Machine learning & AI
Generative AI models like ChatGPT are trained using vast amounts of data obtained from websites, forums, social media and other online sources; as a result, their responses can contain harmful or discriminatory biases.
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Robotics
The robotics field is advancing rapidly, with a growing emphasis on improving machine autonomy and interaction. As robots are tasked with increasingly complex activities, their ability to operate effectively in dynamic and ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The largest group in the European Parliament, the conservative EPP, joined calls Wednesday to "reverse" a ban on combustion engine vehicles starting in 2035, citing the struggles of the automotive industry.
Dec 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $135 million in grants to fund 13 projects in California to help the state wean off fossil fuels and phase out big rigs that run on diesel.
Dec 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The development of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells made of stable materials and manufactured using scalable production processes is the basis for the next technological leap in the photovoltaic industry.
Dec 11, 2024
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Security
Cyber security experts studying memory modules in computers have uncovered a key weakness that has led to worldwide security fixes in AMD computer processors.
Dec 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Canada should focus on building mass utility-scale solar mega-projects to kickstart its green energy transition, according to a new report from Simon Fraser University's Clean Energy Research Group.
Dec 11, 2024
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Engineering
As cities continue to grow globally, characterizing the built environment is essential to understanding human populations, projecting energy usage, monitoring urban heat island impacts, preventing environmental degradation, ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
A material that's been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings.
Dec 11, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
Machine-learning models can fail when they try to make predictions for individuals who were underrepresented in the datasets they were trained on.
Dec 11, 2024
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