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Even on Instagram, teens mostly feel bored: Researchers offer design recommendations
Concern that social media is driving the teen mental health crisis has risen to such a pitch that the majority of states in the country have filed lawsuits against Meta (which owns Instagram and Facebook) and the U.S. surgeon ...
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Sorry, I didn't get that: Evaluating usability issues with AI-assisted smart speakers
With the rapid development of AI technology, voice-controlled smart speakers are becoming increasingly popular due to their convenience and ability to control compatible home devices. Despite the rise in use, smart speakers ...
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Open-TeleVision allows VR-type control of remote robot
A combined team of roboticists from MIT and the University of California, San Diego, has developed a new type of remote control for robots called Open-TeleVision that allows for VR-type control. The team has posted a paper ...
Stories written with AI assistance found to be more creative, better written and more enjoyable
A study published in the journal Science Advances finds that AI enhances creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the 'usefulness' of stories—their ability to engage the target audience and potential ...
Jul 12, 2024
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Researchers seek to reduce harm to multicultural users of voice assistants
Users of voice assistants such as Siri, Alexa or Google Assistant know the frustration of being misunderstood by a machine.
Jul 12, 2024
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User control of video autoplay can alter awareness of online video 'rabbit holes'
The rabbit hole contains madness, according to author Lewis Carroll. Online, that madness manifests in the form of increasingly extreme content, often without users realizing it. A new study by Penn State researchers suggests ...
Jul 11, 2024
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Eliminating cameramen distractions with AI to enhance live soccer broadcasts
While the sports industry continually improves spectators' viewing experience at home, some problems remain unsolved. One such issue for soccer fans is cameramen accidentally appearing in each other's shots on live broadcasts. ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Study proposes framework for 'child-safe AI' following incidents in which kids saw chatbots as quasi-human, trustworthy
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have frequently shown signs of an "empathy gap" that puts young users at risk of distress or harm, raising the urgent need for "child-safe AI," according to a study.
Jul 10, 2024
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Samsung brings tech's latest fashion to wearable technology with AI twists in new watch and ring
Samsung is dressing up its wearable devices in technology's latest fashion—artificial intelligence.
Jul 10, 2024
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Researchers develop intelligent activewear for a dry and comfortable experience
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games are just around the corner and a global sports frenzy is underway. However, intense summer workouts often lead to sportswear absorbing excessive sweat, becoming clingy and cumbersome, causing ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Trust, more than knowledge, critical for acceptance of fully autonomous vehicles: Study
While not yet on the market, fully autonomous vehicles are promoted as a way to make road travel dramatically safer, but a recent study found that knowing more about them did not improve people's perception of their risk. ...
Jul 9, 2024
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Computer love: AI-powered chatbots are changing how we understand romantic and sexual well-being
Over the past decade, virtual assistants powered by artificial intelligence, like Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa, have become integral to technologies such as smartphones and social media.
Jul 8, 2024
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Is an electric bike right for you? Here's what to consider before you buy
More Australians than ever are riding electric bikes—a fact you may have noticed on the streets of our cities and towns.
Jul 3, 2024
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Survey shows most people think LLMs such as ChatGPT can experience feelings and memories
Two-thirds of people surveyed think that artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have some degree of consciousness and can have subjective experiences such as feelings and memories, according to a new study from the ...
Jul 2, 2024
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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.
Jun 25, 2024
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Transmitting the sense of touch via the internet
What JPEG, MP3 and MPEG are for images, audio and video, haptic codecs are for transmitting the sense of touch via the internet.
Jun 25, 2024
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AI goes mainstream as 'AI PCs' hit the market
A new line of PCs specially made to run artificial intelligence programs hit stores on Tuesday as tech companies push toward wider adoption of ChatGPT-style AI.
Jun 18, 2024
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