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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

When AI aids decisions, when should humans override?

The $184 billion market for artificial intelligence shows no signs of slowing. A big slice of that market is organizations, from businesses to government agencies, that rely on AI to help make decisions. A 2023 study by IBM ...

Computer Sciences

New tool detects fake, AI-produced scientific articles

When ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence can produce scientific articles that look real—especially to someone outside that field of research—what's the best way to figure out which ones are fake?

Hardware

Thinking about the rise of brain-inspired computing

The recent widespread and long-lasting chaos caused by Microsoft outages across the globe exemplifies just how integral computing has become to our lives. Yet, as computer hardware and software improve, arguably the most ...

Computer Sciences

New tech boosts real-time data compression for AI

Information and communication technologies, such as IoT and cloud computing, are cornerstones of modern society. The efficiency of these services depends heavily on the speed of processing and transmitting digital data, including ...

Computer Sciences

Five ways to model text using networks

The explosive growth of AI "chatbots" over the last few years and their ability to generate text that simulates human writing, often very accurately, has focused attention on how text is structured.

Computer Sciences

Expert discusses how deepfakes are being used

Digital tools can alter images of ourselves and others in ways that are more convincing and harder to detect than ever before. They can create spectacular special effects in movies. But they are also used with the images ...

Internet

Researchers predict seller success on dark web markets

Researchers from Leiden University have developed a method to predict which sellers will be successful in illegal online marketplaces. This could help the police track down big players on the dark web, the hidden part of ...

Computer Sciences

AI tool challenges betting sites with Grammy predictions

Whether it's the Oscars, the Tonys, or the Grammys, observers annually make predictions as to which actor, film, musical, or song will win these coveted awards—with forecasts based on what experts say impresses the voters. ...

Computer Sciences

Breaking MAD: Generative AI could break the internet

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) models like OpenAI's GPT-4o or Stability AI's Stable Diffusion are surprisingly capable at creating new text, code, images and videos. Training them, however, requires such vast amounts ...