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Machine learning & AI

EU sets out guidance on banning harmful AI uses

Mass surveillance, detecting emotions, social scoring: EU regulators laid out Tuesday what types of artificial intelligence tools are to be outlawed as too dangerous under the bloc's pioneering AI Act.

Machine learning & AI

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices

Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block "an unacceptable level of security risk" presented by China's breakout artificial intelligence program, according to an official order Tuesday.

Machine learning & AI

OpenAI announces new 'deep research' tool for ChatGPT

US tech giant OpenAI on Monday unveiled a ChatGPT tool called "deep research" that can produce detailed reports, as China's DeepSeek chatbot heats up competition in the artificial intelligence field.

Computer Sciences

Computer scientists develop solutions for making AI models more efficient and customizable

Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere—from the chatbots we consult for customer support to tools predicting how diseases might spread. But the computing power and energy required to power modern AI models—such as ...

Machine learning & AI

OpenAI's Altman says 'no plans' to sue China's DeepSeek

OpenAI chief Sam Altman said Monday the US company has "no plans" to sue Chinese startup DeepSeek, which rattled Silicon Valley with its powerful and apparently cheaply developed chatbot.

Machine learning & AI

OpenAI chief says it needs new open-source strategy

OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is "on the wrong side of history" when it comes to being open about how its technology works.

Machine learning & AI

Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek

Taiwan has banned workers in the public sector and at key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, saying it was a Chinese product and could endanger national security.

Business

Q&A: DeepSeek and the future of AI

News that artificial intelligence (AI) assistant DeepSeek can compete with models like ChatGPT and Gemini for a fraction of the cost and computing power made headlines on Jan. 27, 2025. The reporting caused technology and ...

Engineering

AI-powered system detects toxic gases with speed and precision

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science developed an AI-powered system that mimics the human sense of smell to detect and track toxic gases in real time. Using advanced artificial ...

Computer Sciences

New research could optimize the quiz bowl

A quiz bowl is usually an academic competition in which teams of students, typically from high schools or universities, compete by answering questions across a variety of subjects, such as history, science, literature, and ...

Engineering

From Mars rovers to factory assembly lines

Artificial intelligence software initially designed to learn and analyze Martian terrain is now at the heart of a system to monitor assembly lines on Earth.

Machine learning & AI

Artificial intelligence: Math, not magic

Artificial intelligence (AI) has permeated our lives. Our phones unlock at the sight of our faces. We can have entire text conversations with ChatGPT. Amazon knows what I am looking for, and my email finishes my sentences ...

Robotics

How virtual cows could help improve human-robot interactions

A video game in which participants herded virtual cattle has furthered our understanding of how humans make decisions on movement and navigation, and it could help us not only interact more effectively with artificial intelligence, ...