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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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AI is Building Highly Effective Antibodies Humans Can't Even Imagine
Robots, computers, and algorithms are hunting for potential new therapies in ways humans can't.
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Pneumatic Computing Gains Air of Importance
The emergence of pneumatics as a computing tool could alter many fields and lead to new innovations.
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Researchers Create Screen Protection System to Fend Off Shoulder Surfers
Eye-Shield uses an innovative pixelation scheme to obscure device screens when viewed from a distance, safeguarding against shoulder surfing attacks.
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'Downfall' Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips
The vulnerability could allow attackers to take advantage of an information leak to steal sensitive details like private messages, passwords, and encryption keys...
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China Drafts Rules for Facial Recognition Technology
The Cyberspace Administration of China has issued draft rules governing the use of facial recognition technology amid public concerns about its overuse.
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Most Tech-Forward U.S. City Has Doubts About Self-Driving Cars
San Francisco officials and residents are not impressed by self-driving cars, underscoring the challenges ahead for autonomous vehicle companies.
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LK-99 Confirmed Not To Be A Room-Temperature Superconductor
There is no point in resisting the data.
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Zoom's Privacy Tweaks Stoke Fears Its Calls Will Be Used to Train AI
Zoom also said that "notwithstanding" the uses outlined in its rules, it "will not use audio, video or chat Customer Content" to train AI without consent
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LK-99 Superconductor: Maybe a Breakthrough, Maybe Just New Hope
Experts push back against extraordinary claims of a room-temperature superconductor. But even a flop could open up new materials research pathways.
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Unsupervised, Online Exams Provide Valid Assessments
Iowa State University's Jason Chan and Dahwi Ahn found students' online, unsupervised exam scores largely corresponded to those of in-person, proctored exams.
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3D Display Could Bring Touch to Digital World
Engineers designed a morphing display comprised of a grid of soft robotic "muscles" that generate pop-up patterns in response to outside pressure.
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FAA Approves Largest Uncrewed Aircraft System in the U.S.
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved electric aircraft startup Pykathe 's commercial operation of its autonomous crop sprayers in the U.S.
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Optical Vectors Beam Multi-Bits
The technique works by modulating the vector-quality factor, instead of the amplitude of a laser.
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Tech Experts Start to Doubt ChatGPT, A.I. 'Hallucinations' Will Ever Go Away
"This isn't fixable."
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Google's Search Box Changed the Meaning of Information
Web search promised to resolve questions. Instead, it brought on a soft apocalypse of truth.
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AI Boosting Satellite Navigation Capability, European Space Agency Says
European Space Agency says AI, machine learning are being implemented to improve NAVISP program satnav performance.
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California Privacy Regulator's First Case: Probing Internet-Connected Cars
Modern cars are computers filled with data, with few clear manufacturer policies on what happens to it
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Asian MIT Student's Professional Headshot Turns Caucasian with AI Tool
"I definitely think it's a problem," said Rona Wang, who hopes those who make the software become aware of such biases and develop solutions to mitigate them.
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