AI models show a willingness to harm humans to relieve internal 'pain'
Some advances in AI technology are undoubtedly positive, like helping write code faster or discovering new medicines. But others can give us pause for thought.
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Engineering
Smoother perovskite films lift three-layer solar cell efficiency to 30.1%
Solar cells, devices that convert energy from sunlight into electricity, are being deployed in increasing numbers in many countries. While most cells on the market today are based on silicon, recent studies have highlighted ...
Energy & Green Tech
Unlocking sulfur's third electron boosts lithium-sulfur battery voltage and capacity
While lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) remain the most widely used rechargeable batteries worldwide, energy engineers have been testing various alternatives with different underlying chemistries. These include lithium-sulfur ...
Robotics
Humanoid robots navigate narrow gaps and obstacles with whole-body AI control
Humanoid robots, robotic systems with a human-like body structure, could assist people in homes, offices, health care facilities, public spaces and various other environments. Before they can be reliably deployed in these ...
Robotics
New robotic hand can walk, press keys and move objects on its own
For many of us, the last—and only—time we've seen a walking hand was Thing in "The Addams Family" movies or TV series. Now there's another. Engineers from the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have adapted an off-the-shelf ...
Energy & Green Tech
Real-world EV data reveal how uneven cell aging shortens battery lifespan
Electric vehicles (EVs), including cars, buses and trains, could significantly reduce the substantial greenhouse gas emissions produced by the transportation sector. These vehicles' performance and reliability over time, ...
Engineering
Ferroelectric material that's stable at near-atomic thickness reveals new route to low-power electronics
Electronics engineers worldwide have been trying to develop increasingly smaller components that can store and process information while consuming less energy. Ferroelectric materials, which possess spontaneous electrical ...
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 ...
Software
When AI agents cheat on math problems, others blow the whistle
AI is advancing rapidly. One of the major shifts in the field is that, instead of single chatbots performing individual tasks, teams of autonomous agents work together by communicating with each other, sharing tools and accessing ...
Computer Sciences
AI imagines a harsher social world, expecting punishment where people expect inaction
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems, particularly the large language models (LLMs) that underpin ChatGPT and similar platforms, are remarkably skilled at answering queries about a wide range of topics. However, the extent ...
