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LLMs show a human-like double standard when judging others' reasoning
Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence (AI) systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT and other conversational agents, are now widely used to source information, summarize texts and generate content ...
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AI agents develop their own 'artificial natural language' to communicate about complex data
Researchers from the VUB's Artificial Intelligence Lab and the University of Namur (UNamur) demonstrate in a new large-scale study how autonomous AI systems can spontaneously develop a functional, shared language without ...
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Canada could save millions by developing its own operating system instead of relying on Microsoft Windows
Canada has made digital sovereignty a priority in areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and telecommunications. But one important part of its digital infrastructure has received far less attention: the operating ...
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Can AI understand space, time and pain?
Artificial intelligence can do remarkable things, but how much does it actually understand about the world? Researchers have found that surprisingly specific information can be extracted from the inner workings of large language ...
Oct 14, 2026
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New detector spots AI-generated work by examining ideas, not words
It's no secret that an ever-increasing number of scientists use AI to help with their papers. While tasks such as polishing text are generally permissible if declared, using the technology to write papers, or parts of papers, ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Tiny droplets form soft networks for brain-inspired computing
Inside the human brain, billions of individual neurons connect to form a vast network capable of rapidly processing information and electrical signals. A team of researchers and engineers at Penn State is taking inspiration ...
Oct 13, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Neural network study sheds light on how AI chatbots 'reason' like humans
When humans write sentences or solve math problems, they are thinking symbolically—each number, variable or word is expressed by a symbol. While AI chatbots do not "think" that way, if prompted, they can offer cogent advice ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Spelling backward gets easier for AI models upgraded to see every letter
Before large language models (LLMs) can process text, they split it into chunks such as words or word fragments. The LLM behind ChatGPT, for example, splits "LMU München" into the three chunks "LM," "U" and "München," so ...
Oct 9, 2026
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Computer Sciences
New index preserves AI search accuracy as records are added and deleted
When new information is continually added and old information is removed, an AI system may fail to find the correct material even when that material exists. KAIST researchers have developed a vector database technology that ...
Oct 6, 2026
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Can scientists build a lie detector for AI chatbots?
Ask an AI chatbot for some medical advice and it might recommend you head to the hospital when all you really have is indigestion. One of the biggest issues with AI chatbots today is that they can still share false information, ...
Oct 6, 2026
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InterPet4D: Capturing human–dog interactions to generate AI-based pet motion generation
Interactions between humans and dogs involve a continuous exchange of physical and verbal cues. A person may pet a dog, use a hand gesture, give a verbal command or call the pet from a distance, prompting changes in the dog's ...
Oct 2, 2026
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AI animation slider enables fine control of nuances in character motion
In the production of video games and animated movies, directors and animators are constantly fine-tuning how a character's movements should appear. In many cases, directors require subtle changes, such as making a character ...
Sep 30, 2026
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AI defeats top war game rivals using fewer practice games and on-the-fly planning
A new AI system that excels at challenging games with hidden information could someday help human decision-makers select strategies to outfox opponents in complicated situations like military maneuvers.
Sep 30, 2026
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The tests that grade AI may be getting it wrong
Before a new AI model reaches the public, its developers run it through a battery of tests known as "benchmarks," which score it on everything from reasoning ability to how safe it is for people to use. Billions of investment ...
Sep 30, 2026
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File-notification systems leave Windows, Linux, Android and macOS vulnerable
Researchers at the Institute of Information Security at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have uncovered security risks in the file notification systems of the widely used operating systems Windows, Linux, Android and ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Business
Computer system models binocular vision to improve print ads automatically
A computer-based method for evaluating and improving print advertisements by modeling how human binocular vision responds to images is discussed in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining.
Sep 25, 2026
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Making AI more trustworthy by making it red-flag its own doubtful answers
Artificial intelligence models can give users the wrong answer and do so with great confidence. They can also hedge and warn that they are unsure—even when they get the answer right.
Sep 24, 2026
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Blockchain-inspired DNA storage codec recovers data from heavily damaged sequences
A research team at the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by professor Ruibang Luo of the School of Computing and Data Science and professor Can Li of the Department of Electrical and Computer ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Distributed system groups English text more accurately than conventional methods, tests find
A distributed computing framework can group large volumes of English text more accurately and efficiently than older methods, according to research published in the International Journal of Intelligent Information and Database ...
Sep 23, 2026
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Virtual markers help smartphone cameras reconstruct lifelike multi-person movement, from hugs to martial arts
For decades, the gold standard for capturing human movement and transferring these data into the digital world has required actors to wear suits with physical markers that cameras track in a specialized studio. While accurate, ...
Sep 22, 2026
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Engineering
Insect-inspired corrugations could help drones fly in Mars-like thin air
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used an evolutionary algorithm to identify optimal shapes for ultra-thin, bio-inspired corrugated airfoils, the two-dimensional cut-throughs of wings. Lightweight membrane-like ...
Sep 21, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Smartphone AI that uses past solutions to tackle similar problems
A new AI technology has been developed that retains and reuses knowledge, much like writing down a solution in a notebook and applying it to similar problems rather than asking an expert for help each time.
Sep 21, 2026
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Computer Sciences
A prosthodontic digital guide for reproducing lip–instrument positioning for wind instruments
A digitally fabricated guide developed by researchers at Science Tokyo captures and reproduces the spatial relationship between a musician's lips and an air-reed instrument, such as a shakuhachi flute. By combining facial ...
Sep 17, 2026
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Computer Sciences
How AI models decide not to answer a question
Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence (AI) systems supporting the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and similar conversational platforms, are often expected to answer queries, generate texts for specific ...
Computer Sciences
DNA computer performs 100-bit calculations using heat, water and salt
Researchers at Maynooth University (MU) have developed a first-of-its-kind DNA computer, described as one of the most complex and fastest molecular computers yet reported.
Sep 16, 2026
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