AI-powered companionship: Harnessing music and empathetic speech in robots to combat loneliness
Loneliness has a critical impact on the mental health of citizens, particularly among the elderly....
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News sites are locking out the internet archive to stop AI crawling. Is the ‘open web’ closing?
When the World Wide Web went live in the early 1990s, its founders hoped it...
AI agents debate more effectively when given personalities and the ability to interrupt
In a typical online meeting, humans don't always wait politely for their turn to speak....
Anthropic, OpenAI rivalry spills into new Super Bowl ads as both fight to win over AI users
The two artificial intelligence startups behind rival chatbots ChatGPT and Claude are bracing for an...
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats up
Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI...
A bot-only social media platform: What the Moltbook experiment is teaching us about AI
What happens when you create a social media platform that only AI bots can post...
Study identifies key elements that determine impact of AI on jobs
Research by academics at King's College London and the AI Objectives Institute has shed light...
Brain-inspired AI helps soft robot arms switch tasks and stay stable
Researchers have developed an AI control system that enables soft robotic arms to learn a...
‘Discovery learning’ AI tool predicts battery cycle life with just a few days’ data
An agentic AI tool for battery researchers harnesses data from previous battery designs to predict...
Why reinforcement learning breaks at scale, and how a new method fixes it
From autonomous cars to video games, reinforcement learning (machine learning through interaction with environments) can...
How mindfulness can support GenAI use in transforming project management
New research that surveyed more than 440 project managers worldwide has highlighted the critical connection...
OpenClaw’s AI agent does everything, even social media
Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts,...
AI is coming to Olympic judging: What makes it a game changer?
As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) embraces AI-assisted judging, this technology promises greater consistency and...
Does AI understand word impressions like humans do?
By now, it's no secret that large language models (LLMs) are experts at mimicking natural...
Rural India powers global AI models
Tending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labeling,...
New AI system fixes 3D printing defects in real time
Additive manufacturing has revolutionized manufacturing by enabling customized, cost-effective products with minimal waste. However, with...
Chinese tech giants trade cash for AI buzz
Chinese tech giants are luring users with cash offers before their reported upcoming releases of...
The data center surge has a hidden source of carbon emissions
Data centers siphon huge amounts of energy to power artificial intelligence. But their environmental footprint...
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
About 50 residents of a community outside Chile's capital spent Saturday trying their best to...
Inner ‘self-talk’ helps AI models learn, adapt and multitask more easily
Talking to oneself is a trait which feels inherently human. Our inner monologs help us...
Nvidia boss insists ‘huge’ investment in OpenAI on track
Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has insisted the US tech giant will make a "huge"...
Training four-legged robots as if they were dogs
Over the next decades, robots are expected to make their way into a growing number...
Geometry behind how AI agents learn revealed
A new study from the University at Albany shows that artificial intelligence systems may organize...
AI support spots 9% more breast cancers without raising false positives
Artificial intelligence helps doctors spot more cases of breast cancer when reading routine scans, a...