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Machine learning & AI
French art group uses brainwaves and AI to recreate landscapes
The hypercolour image of a dark hill and lava flow is pretty enough—but its high-tech artificial intelligence origins make it special.
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Machine learning & AI
AI systems are already skilled at deceiving and manipulating humans, study shows
Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. In a review article published in the journal Patterns on May 10, researchers ...
May 10, 2024
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Researchers test AI systems' ability to solve the New York Times' connections puzzle
Can artificial intelligence (AI) match human skills for finding obscure connections between words? Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering turned to the daily Connections puzzle from The New York Times to find out.
May 10, 2024
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A new approach to using neural networks for low-power digital pre-distortion in mmWave systems
In a study published in the journal IEICE Electronics Express, researchers present a neural network digital pre-distortion (DPD) for mmWave RF-PAs.
May 10, 2024
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Controlling chaos using edge computing hardware: Digital twin models promise advances in computing
Systems controlled by next-generation computing algorithms could give rise to better and more efficient machine learning products, a new study suggests.
May 9, 2024
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Robotics
Robotic system feeds people with severe mobility limitations
Cornell researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with spinal cord injuries, ...
May 9, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
New study finds AI-generated empathy has its limits
Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions—and even display empathy. However, new research finds they do poorly compared to humans when interpreting and exploring ...
May 9, 2024
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Security
Scientists uncover quantum-inspired vulnerabilities in neural networks
In a recent study merging the fields of quantum physics and computer science, Dr. Jun-Jie Zhang and Prof. Deyu Meng have explored the vulnerabilities of neural networks through the lens of the uncertainty principle in physics.
May 9, 2024
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Telecom
Deep learning empowers reconfigurable intelligent surfaces in terahertz communication
The escalating demand for wireless data traffic, driven by the proliferation of internet-of-things devices and broadband multimedia applications, has intensified the search for innovative solutions in wireless communication.
May 9, 2024
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Business
Opinion: OpenAI's content deal with Financial Times is an attempt to avoid legal challenges—and an AI 'data apocalypse'
OpenAI's new "strategic partnership" and licensing agreement with the Financial Times (FT) follows similar deals between the US tech company and publishers such as Associated Press, German media giant Axel Springer and French ...
May 9, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI companions can relieve loneliness: Here are four red flags to watch for in your chatbot 'friend'
It's been seven years since the launch of Replika, an artificially intelligent chatbot designed to be a friend to human users. Despite early warnings about the dangers of such AI friends, interest in friendships and even ...
May 9, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI and holography bring 3D augmented reality to regular glasses
Researchers in the emerging field of spatial computing have developed a prototype augmented reality headset that uses holographic imaging to overlay full-color, 3D moving images on the lenses of what would appear to be an ...
May 8, 2024
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Robotics
New approach uses generative AI to imitate human motion
An international group of researchers has created a new approach to imitating human motion by combining central pattern generators (CPGs) and deep reinforcement learning (DRL). The method not only imitates walking and running ...
May 8, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Lab's AI work results in increased revenue, decreased land requirements for wind power industry
The wind industry could benefit from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to design and deploy wind plants, according to an article in Nature Energy written by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable ...
May 8, 2024
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Robotics
Teaching robots to move by sketching trajectories
Getting robots to perform even a simple task requires a great deal of behind-the-scenes work. Part of the challenge is planning and executing movements, everything from turning wheels to lifting a robotic arm. To make this ...
May 8, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
'Digital afterlife': Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted 'hauntings' by AI chatbots of dead loved ones
Without design safety standards, artificial intelligence that allows users to hold text and voice conversations with lost loved ones runs the risk of causing psychological harm and even digitally "haunting" those left behind, ...
May 8, 2024
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Business
Dove's latest 'Real Beauty' drive—and why AI will be harder to ditch than it thinks
Beauty brand Dove recently announced it would not use models generated by artificial intelligence (AI) in its advertising campaigns. But is this really an anti-AI stance or merely the marketing of "inclusive" and "realistic" ...
May 8, 2024
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