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Quantum Computers are All 'Terrible' — But Researchers Aren't Worried
Even the scientists who have made quantum computers their life's work say they can't do anything useful yet — but the future is bright. Plus, how China's data privacy...
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See Why AI Like ChatGPT Has Gotten So Good, So Fast
We asked three AI systems to generate content using the same prompt. The results illustrate how quickly the technology has advanced.
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Everyone Wants to Regulate AI. No One Can Agree How
U.S. lawmakers and CEOs alike say new rules are needed to prevent artificial intelligence from doing harm. So far, there are more wish lists than laws.
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A Hiring Law Blazes a Path for A.I. Regulation
New York City's pioneering, focused approach sets rules on how companies use the technology in workforce decisions.
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Google's Photo App Still Can't Find Gorillas. And Neither Can Apple's
Eight years after a controversy over Black people being mislabeled as gorillas by image analysis software, tech giants still fear repeating the mistake.
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AI-Threatened Jobs Are Mostly Held by Women, Study Shows
Research by human resources analytics firm Revelio Labs found that artificial intelligence disproportionately threatens jobs usually held by women.
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Super Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment Brings Blood Pressure Monitoring to Your Fingertips
An inexpensive plastic fingertip clip and custom smartphone app works with a smartphone's camera and flash to measure the user's blood pressure.
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AI Poses 'Risk of Extinction,' Industry Leaders Warn
Industry leaders warned in an open letter that artificial intelligence technology might threaten humanity's existence.
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3-D Printing Strengthens Material for Energy and Propulsion Applications
A research team led by engineers at MIT developed a new 3D printing method for strengthening materials.
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Amazon to Let Baseball Fans Buy Beer by Scanning Palm
Amazon plans to launch contactless alcohol purchases at Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team, through its Amazon One touchless...
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The Security Hole at the Heart of ChatGPT and Bing
Indirect prompt-injection attacks can leave people vulnerable to scams and data theft when they use the AI chatbots.
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Ethereum Closes Security Hole with Energy-Saving Update
An update rolled out by the Ethereum cryptocurrency reduced the energy needed to produce it, and also fixed a security flaw.
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Underwater Robot Deployed to Aid Endangered Right Whales Off Georgia Coast
Researchers deployed an underwater robot to listen for endangered North Atlantic right whales swimming near the Georgia port of Savannah.
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A Boost for the Quantum Internet
Researchers at Austria's University of Innsbruck transmitted quantum information with a quantum repeater node operating at telecommunication networks' standard...
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Humanoid Robots Are Coming of Age
A few years ago, humanoid robots were clumsy and awkward. Now several startups claim to have models almost ready to go to work in warehouses and factories.
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AI Catalyzes Gene Activation Research, Uncovers Rare DNA Sequences
The University of California, San Diego's James T. Kadonaga and colleagues used artificial intelligence to advance gene activation research by identifying "synthetic...
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Sound Vibrations Can Encode, Process Data Like Quantum Computers
University of Arizona researchers demonstrated that trapping sound in a simple mechanical device can imitate certain properties of quantum computers.
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Fruit-Picking Robot Eve Ready to Harvest Apples Commercially, as Shortage of Workers Persists
Australian startup Ripe Robotics spent four years developing its autonomous fruit-picking robot Eve, which is processing apples in orchards owned amid a labor shortage...
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Popular Android TV Boxes Sold on Amazon Are Laced with Malware
Security researchers found malware in popular Android-powered TV set-top boxes sold on Amazon.
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