AI-powered robots offer new hope to German factories
A blue-eyed humanoid robot carefully opens a box and places a tool inside as a...
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Making big tech algorithms ‘fair’ is harder than it looks
Before big tech engineers can improve the fairness of recommendation systems, such as social media...
Generative AI may cut costs in machine-learning systems, but it increases risks of cyberattacks and data leaks
Using generative AI to design, train, or perform steps within a machine-learning system is risky,...
Sharper bias tests could help stop ChatGPT from amplifying hidden stereotypes
Language models like ChatGPT are not neutral. Without our realizing it, they can absorb all...
Do AI language models ‘understand’ the real world? On a basic level they do, suggests study
Most of what AI chatbots know about the world comes from devouring massive amounts of...
Single-minded pursuit of profit can get firms in trouble. Same thing with AI.
If you give artificial intelligence a goal of maximizing profit, how far will it go?...
Teaching AI models to say ‘I’m not sure’ in cases of calibration errors
Confidence is persuasive. In artificial intelligence systems, it is often misleading. Today's most capable reasoning...
AI model predicts human attention in 360-degree videos using both sound and vision
Virtual reality (VR) experiences and 360-degree videos are transforming viewers from passive observers into active...
How AI bias can creep into online content moderation
A University of Queensland study has shown large language models (LLMs) used in AI content...
New twist on generative AI is quietly reshaping who wins when uncertainty hits hardest
Generative AI is best known for creating images and text. Now, it is helping industries...
AI can give as good as it gets—or better: The moral dilemma of combative chatbots
AI systems can "learn to seek revenge" because they are able to grasp reciprocating verbal...
‘No accountability, no checks and balances, no responsibility’: How indigenous peoples think about AI
Much of the current conversation about AI assumes uptake is inevitable, more technology means better...
He helped build AI. Now he is sounding the alarm about what comes next for everyone
Artificial Intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton insisted Tuesday on the need to strictly regulate the technology,...
How do generative AI tools reshape the software engineering workforce?
New research in Contemporary Economic Policy reveals that generative artificial intelligence tools like GitHub Copilot...
US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers, and your apps and devices
On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors' Ring cameras film...
Chatbots may fuel ‘delusional spirals’ that lead to real-world harm
Perhaps to the surprise of their creators, large language models have become confidants, therapists, and,...
Cheaper, longer-lasting batteries are closer thanks to a pinch of sodium and a supercomputer
The Expanse supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California...
Yelp introduces an AI chatbot to help users sift local recommendations
Online review aggregator Yelp wants to harness artificial intelligence to make it easier for users...
AI works best with humans—not instead of them
A new academic study says the most effective use of artificial intelligence may be to...
Slanguage: Why AI’s stylistic negation—’it’s not X, it’s Y’—is both annoying and doesn’t work
If you spend any amount of time on LinkedIn, you'll have certainly come across this...
Study suggests strategic Wikipedia engagement enhances scientific visibility
A new study, published in Anatomical Sciences Education, provides evidence that researchers and scientific organizations...
New study reveals chatbot empathy can worsen customer reactions
When a service encounter goes south, customers expect empathy. Hearing an employee say, "I share...
Amazon invests another $5 bn in Anthropic
Amazon on Monday said it pumped another $5 billion into Anthropic as it ramps up...
Tag-teaming turbulence: Frontier supercomputer trains AI to model cosmic storms
Researchers used the world's fastest supercomputer for open science to train an artificial intelligence model...