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Computer Sciences

An AI system has reached human level on a test for 'general intelligence'—here's what that means

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure "general intelligence."

Business

Musk's AI startup raises further $6 bn

Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk's startup xAI said it had raised $6 billion from investors in its latest funding round, as it battles stiff competition in the artificial intelligence market.

Consumer & Gadgets

AI can't do your Christmas shopping just yet—but next year might be different

I'm a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able to help me out.

Machine learning & AI

Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming

Artificial intelligence (AI) has already become an invisible but indispensable collaborator in our lives. It helps filter spam from your inbox, improves your Netflix recommendations, and, as an automotive copilot, suggests ...

Hi Tech & Innovation

AI system can envision an entire world from a single picture

Johns Hopkins computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence system capable of "imagining" its surroundings without having to physically explore them, bringing AI closer to humanlike reasoning.

Security

Can we convince AI to answer harmful requests?

New research from EPFL demonstrates that even the most recent large language models (LLMs), despite undergoing safety training, remain vulnerable to simple input manipulations that can cause them to behave in unintended or ...

Machine learning & AI

Algorithm sharpens facial features for better emotion detection

New research introduces a method to improve the accuracy and speed of dynamic emotion recognition using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze faces. The work undertaken by Lanbo Xu of Northeastern University in ...

Machine learning & AI

AI chatbots must learn to say 'help!' says Microsoft exec

Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even if the models must learn to admit when they just don't know what to do.

Computer Sciences

Exploring the fundamental reasoning abilities of LLMs

Reasoning, the process through which human beings mentally process information to draw specific conclusions or solve problems, can be divided into two main categories. The first type of reasoning, known as deductive reasoning, ...