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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Google Allows More App Payment Options in Antitrust Deal With States
The tech giant will pay $700 million and allow app makers to collect payments directly in a settlement it hopes will help resolve other legal challenges.
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Human Brain-Like Supercomputer Coming Next Year
Researchers have developed a neuromorphic supercomputer than can perform 228 trillion synaptic operations per second.
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Autonomous Subs Wayfind Without GPS
Researchers used reinforcement learning to improve the ability of uncrewed underwater vehicles to navigate without GPS.
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The New York Times Hires First Newsroom Leader Focused on AI
The New York Times said Quartz co-founder Zach Seward has been hired to develop principles for "how we do and do not use generative AI."
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Helping Robots Learn Quickly in New Environments
A new algorithm reduces the amount of data necessary to train robots and enable them to perform tasks.
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Bigger, Not Necessarily Better
The inverse scaling issue means larger LLMs sometimes handle things less well.
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Vera Molnár, Pioneer of Computer Art, Dies at 99
Vera Molnár, a Hungarian-born artist who has been called the godmother of generative art for her pioneering digital work, died Dec. 7 in Paris at age 99.
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Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars with 'Insufficient' Autopilot Safety Controls
Tesla is recalling more than 2 million vehicles to fix Autopilot systems that government regulators determined did not have enough controls to prevent misuse.
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Scientists Bring Molecules Back from the Dead to Fight Superbugs
A research team is using computational methods to mine genetic information from extinct human ancestors to identify candidates for new antibiotics.
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Robo-Dog Sets 100-Meter Sprint Guinness World Record
Guinness World records labeled a dog-like robot created by a team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology the fastest quadrupedal robot.
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Teens Push to Broaden AI Literacy
Some teenagers are asking their schools to provide broader AI learning experiences.
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Google DeepMind Used a Large Language Model to Solve an Unsolvable Math Problem
They had to throw away most of what it produced, but there was gold among the garbage.
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OpenAI's Ilya Sutskever Has a Plan for Keeping Super-Intelligent AI in Check
The Superalignment team led by OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever has devised a way to guide the behavior of AI models as they get ever smarter.
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AI for Safer Bike Helmets, Better Shoe Soles
An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich can predict new metamaterials that can be three-dimensional printed.
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Multiple Data Leaks at 23andMe
Stolen genetic data leads to class action suit against the testing firm.
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Cheating Fears Over Chatbots Were Overblown, New Research Suggests
A.I. tools like ChatGPT did not boost the frequency of cheating in high schools, Stanford researchers say.
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NOAA's Older Earth-Watching Satellites Get 'Extended Life'
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will use a cloud-based system to extend the life of polar-orbiting satellites slated for decommissioning.
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AI Turns Thoughts into Text
A portable, non-invasive system can transform an individual's thoughts into text.
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Resurrecting Vincent van Gogh
At the Musée D’Orsay in Paris, a replica of Vincent van Gogh chats with visitors, offering insights into his life and death.
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