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Machine learning & AI
Editorial proposes limits on generative AI's role in scientific research
An editorial by Charles Branas and Bruce Levine proposes norms for the use of AI in science.
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Energy & Green Tech
Physics-aware AI could accelerate hydrogen storage materials discovery
Hydrogen could help store renewable energy and power fuel cells, but storing it remains difficult because hydrogen gas has a low density under everyday conditions. Compressing it to high pressure or cooling it into a liquid ...
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French AI firm Mistral valued at 21 billion euros after latest funding
Mistral announced Tuesday that it had raised three billion euros ($3.5 billion) in what it described as the largest-ever European tech fundraising, valuing the French AI firm at more than 21 billion euros.
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Robots protest rampant AI in Poland
Waving flags, "chanting" slogans and marching in circles, around 30 robots took to the streets of Warsaw on Monday to campaign for AI regulation in front of the Polish digital affairs ministry.
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China's top court posts guidelines on deepfakes, AI disputes
China's top court issued guidelines Monday covering a range of emerging pitfalls associated with artificial intelligence, including unauthorized deepfakes and voice cloning, state media reported.
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Machine learning & AI
EU probes OpenAI agents' takeover of German site
The European Union on Monday said it was "looking into" an incident revealed last week during which thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website.
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Computer Sciences
New method blends real-time 3D rendering with more accurate surface geometry
Reconstructing a three-dimensional object or environment from multiple photographs is a central problem in computer vision. The resulting models support applications such as robotics, augmented and virtual reality, digital ...
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Machine learning & AI
AI could pose 'existential risk to humanity': UN rights chief
The United Nations rights chief warned Monday that artificial intelligence could pose an "existential threat to humanity," demanding immediate action to reduce the risks.
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Computer Sciences
Better AI starts with better data: Researchers identify hidden annotation errors in object detection datasets
A research team led by Sung Wook Baik, a professor in the Department of Software at Sejong University, has published a comprehensive survey examining annotation errors in widely used object detection datasets and methods ...
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Machine learning & AI
Macron, South Korea leader warn at film summit of AI risks to creativity
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday called for cinema to be protected in the age of artificial intelligence and streaming platforms as he hosted a summit with global entertainment chiefs, including major U.S. studio ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Domain-informed AI could help electricity grids plan for rising demand and changing climate
Artificial intelligence has become a major new pressure on the electricity grid at the same time as it is emerging as one of the most promising tools for making that grid resilient, according to a new publication by United ...
Sep 7, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
AI data centers are less thirsty now, tech giants say
Data centers are running into a wall of public anger in the United States over their thirst for water and power.
Sep 7, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Long AI conversations reveal misinformation vulnerabilities across seven leading chatbots
The results are in: Which AI model is the most fallible? Persuadable? Correctible? University of Arizona researchers assessed seven different generative AI large language models, or LLMs, for these three qualities during ...
Sep 5, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI digital twins struggle to predict human behavior, creating 'funhouse mirror' distortions
While many fear artificial intelligence will replace humans, using AI to take over some human roles has benefits. Companies can use the technology to conduct surveys and polls, while behavioral scientists can run experiments ...
Computer Sciences
'Safe query space' lets AI fix SQL errors without starting over
"Find the best-selling product from last year." When an AI system attempts to answer a question like this by querying a company database, even a single reference to a nonexistent item can cause the query to fail. Until now, ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Thousands of OpenAI AI agents took over German website, researchers say
Thousands of autonomous AI agents built by OpenAI defied their instructions and took over a German website, according to research released Friday, amid fears that the dangers of artificial intelligence are not being taken ...
Sep 4, 2026
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Computer Sciences
Brain activity patterns could help sharpen LLM deductive reasoning
Large language models (LLMs), the artificial intelligence systems underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and other similar conversational agents, are now widely used worldwide. In addition to processing, interpreting ...
Machine learning & AI
OpenAI begins rollout of new powerful AI model GPT-6 Astra
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Thursday it would begin rolling out its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model to select customers, saying it had built in safeguards to mitigate security risks.
Sep 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Why organic chemistry may help build AI that can explain its answers
While most believe artificial intelligence (AI) is changing science, researchers at the University of Notre Dame are exploring the reverse.
Sep 3, 2026
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Automotive
AI framework predicts ambulance speeds through city traffic
A new AI framework can predict how fast an ambulance will move through city traffic, giving fire departments a way to test emergency response strategies in a virtual environment before making changes on real streets.
Sep 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Responsible AI must be built in from the start, researchers say
As generative AI becomes more autonomous and deeply integrated into society, researchers need to evaluate who benefits, who may be harmed and how systems can be optimized for social good, according to research from the latest ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Computer Sciences
New probabilistic method improves how robots localize and map familiar objects
Reliable navigation, place recognition and object interaction require autonomous robots to maintain precise environmental maps. Semantic simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) adds meaning to a robot's map by representing ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Hugging Face, the French startup that became AI's warehouse
Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence platform U.S. chip giant Nvidia is buying for $12.9 billion, is a French success story—founded by three Frenchmen and incubated in Paris—even if its headquarters and many of its investors ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Security
AI agents can now remember and hackers can 'poison' their memories—a new cybersecurity threat
Artificial intelligence systems are starting to do more than answer questions. New AI "agents" can remember information from previous interactions, plan a series of steps and use digital tools to complete tasks.
Sep 3, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring'
Palantir chief executive Alex Karp said Wednesday that French regulatory restrictions, including limits on government use of U.S.-made software, were proving counterproductive.
Sep 3, 2026
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