Computer Sciences
Training artificial intelligence to enforce even seemingly straightforward rules—like balls and strikes in Major League Baseball (MLB)—is a messy, dynamic process that takes time and careful evaluation of the technology in ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Computer Sciences
When a standard large language model (LLM) is confronted with a problem, it tries to solve it by matching it to similar information it has seen before, and then give an answer based on those past patterns. But how it decides ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Students in the University of Washington's Prosocial Computing Group noticed a trend on social media: People were using generative artificial intelligence to make short science videos. The trouble was that these people weren't ...
Jun 26, 2026
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Engineering
In 2022, global production of construction materials accounted for more than 7% of total carbon emissions. But how many of those materials were truly necessary to build houses, buildings and bridges?
Jun 24, 2026
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Computer Sciences
In his 1927 paper, "A law of comparative judgment," the American psychologist L. L. Thurstone proposed that when people select one option among multiple alternatives, they are picking the one that has the highest value to ...
Jun 14, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Neural networks, a fascinating technology inspired by the human brain, form the basis of artificial intelligence. These networks consist of layers of interconnected nodes, or artificial neurons, that learn patterns from data ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Korean researchers have developed a hierarchical AI technology that autonomously plans even complex, long-horizon tasks. The development of this hierarchical task-planning AI technology, which reduces hallucinations and doubles ...
Jul 10, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Semiconductors are central to modern technology. They are used in computer chips, solar cells, sensors, LEDs and communication devices. Before researchers make new semiconductor materials in the lab, they often test them ...
Jul 6, 2026
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Internet
A study led by researchers from IMDEA Networks and Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) has carried out the first large-scale analysis of the volatility, content and actual infrastructure of hidden websites on the so-called ...
Jun 29, 2026
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Computer Sciences
In a first for Australian law enforcement, police in Western Australia have deployed live facial recognition technology in marked vans at locations around Perth.
Jun 25, 2026
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