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Using LLMs to Code New Tasks for Robots
A research team developed a tool that uses large language models to code new tasks for robots, which it then simulates.
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NSF Invests $10.9 Million in Development of Safe AI Technologies
The National Science Foundation said it will invest $10.9 million in research for the development of user-safe artificial intelligence through the Safe Learning...
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AI Rivals Human Nose When Naming Smells
Researchers developed a graph neural network that reliably matched human volunteers' identification of 55 odors, then predicted the smells of 500,000 additional...
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Novel Algorithm Proposed for Selecting Variables Efficiently
Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hefei Institutes of Physical Science has developed a variable selection algorithm for chemometrics applications....
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Machine Learning, Blockchain Technology Could Help Counter Spread of Fake News
A proposed machine learning framework and expanded use of blockchain technology could help counter the spread of fake news, according to new research.
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How Do We Know How Smart AI Systems Are?
A tradition in AI is to give systems tests designed to assess human intelligence, but there are several reasons we should be cautious in interpreting this as evidence...
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Quantum Computer Tackles Airport Problem
An international team of researchers is developing and testing algorithms for problems involving quantum circuits.
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Advancing AI Research Infrastructure Through NSF Investments
The awards will focus on specific aspects of artificial intelligence research infrastructure and instrumentation.
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How ChatGPT and Similar AI will Disrupt Education
Teachers are concerned about cheating and inaccurate information.
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AI Re-Creates What People See by Reading Brain Scans
The Stable Diffusion artificial intelligence algorithm can read functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) brain scans to replicate images people have recently...
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Google Vice President Warns AI Chatbots Are Hallucinating
Google senior vice president Prabhakar Raghavan has warned the public about a little-known problem with artificial intelligence chatbots: they "hallucinate."
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Scientists Use Quantum Computing to Create Glass that Cuts the Need for AC by a Third
Quantum computing, machine learning, and contact lens polymers combined to dramatically reduce energy costs.
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When AI Asks Dumb Questions, It Gets Smart Fast
New research suggests patiently correcting artificial intelligence (AI) when it asks dumb questions may be key to helping the technology learn.
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AI Designs Proteins With Potential for Medicines, Vaccines
University of Washington researchers developed an AI software that can design structures for proteins that do not exist, including compounds that might find use...
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Data Scientists Identify Lakes, Reservoirs Around the World
Data scientists led an interdisciplinary team that developed a first-of-its kind comprehensive global dataset of the Earth's lakes and reservoirs.
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Perception-Based Nanosensor Platform Could Advance Detection of Ovarian Cancer
A multi-institutional research team analyzed spectral signatures of ovarian cancer by harnessing machine learning and the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes.
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Microchips that Mimic the Human Brain Could Make AI More Energy Efficient
Neuromorphic chips could cut the power demands of digital assistants and other devices by orders of magnitude.
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Better, Faster, Energy Efficient Predictions
The research combines artificial intelligence and computational science for accurate and efficient simulations of complex systems.
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Hyperspectral Sensing, AI Pave Path for Monitoring Soil Carbon
New artificial intelligence-powered algorithms based on laboratory soil hyperspectral data can estimate soil organic carbon properties as precisely as fieldwork...
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