In aging South Korea, AI dolls care for the elderly
In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.
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Page 5: Research news on Agentic consumer AI
Agentic consumer AI denotes autonomous and semi-autonomous artificial intelligence systems embedded in consumer and workplace contexts to perceive goals, plan actions, and execute tasks on users’ behalf. These systems combine generative AI with persistent personal assistants, shopping and travel agents, in-cabin automotive companions, and integrated services in devices such as smart speakers and phones. They support decision-making, personalization, pricing, customer engagement, and creative collaboration, increasingly coordinating across software, robotics, and payment infrastructures to manage everyday activities with minimal direct user control.
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Human–AI jam session shapes live music with swarm intelligence
Have you ever seen birds flying across the sky in shifting, mesmerizing patterns? Or ants using their own bodies to form a living bridge that other ants can walk across?
Jun 8, 2026
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Security
System designed to detect and track potential attacks on electric vehicle charging stations
The increasing adoption of electric vehicles is creating growing demand for charging infrastructure, driving a transformation in access to and use of energy through the controlled deployment of fast, efficient and secure ...
Jun 8, 2026
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Apple expected to unveil new AI features at last developers conference with CEO Tim Cook
Apple is expected to unveil new artificial intelligence features at its annual developers conference beginning Monday, which will be the last one featuring CEO Tim Cook before he turns his post over to John Ternus in September.
Jun 8, 2026
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Internet
AI system spots fake reviews by combining text, images and user behavior
Research published in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology discusses the development of an artificial intelligence system that combines text, images and reviewer behavior to detect and trace ...
Jun 4, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
New framework could standardize high-stakes AI in toxicology
A perspective in Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence titled "Evidence-based AI: from trailblazer to trustblazer?" introduces a formal discipline called Evidence-based AI that applies the rigorous standards of medicine and ...
Jun 4, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Tim Berners-Lee calls for AI to preserve 'original values' of web
World Wide Web pioneer Tim Berners-Lee says he wants to see artificial intelligence preserve "the original values" of his invention while allowing users to filter personal data sent to tech giants.
Jun 4, 2026
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Online ads are becoming harder to spot—but we're not powerless to stop it
Profound changes are ahead for online advertising. At the recent Google Marketing Live event, the tech giant outlined expanded artificial intelligence systems for digital ads.
Jun 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Microsoft unveils AI models in push for independence from OpenAI
Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its own cutting-edge artificial intelligence models in San Francisco—a crucial step toward reducing its dependence on OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Jun 2, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Survey finds generational gap in attitudes to AI romance
Almost 50% of young adults in six major economies think AI romantic companionship will improve human happiness through emotional support in the next decade, the results of a large survey suggested Monday.
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