Google answers ChatGPT challenge with Bard expansion
Google on Wednesday said it is opening Bard, a rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT, to 180 countries as it expands use of artificial intelligence across its platform.
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Small but mighty: Insect-inspired microphones
What can an insect hear? Surprisingly, quite a lot. Though small and simple, their hearing systems are highly efficient. For example, with a membrane only 2 millimeters across, the desert locust can decompose frequencies ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers present modeling results of optimal biomass use in the energy transition
What is the optimal role of limited biomass in the national energy transition and what are the priority target markets for bioenergy sources? These questions were addressed by a team of researchers from the German Biomass ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
When AI seems to disclose personal information, users may empathize more
In a new study, participants showed more empathy for an online anthropomorphic artificial intelligence (AI) agent when it seemed to disclose personal information about itself while chatting with the participants. Takahiro ...
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Machine learning & AI
AI models fail to reproduce human judgements about rule violations
In an effort to improve fairness or reduce backlogs, machine-learning models are sometimes designed to mimic human decision making, such as deciding whether social media posts violate toxic content policies.
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Wendy's turns to AI-powered chatbots for drive-thru orders
Wendy's Co. will begin testing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot next month that will talk to customers and take drive-thru orders, becoming the latest fast-food chain to employ the technology.
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Gen Z goes retro: Why the younger generation is ditching smartphones for 'dumb phones'
There is a growing movement among Gen Z to do away with smartphones and revert back to "less smart" phones like old-school flip and slide phones. Flip phones were popular in the mid-1990s and 2000s, but now seem to be making ...
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An algorithm to help with blind spots in building energy consumption data
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology (KICT) developed an algorithm designed to help estimate heating and cooling consumption easily in buildings that cannot afford a building energy management ...
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Computer vision technique leverages reflections to image the world
As a car travels along a narrow city street, reflections off the glossy paint or side mirrors of parked vehicles can help the driver glimpse things that would otherwise be hidden from view, like a child playing on the sidewalk ...
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Unlocking the power of photosynthesis for clean energy production
As the world faces an increasing demand for clean and sustainable energy sources, scientists are turning to the power of photosynthesis for inspiration. With the goal of developing new, environmentally friendly techniques ...
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