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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 ...

Computer Sciences

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, ...

Computer Sciences

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 ...

Computer Sciences

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 ...

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

A blueprint for keeping humans in control of AI

William Overman began his Ph.D. program at Stanford Graduate School of Business at an auspicious moment: just two months before ChatGPT launched publicly in November 2022, exploding the widely held understanding of what machines ...

Software

How randomness tames vast network problems

Networks are everywhere. They connect computers across the internet, carry electricity through power grids and represent transport routes for moving people and goods. Yet many problems that appear to have nothing to do with ...

Hardware

Selfies could one day be stored on DNA strands

When it comes to storing images, DNA strands could be a sustainable, stable alternative to hard drives. Researchers at EPFL are developing a new image compression standard designed specifically for this emerging technology.

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The hidden bias pushing women out of computer science

At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved into a prestigious field focused on algorithms ...

Computer Sciences

Researcher explores visual media through the lens of machine vision

Large visual collections, such as paintings, photographs, drawings, and other forms of visual media, offer valuable insights into historical events, social life, and artistic expression. These collections are key to understanding ...

Computer Sciences

Why AI can't understand a flower the way humans do

Even with all its training and computer power, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT can't represent the concept of a flower the way a human does, according to a new study.