AI resurrections of dead celebrities amuse and rankle
In a parallel reality, Queen Elizabeth II gushes over cheese puffs, a gun-toting Saddam Hussein...
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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...
Flexible position encoding helps LLMs follow complex instructions and shifting states
Most languages use word position and sentence structure to extract meaning. For example, "The cat...
AI gets a private tutor for learning human preferences more accurately
No matter how much data they learn, why do artificial intelligence (AI) models often miss...
AI-generated audio fills in the gaps for glitch-free music experiences
We've all been there, protecting our ears—the school play in the gym or community hall,...
New memristor-based converter boosts energy efficiency in AI hardware
A cross-institutional team led by researchers from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE),...
Will OpenAI be the next tech giant or next Netscape?
Three years after ChatGPT made OpenAI the leader in artificial intelligence and a household name,...
Grok spews misinformation about deadly Australia shooting
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churned out misinformation about Australia's Bondi Beach mass shooting, misidentifying...
‘Easiest scam in the world’: Musicians sound alarm over AI impersonators
Does the latest track by your favorite singer sound slightly off? You may be right....
How brain-inspired algorithms could drive down AI energy costs
In a study published in Frontiers in Science, scientists from Purdue University and the Georgia...
AI-powered robotic hands learn dexterity by mimicking human movements and anatomy
Step inside the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, and you find yourself in a...