Improving AI models’ ability to explain their predictions
In high-stakes settings like medical diagnostics, users often want to know what led a computer...
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AI and work: An expert assesses how far this revolution still has to run
Every week brings fresh claims about AI transforming the workplace. A CEO declares a revolution....
Deep AI training gets more stable by predicting its own errors
Artificial intelligence now plays Go, paints pictures, and even converses like a human. However, there...
Ultra-compact photonic AI chip operates at the speed of light
Australian researchers have built an ultra-compact artificial intelligence (AI) chip that is able to make...
Can people distinguish between AI-generated and human speech?
In a collaboration between Tianjin University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, researchers led...
AI fake-news detectors may look accurate but fail in real use, study finds
A dubious link from a friend. A headline too sensational to be true. A video...
AI text-to-speech gives Manx a digital voice as speakers fall to 2,200
With only 2,200 people still speaking the Manx language, Chris Bartley is using AI text-to-speech...
‘AI will be the end of us’: Is Colm Tóibín right about the threat to creative writing?
In 1950, William Faulkner delivered a famous acceptance speech for the Nobel prize in literature...
Robots that refuse to fail: AI evolves ‘legged metamachines’ that reassemble and withstand injury
Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be...
Liquid-metal pupil helps an artificial eye adapt to sudden light changes
Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual...
Anthropic supply chain risk designation could chill innovation, experts say
The Pentagon's designation of the industry-leading AI company Anthropic as a "supply chain risk" suggests...
Humanoid robots master parkour and acquire human-like agility
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a human-like body structure, have the potential of tackling various...
Most workers embrace AI, but 84% worry about the risks, study says
Workers think that artificial intelligence (AI) makes them more efficient, but many don't trust it,...
Can thermal noise train a computer? A new framework points to low-power AI
What if the thermal noise that hinders the efficiency of both classical and quantum computers...
Engineers issue hot take on cold-steel: Finding hidden damage requires radar, AI
A University of Houston engineer has developed a method to detect possible damage in concealed...
Photonic chips advance real-time learning in spiking neural systems
Researchers have developed photonic computing chips that overcome key limitations for a type of neural...
Describe the vibe, see the look: An AI-based system projects makeup onto the user’s face
An artificial intelligence-based projection makeup system from Science Tokyo lets users describe a mood or...
Nearly half of UK adults happy to use ChatGPT as a counselor, study finds
More than 4 in 10 adults in the U.K. are happy to use ChatGPT for...
Google to open German center for ‘AI development’
Google will open an AI center in Berlin on Thursday, the latest sign of Europe's...
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP says
Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant...
Opinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth—and save ourselves
Although the topic of AI is seemingly inescapable, its stunning environmental impacts remain mostly hidden....
Will AI drones, robots and wearable sensors revolutionize workplace safety?
Around 60% of Canadian employees can expect their job to be transformed through artificial intelligence...
Deepfakes, job losses, opaque models: Exploring the dark side of AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become one of the defining technologies of what economists and policymakers...
‘AI slop’ hurts consumers and creators, but high-quality AI could help both
Wading through a sea of low-quality, AI-generated content on platforms like YouTube, Reddit, or TikTok...