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Computer Sciences

How AI is improving simulations with smarter sampling techniques

Imagine you're tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, they might cluster together in some ...

Business

Historic funding round values OpenAI at $157 billion

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, secured $6.6 billion in new funding, propelling its valuation to $157 billion and cementing its position as the world leader in artificial intelligence.

Computer Sciences

Bringing clarity to microscopic imaging: New tool removes motion artifacts

Imaging microscopic samples requires capturing multiple, sequential measurements, then using computational algorithms to reconstruct a single, high-resolution image. This process can work well when the sample is static, but ...

Machine learning & AI

Microsoft beefs-up its AI assistant with voice, vision

Microsoft on Tuesday doubled down on deploying artificial intelligence to consumers, releasing an updated version of its Copilot chatbot that can hold voice conversations and interpret images.

Machine learning & AI

AI pareidolia: Can machines spot faces in inanimate objects?

In 1994, Florida jewelry designer Diana Duyser discovered what she believed to be the Virgin Mary's image in a grilled cheese sandwich, which she preserved and later auctioned for $28,000. But how much do we really understand ...

Energy & Green Tech

Researcher wants to ensure AI doesn't ruin the environment

Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the world as we know it. It's been used for everything from health-care monitoring to writing speeches. But the technology's impact on the environment is becoming a serious concern.

Business

California governor vetoes AI safety bill

California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at regulating powerful artificial intelligence models following pushback from tech giants and critics who argued the law went too far.

Business

OpenAI discusses giving Altman 7% stake in for-profit shift

OpenAI is discussing giving Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman a 7% equity stake in the company and restructuring to become a for-profit business, people familiar with the matter said, a major shift that would mark the first ...

Engineering

New study shows AI can forecast mining disasters

Artificial Intelligence can forecast gas-related incidents in coal mines within half an hour, according to a new study exploring how the technology can reduce the risk of disasters.

Business

Regulating artificial intelligence: From BRICS to beyond

Researchers from the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program recently participated in a seminar inviting expert dialogue on the role of BRICS competition authorities in the fast-maturing era of artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Computer Sciences

How photonics is revolutionizing convolutional neural networks

In the modern era, there has been explosive growth in the demand for computing power for cognitive image and video processing. While convolutional neural networks offer improved performance for image processing, they also ...

Machine learning & AI

AI is an existential threat—just not the way you think

The rise of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence systems has been accompanied by a sharp increase in anxiety about AI. For the past few months, executives and AI safety researchers have been offering predictions, dubbed ...

Machine learning & AI

UN talks aim to harness AI power and potential

The United Nations is convening this week a global gathering to try to map out the frontiers of artificial intelligence and to harness its potential for empowering humanity.

Security

AI can help protect vital networks, say experts

International experts in artificial intelligence have proposed using AI to help protect critical infrastructure including power, water and communication networks.

Computer Sciences

How computers and artificial intelligence evolve together

Co-design, that is, designing software and hardware simultaneously, is one way of attempting to meet the computing-power needs of today's artificial intelligence applications. Compilers, which translate instructions from ...

Machine learning & AI

Major firms warn EU over AI regulation risks

More than 150 leading companies warned the EU's plans to regulate artificial intelligence risk harming Europe's competitiveness and do not go far enough to tackle challenges, in a letter seen by AFP Friday.

Machine learning & AI

Artificial Intelligence to reshape deep science learning

Artificial Intelligence, beyond the hype and hysteria in headlines today, plays a growing role in daily life and business—with uses ranging from predictive text to Netflix recommendations to the detection of bank fraud.

Robotics

Soft robo-glove can help stroke patients relearn to play music

Stroke is the most important cause of disability for adults in the EU, which affects approximately 1.1 million inhabitants each year. After a stroke, patients commonly need rehabilitation to relearn to walk, talk, or perform ...

Computer Sciences

Researchers teach an AI to write better chart captions

Chart captions that explain complex trends and patterns are important for improving a reader's ability to comprehend and retain the data being presented. For people with visual disabilities, the information in a caption often ...