Computer Sciences
AI agents tend to do things when we give them specific commands, such as analyzing data and answering questions. But what would they do if left to their own devices?
Computer Sciences
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources, craft items and try to survive in a virtual universe constructed of 3D cubes that represent different materials.
Computer Sciences
Like a hack writer or a friend rehashing their glory days over and over, artificial intelligence tends to tell the same old story. For AI agents instructed to write fiction, that tale usually involves lighthouses and a keeper ...
Oct 19, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Ask an AI chatbot to complete a personality questionnaire in English, then give it the Mandarin version, and its answers paint a different picture. In tests of five systems, switching languages changed how strongly the responses ...
Consumer & Gadgets
A blind man points his phone at a pan and asks, "Are the sausages brown yet?" The app he's using responds out loud that some spots are still slightly pink. So a bit later, he takes another photo and asks again, and then again, ...
12 hours ago
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Machine learning & AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots can give people a comfortable place to discuss personal thoughts and feelings. However, when a chatbot constantly agrees with a user, it can reinforce false beliefs and potentially cause ...
20 hours ago
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Security
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make ...
Oct 22, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI models to help scientists design sodium-ion batteries that charge faster, last longer and store more energy, according to new research from the ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Imagine you're involved with someone who knows exactly what captures your attention. They know what makes you laugh, what makes you angry and which topics you like to talk about. They've been paying attention. They've learned ...
Oct 21, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Humans are usually remarkably good at recognizing objects, even under poor conditions. Artificial vision systems, by contrast, reach their limits more quickly. Researchers at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...
Oct 20, 2026
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