s Glasgow University in 2022, has received $43 million in funding to further its efforts to "digitize chemistry."

Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics
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Building Better Models Starts with Reexamining Metrics

Researchers emphasized the importance of measuring the performance of generative artificial intelligence models in order to improve them.

Amazon Isn't Prepared for Incoming Tide of AI-Authored Books. Jane Friedman Has Proof
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Amazon Isn't Prepared for Incoming Tide of AI-Authored Books. Jane Friedman Has Proof

Book scams are proliferating in the advent of AI-generated content
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