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Computer Sciences

New algorithm improves how AI can independently learn and uncover patterns in data

Researchers have developed a new AI algorithm, called Torque Clustering, that is much closer to natural intelligence than current methods. It significantly improves how AI systems learn and uncover patterns in data independently, ...

Computer Sciences

Interactive maps show quality of public transportation in Germany

How good is the public transportation from your home address? For an objective perspective, you can check the interactive "Mobility Maps" for Germany that are freely available online.

Computer Sciences

Psychology-based tasks assess multi-modal LLM visual cognition limits

Over the past decades, computer scientists have created increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, some of which can perform similarly to humans on specific tasks. The extent to which these models truly "think" ...

Hardware

Sustainable SOT-MRAM memory technology could replace cache memory in computer architecture in the future

How much energy is consumed each time we upload an image to social media, which relies on data centers and cloud storage? Data centers currently account for about 1% of global energy consumption, amounting to 200 terawatt-hours ...

Computer Sciences

Computer scientists digitally render iridescent bird feathers

Computer animators and video game designers may soon have a better way to create the purple-green sheen of a grackle's wing, or the pink flash on a hummingbird's throat, thanks to a new method for rendering iridescent feathers.

Computer Sciences

New tool detects AI-generated videos with 93.7% accuracy

Earlier this year, an employee at a multinational corporation sent fraudsters $25 million. The instructions to transfer the money came—the employee thought—straight from the company's CFO. In reality, the criminals had ...

Engineering

Mechanical computer relies on kirigami cubes, not electronics

North Carolina State University researchers have developed a kirigami-inspired mechanical computer that uses a complex structure of rigid, interconnected polymer cubes to store, retrieve and erase data without relying on ...

Computer Sciences

Researchers propose the next platform for brain-inspired computing

Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even eclipsing human brains in their ability to store and crunch data, make predictions and communicate. But there is one domain where human brains ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Quokka: A tiny, personal quantum computer emulator

Bearing the smiling face of one of Australia's cutest marsupials is a device its creators are claiming as the world's first consumer product in quantum computing technology.

Computer Sciences

Correcting biases in image generator models

Image generator models—systems that produce new images based on textual descriptions—have become a common and well-known phenomenon in the past year. Their continuous improvement, largely relying on developments in the ...

Computer Sciences

Stand-up comedians test ability of LLMs to write jokes

A small team of AI researchers at Google's DeepMind project has found that LLMs are not very good at writing jokes that are funny. They asked stand-up comedians to use LLMs to write a stand-up routine for them and posted ...