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Computer Sciences
Quantum computing's next step: New algorithm boosts multitasking
Quantum computers differ fundamentally from classical ones. Instead of using bits (0s and 1s), they employ "qubits," which can exist in multiple states simultaneously due to quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement.
Dec 10, 2024
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Researchers create network to predict wave scattering paths
To efficiently compute where waves of light, sound, or earthquakes will go when scattered by irregular obstacles is useful in various fields but difficult and expensive to do, even using recent machine learning techniques. ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Citation tool offers a new approach to trustworthy AI-generated content
Chatbots can wear a lot of proverbial hats: dictionary, therapist, poet, all-knowing friend. The artificial intelligence models that power these systems appear exceptionally skilled and efficient at providing answers, clarifying ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Finding the weak points: A network-based method to prevent train delay cascades
Train delays are not only a common frustration for passengers but can also lead to significant economic losses, especially when they cascade through the railway network. When a train is delayed, it often triggers a chain ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Black-box forgetting: A new method for tailoring large AI models
The capabilities of large-scale pre-trained AI models have recently skyrocketed, as demonstrated by large-scale vision-language models like CLIP or ChatGPT. These typical generalist models can perform reasonably well in tasks ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Computer Sciences
AI weather models can now beat the best traditional forecasts
A new machine-learning weather prediction model called GenCast can outperform the best traditional forecasting systems in at least some situations, according to a paper by Google DeepMind researchers published today in Nature.
Dec 5, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
New tool makes micro:bit programming portable for young learners
A new coding tool will help make it easier for children to portably program a popular educational micro-computer on the fly. Researchers from Lancaster University's School of Computing and Communications working in partnership ...
Dec 4, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Simple fix can help generative AI create more realistic 3D shapes
Creating realistic 3D models for applications like virtual reality, filmmaking, and engineering design can be a cumbersome process requiring lots of manual trial and error.
Dec 4, 2024
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Computer Sciences
AI researchers suggest open LLMs are not as open as claimed
A trio of AI researchers from Cornell University, Signal Foundation, and Now Institute have published a Perspective piece in the journal Nature, arguing that well-known open LLMs are not nearly as open as their makers claim.
Computer Sciences
Opening the black box: How 'explainable AI' can help us understand how algorithms work
When you visit a hospital, artificial intelligence (AI) models can assist doctors by analyzing medical images or predicting patient outcomes based on historical data. If you apply for a job, AI algorithms can be used to screen ...
Dec 3, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Machine learning helps uncover hidden consumer motivations
A common challenge for marketers is understanding and engaging with people who have "thin" data profiles, such as donors with little demographic information or brief interaction histories that leave organizations without ...
Dec 2, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Study reveals need for better documentation of web crawlers
For the first time, CISPA researcher Aleksei Stafeev presents a study that systematizes the knowledge about tools for the automated analysis of websites, so-called web crawlers, in the field of web security measurement.
Nov 29, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Shrinking AI for personal devices: An efficient small language model that could perform better on smartphones
Large language models (LLMs), such as Open AI's renowned conversational platform ChatGPT, have recently become increasingly widespread, with many internet users relying on them to find information quickly and produce texts ...
Computer Sciences
Multilingual and open source: OpenGPT-X research project releases large language model
The large language model of the OpenGPT-X research project is now available for download on Hugging Face: "Teuken-7B" has been trained from scratch in all 24 official languages of the European Union and contains 7 billion ...
Nov 26, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Reinforcement learning algorithm provides an efficient way to train more reliable AI agents
Fields ranging from robotics to medicine to political science are attempting to train AI systems to make meaningful decisions of all kinds. For example, using an AI system to intelligently control traffic in a congested city ...
Nov 22, 2024
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Computer Sciences
An innovative no-code prototype to automate design structure matrix generation
A design structure matrix (DSM) is a visual analysis tool used for system modeling. Simple and concise, it uses an NxN square matrix to represent the relationships between N system elements. Data collection for DSM generation ...
Nov 22, 2024
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Hardware
Optoelectronic device mimics human vision for diversified in-sensor computing
To make sense of the world, most humans rely in great part on their vision. Recent research suggests that the human visual system is hierarchical, meaning that it processes information on different levels, ranging from the ...
Robotics
Synchronized movement between robots and humans builds trust, study finds
Trust between humans and robots is improved when the movement between both is harmonized, researchers have discovered.
Nov 20, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Leaner large language models could enable efficient local use on phones and laptops
Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly automating tasks like translation, text classification and customer service. But tapping into an LLM's power typically requires users to send their requests to a centralized server—a ...
Nov 18, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
World heading toward a 'data doomsday' as demand outstrips energy supply, researchers warn
New research by Loughborough University warns that global renewable electricity supply will be unable to meet the surging demand from digital data by 2025.
Nov 14, 2024
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Engineering
Algorithm enhances electronic correlation energy calculations for a wide range of fields
A first-of-its-kind algorithm developed at Georgia Tech is helping scientists study interactions between electrons. This innovation in modeling technology can lead to discoveries in physics, chemistry, materials science, ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Hardware
Solving complex problems faster: Innovations in Ising machine technology
Computers are essential for solving complex problems in fields such as scheduling, logistics, and route planning, but traditional computers struggle with large-scale combinatorial optimization, as they can't efficiently process ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Computer Sciences
AI is universally bad at knowing when to chime in during a conversation: Researchers discover some of the root causes
When you have a conversation today, notice the natural points when the exchange leaves open the opportunity for the other person to chime in. If their timing is off, they might be taken as overly aggressive, too timid, or ...
Nov 11, 2024
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Software
New open-source Python package developed for efficient multi-source evidence fusion
Researchers from Peking University have developed ERTool, an open-source Python package designed to simplify the implementation of the Evidential Reasoning (ER) approach for multi-source evidence fusion. This tool addresses ...
Nov 11, 2024
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