Robots that can identify materials and map unknown environments could aid nuclear and defense sectors
Robots that can see beyond human vision, build live 3D maps of unknown environments and...
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Plain-language AI workflow tool could cut cloud energy use and costs dramatically
Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools...
Ferroelectric memory enables one chip to sample randomness and compute for generative AI
For the first time, a research team has demonstrated an artificial intelligence semiconductor technology that...
Agentic AI bot helps scientists speak to robots, speeding up experiments
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory use a slew of autonomous...
Generative AI designs DNA origami to match user-drawn shapes automatically
A joint research team has developed an automated design technology that enables the creation of...
The art of literary translation exposes the limits of AI
For centuries, people have dreamed of undoing Babel. Sci-fi novelists envisioned universal translators, and linguists...
Medical data of minorities could be more vulnerable to cyberattack
Individuals whose data are used to train medical artificial intelligence (AI) models may be at...
AI-driven race strategy could give Formula One teams competitive advantage
Scientists believe AI could provide F1 strategists with additional information to inform their decision-making during...
Tracking what consumers think before they buy
Manufacturers have traditionally relied on sales figures to understand where they stand with consumers, but...
Friendly social robots may help ease a child’s anxiety at the doctor’s office
When 3-year-old Cameron arrived at the UC Davis MIND Institute for a recent medical appointment,...
Neural-machine interfaces reveal that brain senses hand movement through grasp synergies
A research team led by Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, in collaboration with...
Agility Robotics heads to Wall Street in a $2.5B bet on staffing warehouses with humanoids
A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is going public on Wall...
Rough demos unlock precise robot actions, with up to fourfold real-world gains
Robots with increasingly precise dexterity are becoming essential in everyday life and industrial settings, from...
OpenAI unveils AI chip Jalapeno
OpenAI on Wednesday unveiled its first custom-designed computer chip, called Jalapeno, built to run ChatGPT...
Critique challenges Microsoft’s quantum computing claims
A critique from the University of St Andrews published in the journal Nature provides evidence...
All the world’s a robot-staging ground for tech entrepreneurs building ‘physical AI’
Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models—the artificial intelligence...
Hollywood powerhouses bring AI fight to Europe
Cate Blanchett brought Hollywood star power to Brussels on Tuesday as she launched a free...
Brain-inspired AI architecture could computing faster and far less power-hungry
Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are artificial intelligence (AI) models inspired by how biological neurons communicate...
AI gives building inspection photos the location data they were missing
When a building inspector takes a photo of a cracked wall, a leaking pipe or...
Forgetting may be the secret to better AI language learning
Giving AI a human-like memory limitation may actually help it learn language better. In their...
Wikipedia won’t let AI edit articles, cofounder says
Wikipedia does not trust artificial intelligence enough to let it play a direct role in...
World Cup technology: From ref cams to AI analysts, cutting‑edge research is changing the game
The men's soccer World Cup presents a unique global opportunity to showcase new soccer technology—from...
Examining what makes AI trustworthy as its adoption accelerates
As governments, companies and public institutions move from experimenting with AI to deploying it in...
Mouse moves unlock realistic AI video control with no extra computing cost
A technology developed at the Technion enables ordinary users to create realistic video clips intuitively,...