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Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Guaranteeing the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
Computer scientists developed of method to ensure end-to-end safety of autonomous vehicles by guaranteeing the results of the machine learning algorithms used to...
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Physical Qubit with Built-In Error Correction
Researchers demonstrated that a laser-generated light pulse containing several photons can be used to build a photonic quantum computer.
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Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content
The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms.
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China Rolls Out Ethical Guidance for BCI Research
China's Ministry of Science and Technology issued an ethical guideline for brain-computer interfaces (BCIs).
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First Passages of Rolled-Up Herculaneum Scroll Revealed
On Monday, the winner of the Vesuvius Challenge was announced.
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AI Trained on Baby's Experiences Yields Clues to How We Learn Language
Researchers at New York University found that a simple AI program could learn basic elements of language from the sensory input of a child's experience.
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Stellantis' Peugeot Cars to Use ChatGPT to Talk to Drivers
Peugeot, the French brand of auto manufacturer Stellantis, announced that it will incorporate ChatGPT into its cars and small commercial vehicles to improve its...
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If We Could Talk to the Animals
Can artificial intelligence overcome the communication barriers between species?
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India Tells Tech Giants to Police Deepfakes
As India prepares for a general election this year, a government official said social media companies will be held accountable for AI-generated deepfakes on their...
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FBI Shuts Down China's 'Volt Typhoon' Hackers Targeting U.S. Infrastructure
During a U.S. House committee hearing, FBI Director Christopher Wray disclosed that his agency had shut down the China-backed hacking group known as "Volt Typhoon...
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Beijing Unveils AI Child
Tong Tong, billed as the world’s first virtual AI child, was unveiled at an exhibition held in Beijing in late January.
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Japan Bids Sayonara to the 3.5" Floppy Disk
Japan's rules for the submission of official documents to the government no longer mention physical media like floppy disks, CD-ROMs, or other "electronic recording...
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Smart Hat Senses When Traffic Lights Change
Flexible conductive fibers can cool and contract without producing stress cracks, permitting them to be woven into cotton clothing.
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EU Countries Give Crucial Nod to Artificial Intelligence Law
Ambassadors of the 27 countries of the European Union unanimously approved the world's first comprehensive rulebook for Artificial Intelligence.
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Cyberattack Hits Georgia County Where Trump Is Charged
Fulton County, GA, experienced a cyberattack over the weekend that affected its court, tax, firearms, and marriage-license systems.
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ChatGPT Violated European Privacy Laws, Italy Tells OpenAI
Italy's data protection authority told OpenAI that its ChatGPT AI chatbot violated the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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Robot Trained to Read Braille at Twice the Speed of Humans
A robotic sensor developed by researchers at the U.K.'s University of Cambridge and trained using machine learning algorithms can read braille about twice as fast...
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NASA Selects Winners of Third TechRise Student Challenge
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration named 60 winning teams for its third TechRise Student Challenge.
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Mitigating Urban Climate Change
Making cities greener takes more than just planting trees.
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