China can build humanoids at scale. The hard part is finding enough buyers
Chinese-made humanoid robots are making waves with their ability to do backflips, direct traffic, and...
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Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI...
Anthropic urges industry coordination to allow for a ‘pause’ in AI development if risks grow
Anthropic is proposing that the world's top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated...
Grounded in reality, new AI model spots fake images with less training
Artificial intelligence (AI)-generated images have become increasingly more sophisticated than early ones that showed humans...
AI fails classic attention test, with longer word lists triggering dramatic accuracy collapse
Giving AI a classic psychological test reveals an inherent weakness in LLM decision-making abilities. Suketu...
Australia now has access to Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: It may improve cyber safety—but not for everyone
Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic has expanded access to a highly advanced model deemed too...
Driverless cars are on the rise, and now we may know why they crash
For the first time, new algorithms may be able to automatically explain why some self-driving...
New York state legislature passes one-year data center moratorium
New York's state legislature passed a bill Thursday night that would prevent permits from being...
New framework could standardize high-stakes AI in toxicology
A perspective in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence titled "Evidence-based AI: from trailblazer to trustblazer?" introduces...
AI model predicts building fire spread, redirecting evacuees to safer exits in real time
A fire alarm jolts you from your office desk, and you head for the nearest...
AI system spots fake reviews by combining text, images and user behavior
Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology discusses the development of...
Making LLMs faster and more efficient across multiple languages
Large language models (LLMs), which are the artificial intelligence (AI) systems behind modern chatbots, translation...
UN report warns AI could soon use 3% of world’s electricity and more water than we need to drink
One argument often used to quell concerns about the rising energy and resource demand of...
AI worm adapts across networks, turning any online device into potential target
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto has discovered a new class of...
An AI-driven roadmap for future permanent magnet design
Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are advancing the discovery of materials for rare-earth-free permanent magnets...
Battleship-trained AI learns to ask sharper questions, boosting win rate from 8% to 82%
In 2026, the hype for artificial intelligence agents is louder than ever before. These semi-autonomous...
Tim Berners-Lee calls for AI to preserve ‘original values’ of web
World Wide Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee says he wants to see artificial intelligence preserve "the...
Chatbot teddies for three‑year‑olds? Why AI toys are risky for kids
ChattyBear, a soft, brown-furred teddy bear, begins every conversation with a jubilant, "Hello, my buddy!"
ChartNet trains AI to read charts, boosting smaller models past commercial rivals
To accelerate and refine decision-making in a fast-paced, global marketplace, enterprises may deploy generative artificial...
New AI fitness coach explains bad form in real time to help prevent injuries
As any athlete will tell you, perfect practice makes perfect. But for individuals who do...
How AI can become more transparent and reliable
When artificial intelligence is used to support or make important decisions in areas such as...
Consistency, not complexity, is the key to teaching robots dexterity, new research suggests
Teaching robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity has long been one of robotics' toughest...
Turbo-charging battery research with AI: An ambitious vision
Scientists envision batteries will play a central role in improving the security and cost-effectiveness of...
Trump signs AI order giving government access to powerful models
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order creating a voluntary framework under which...