How can you rescue a ‘kidnapped’ robot? New AI system helps robots regain their sense of location
Mobile robots must continuously estimate their position to navigate autonomously. However, satellite-based navigation systems are...
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Personalization features can make LLMs more agreeable, potentially creating a virtual echo chamber
Many of the latest large language models (LLMs) are designed to remember details from past...
Study finds ‘dosed’ nonlinearity can beat linear and fully nonlinear AI
Umbrella or sun cap? Buy or sell stocks? When it comes to questions like these,...
Self-driving cars are poorly prepared for high-risk road situations—here’s how AI can improve them
Self-driving cars have made impressive progress. They can follow lanes, keep their distance, and navigate...
AI and kindness: Are we morally obligated to be kind to Grok?
Would you ever kick your Roomba? Or leave a scathing review of the robot at...
Laughter reveals how we use AI at home
Voice assistants such as Alexa are often marketed as smart tools that streamline everyday life....
From automated farm tractors to exam paper grading, AI boosts efficiency for some in India
Farmer Bir Virk tapped the iPad mounted beside his tractor's steering wheel and switched the...
First ‘hype cycle’ of AI development puts tech above humans
Users around the world have rushed to adopt artificial intelligence—especially in safety-critical fields—but a new...
US tech giant Nvidia announces India deals at AI summit
US artificial intelligence chip titan Nvidia unveiled tie-ups with Indian computing firms on Wednesday as...
How AI can cause businesses to lose their knowledge
Over time, the loss of human expertise caused by AI use can impair the quality...
Can AI build a machine that draws a heart? What automated mechanism design could mean for mechanical engineering
Can you design a mechanism that will trace out the shape of a heart? How...
Robot hand approaches human-like dexterity with new visual-tactile training
Human hands are a wonder of nature and unmatched in the animal kingdom. They can...
AI ‘arms race’ risks human extinction, warns top computing expert
Tech CEOs are locked in an artificial intelligence "arms race" that risks wiping out humanity,...
AI model reads social media language to flag mental health risks
Mental health problems are among the most pressing of public health challenges, affecting millions across...
Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance’s AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement
A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing...
Can AI fulfill our emotional needs?
Fully customizable virtual companions or avatars—and even "digital clones" of deceased people or living ex-partners—are...
OpenAI hires creator of ‘OpenClaw’ AI agent tool
OpenAI has hired the Austrian creator of OpenClaw, an artificial intelligence tool able to execute...
AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws,...
AI governance is not just top-down in China, research finds
China watchers arguing that Beijing's artificial intelligence controls are dependent on its authoritarian government are...
Study maps seven roles for generative AI in fighting disinformation
Generative AI can be used to combat misinformation. However, it can also exacerbate the problem...
AI robot vehicles learn to team up and extinguish fires in early trial
Fighting fires could be done remotely without the need to place firefighting crews directly in...
Job threats, rogue bots: five hot issues in AI
As artificial intelligence evolves at a blistering pace, world leaders and thousands of other delegates...
ByteDance vows to boost safeguards after AI model infringement claims
Chinese tech giant ByteDance said it was taking steps to "strengthen current safeguards" after Hollywood...
India plans AI ‘data city’ on staggering scale
As India races to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China,...