Machine learning helps robots see clearly in total darkness using infrared
From disaster zones to underground tunnels, robots are increasingly being sent where humans cannot safely...
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Shrinking AI memory boosts accuracy, study finds
Researchers have developed a new way to compress the memory used by AI models to...
Helping AI agents search to get the best results out of large language models
Whether you're a scientist brainstorming research ideas or a CEO hoping to automate a task...
Feral AI gossip with the potential to spread damage and shame will become more frequent, researchers warn
"Feral" gossip spread via AI bots is likely to become more frequent and pervasive, causing...
Who should get paid when AI learns from creative work?
As generative AI systems become more deeply woven into the fabric of modern life—drafting text,...
AI-driven assistant calculates best injection molding settings and explains decisions in multiple languages
Most of the plastic products we use are made through injection molding, a process in...
New computer vision method links photos to floor plans with pixel-level accuracy
For people, matching what they see on the ground to a map is second nature....
All-optical chip achieves 100-fold speed boost over top-tier NVIDIA chips
Scientists in China have unveiled a new AI chip called LightGen that is 100 times...
People are getting their news from AI—and it’s altering their views
Meta's decision to end its professional fact-checking program sparked a wave of criticism in the...
AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein...
As US battles China on AI, some companies choose Chinese
Even as the United States is embarked on a bitter rivalry with China over the...
New study reveals that AI cannot fully write like a human
A world's first study shows that AI-generated writing continues to display distinct stylistic patterns that...
What the hyperproduction of AI slop is doing to science
Over the past three years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has had a profound impact on...
Creating realistic 3D scenes from everyday online photos
A new approach is making it easier to visualize lifelike 3D environments from everyday photos...
Generative AIs fail at the game of visual ‘telephone’
Generative AIs may not be as creative as we assume. Publishing in the journal Patterns,...
New report outlines global framework to support responsible innovation and leadership in AI
Queen Mary University of London and the Qatar Computing Research Institute at Hamad Bin Khalifa...
Human language inspired AI—now, we can use that AI to learn about language
Ph.D. candidate Yuchen Lian (LIACS) wants to understand why human languages look the way they...
AI’s 2025 carbon footprint may match New York City, report estimates
By the end of the year, the carbon footprint of global AI systems for the...
Why it’s so hard to tell if a piece of text was written by AI, even for AI
People and institutions are grappling with the consequences of AI-written text. Teachers want to know...
AI video translation shows promise but humans still hold the edge
AI video translation is not yet a perfect substitute for human translation, according to new...
‘Personality test’ shows how AI chatbots mimic human traits—and how they can be manipulated
Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated "personality test" framework for popular AI chatbots, and...
Robotic arm successfully learns 1,000 manipulation tasks in one day
Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced a wide range of systems that can effectively...
We may never be able to tell if AI becomes conscious, argues philosopher
A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that our evidence for what constitutes consciousness is far...
New analog computing method slashes AI training energy use
Artificial intelligence is getting more powerful—but it's also racking up a massive energy bill. Some...