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Machine Learning Can Help Address Stigma of Substance Abuse in Developing Countries
Researchers used machine learning and anonymized data to better understand drug and alcohol abuse in developing countries.
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Comparing AI Reasoning with Human Thinking
Researchers have developed a method for comparing the reasoning of artificial intelligence software with that of human thinking, to better understand the AI's decision...
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A New Option for Neutral-Atom Quantum Computing
Two independent teams show neutral ytterbium-171 atoms can be trapped and used for quantum information processing, bringing quantum computers based on this platform...
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High Schooler Invented Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
Virginia high school senior Benjamin Choi designed a thought-controlled robotic arm, then three-dimensionally printed the first model in small pieces, and assembled...
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Approach May Help Clear Hurdle to Large-Scale Quantum Computing
Researchers have developed an approach for shuffling qubits during computing while maintaining their quantum state, resulting in a programmable, error-correcting...
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Using Desserts to Decode Computer Science
Scientists at Australia's Monash University have developed a computer science learning framework that uses food to teach fundamental computing concepts.
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Global Chip Shortage's Latest Worry: Too Few Chips for Chip-Making
Intel and TSMC are looking to boost chip output amid supercharged demand, but getting the equipment to do so requires increasing patience.
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Meta Has Built a Massive New Language AI—And It's Giving It Away for Free
Facebook's parent company is inviting researchers to pore over and pick apart the flaws in its version of GPT-3.
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Which Animal Viruses Could Infect People? Computers Are Racing to Find Out
Machine learning is known for its ability to spot fraudulent credit charges or recognize faces. Now researchers are siccing the technology on viruses.
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Meta Using AI to Create Low-Carbon Concrete for Its Datacenters
Meta researchers used artificial intelligence to develop concrete that it claims generates 40% less carbon emissions than standard concrete mixtures.
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Record-Breaking Jumping Robot Can Leap 10-Story Building
Rresearchers have developed a jumping robot that can reach heights of more than 30 meters, or about the height of a 10-story building, after being launched at about...
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Deep Learning Techniques Lead to Materials Imaging Breakthrough
Researchers have created two new deep learning methods.
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Reforming Coral Reefs Using 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a three-dimensional printing technique to help preserve coral reefs.
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Collegiate CS Ethics Programs Emerging En Masse
Universities have created new engineering ethics programs, added concentrated subject-matter ethics programs, and made ethics course material available through...
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Another Firing Among Google's A.I. Brain Trust, and More Discord
The researchers are considered a key to the company's future. But they have had a hard time shaking infighting and controversy over a variety of issues.
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How Technocrats Triumphed at Apple
The man who helped give the world candy-colored computers eventually walked out the door. What does that mean for the company's next big thing?
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Ordinary Copper Telephone Wire Could Carry Gigabit Broadband Speeds
Researhers claim copper telephone wire already deployed across Britain can carry data at rates three times higher than fiber-optic cable at much less cost, over...
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Fort Worth Is First U.S. City to Mine Bitcoin
Fort Worth, TX, has become the first U.S. city to mine bitcoin, through a mining farm based at City Hall.
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Can VR Help Ease Chronic Pain?
Virtual reality has emerged as a tool to treat chronic pain and is gaining popularity.
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