AI models stumble on basic multiplication without special training methods, study finds
These days, large language models can handle increasingly complex tasks, writing complex code and engaging...
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AI device with ion gel and graphene cuts machine learning power use 100-fold
In recent years, power consumption by machine learning technologies, represented by deep learning and generative...
Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here’s what’s coming next
Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that...
Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
Stuffed animals that talk back. Chessboards with pieces that move on their own. And a...
How ChatGPT could change the face of advertising, without you even knowing about it
Online adverts are sometimes so personal that they feel eerie. Even as a researcher in...
AI overestimates how smart people are, according to economists
Scientists at HSE University have found that current AI models, including ChatGPT and Claude, tend...
Multi-agent AI could change everything—if researchers can figure out the risks
You might have seen headlines sounding the alarm about the safety of an emerging technology...
Technology that helps robots read human intentions could lead to safer, smarter, more trustworthy machines
Robots are becoming part of our everyday lives, from health care to home assistance. But...
Lowering barriers to explainable AI: Control technique for LLMs reduces resource demands by over 90%
Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT and Llama are driving exceptional innovations in AI,...
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...
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,...