https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/machine-learning-ai-news/ en-us The latest news on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning In managing airport traffic, small errors can cause catastrophe. A group from the CMU Robotics Institute's AirLab used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 supercomputer to create World2Rules, an AI that draws from airport data and historical crash reports to help human controllers spot collisions before they happen. Their paper is published on the arXiv preprint server. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-tool-airport-traffic-avert.html Automotive Fri, 08 May 2026 11:20:03 EDT news697456622 With a simple click, your hastily taken photo sharpens, a garbled voice message turns into polished text and a chatbot drafts an email in perfect prose. Today's digital tools, enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), seem to perform magic on demand. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-memristor-chip-merges-memory-ai.html Hardware Fri, 08 May 2026 09:20:07 EDT news697449783 Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed increasingly advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can tackle some tasks exceedingly well. These include computer vision models, systems that can rapidly analyze images and categorize them, recognize objects and faces, or make other accurate predictions. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-human-pipeline-vision.html Computer Sciences Fri, 08 May 2026 09:20:05 EDT news697448555 As traditional computer chips reach their physical limits and artificial intelligence demands more energy than ever, University of Missouri researchers are rethinking how computers work by taking cues from the human brain. The timing is critical. Energy use from AI data centers is projected to double by the end of the decade, raising urgent questions about sustainability. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-brain-smarter-efficient-hardware.html Hardware Thu, 07 May 2026 16:20:05 EDT news697389001 Until recently, AI's role in research felt like having a useful assistant. It could summarize a paper, clean up a dataset or draft an abstract. Researchers were still in charge of the thinking. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-scientist-academic-papers-fully.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:06 EDT news697387862 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Thursday of the risks to global financial stability posed by cyberattacks powered by advanced artificial intelligence tools, calling for greater international cooperation on the issue. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-imf-inevitable-ai-powered-threats.html Business Thu, 07 May 2026 14:20:01 EDT news697380527 Generative artificial intelligence is being used by 17.8% of the world's working-age population, but the gap between wealthy and developing nations continues to widen, according to a report published Tuesday by Microsoft. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-surges-globally-rich-poor.html Business Thu, 07 May 2026 14:00:01 EDT news697380360 A study conducted by researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute has revealed that ChatGPT (OpenAI), Claude (Anthropic), Grok, and Perplexity AI use different types of trackers from Meta, Google, TikTok and other companies, potentially exposing data about users' conversations and activity. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-conversations-ai-private.html Security Thu, 07 May 2026 09:40:04 EDT news697365181 In recent days, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote an op-ed suggesting AI chatbot Claude may be conscious. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-richard-dawkins-claude-ai-chatbots.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 07 May 2026 09:40:03 EDT news697364822 Starting sometime in November, people who used ChatGPT began noticing some peculiar behavior: the AI chatbot would not shut up about goblins. So, OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot, began looking into it. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-chatgpt-goblin-problem-bigger-ai.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 07 May 2026 08:00:01 EDT news697359176 Data centers could potentially account for 3% to 9% of Texas' water use by 2040, according to a new white paper from The University of Texas at Austin that recommends greater transparency in the industry's water use and better coordination among stakeholders to reduce the impact of data centers on the state's water supply. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-centers-texas-big.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 07 May 2026 07:40:02 EDT news697358222 AI startup Anthropic announced Wednesday it has agreed to a major computing partnership with Elon Musk's SpaceX, securing access to a vast data center as the Claude maker scrambles to keep pace with surging demand for its AI services. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-musk-spacex-center-anthropic.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 07 May 2026 03:47:26 EDT news697344393 The Trump administration is looking to develop a process that would have the federal government review the safety of powerful artificial intelligence models before approving their release, according to a report in The New York Times on May 4, 2026. The move would stand in contrast to the administration's generally anti-regulatory approach to industry and comes in the wake of Anthropic voluntarily postponing the release of its latest AI model, Mythos. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-white-house-vet-powerful-ai.html Security Wed, 06 May 2026 18:20:03 EDT news697280959 Robots are trained for specific tasks, such as cutting, using simulation. However, collecting real-world data is expensive, slow, and sometimes unsafe, particularly for tasks involving physical interaction. A new AI-based method co-developed by Aston University's Dr. Alireza Rastegarpanah could revolutionize the way advanced robotic systems are trained for real-life tasks, making them more practical and reliable. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-method-robots-lab-skills.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 06 May 2026 16:40:02 EDT news697303981 Researchers from MIT and elsewhere have developed a more user-friendly and efficient method to help networking engineers identify potential system failures before they cause major problems, like a cloud service outage that leaves millions of users unable to access applications. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-stress-method-cloud-algorithms-network.html Computer Sciences Wed, 06 May 2026 14:40:03 EDT news697296421 On a recent weekday, around 50 people gathered outside the headquarters of a Chinese mobile internet company, waiting to get help with installing an artificial intelligence assistant. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-rapid-embrace-ai-china-biggest.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 06 May 2026 02:16:56 EDT news697252563 The US government on Tuesday announced in a policy shift that it will have access to tech giants' new AI models to evaluate them before they are released. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-2.html Machine learning & AI Tue, 05 May 2026 14:20:04 EDT news697208767 Hydrology experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) used artificial intelligence and a physics-based understanding of streamflow to create a model that provides highly accurate predictions of river temperatures, even in waterways that lack sensors. The findings are published in the Journal of Hydrology. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-rivers-america-paying-attention.html Energy & Green Tech Tue, 05 May 2026 11:40:02 EDT news697199341 NASA announced that it will launch the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope into orbit in September 2026, eight months ahead of schedule. The new space telescope is expected to deliver 20,000 terabytes of data to astronomers over the course of its life. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-galaxy-hunters-adding-global.html Machine learning & AI Tue, 05 May 2026 09:40:06 EDT news697192562 Artificial intelligence systems based on neural networks—such as ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek or Gemini—are extraordinarily powerful, yet their internal workings remain largely a "black box." To better understand how these systems produce their responses, a group of physicists at Harvard University has developed a simplified mathematical model of learning in neural networks that can be analyzed mathematically using the tools of statistical physics. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-simple-physics-ai.html Computer Sciences Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:01 EDT news697101141 In a novel attempt to improve how large language models learn and make them more capable and energy-efficient, Stevens Institute of Technology researchers have devised an algorithm that improves AI data sharing, boosts performance and reduces power consumption. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-approach-ai-energy-minimizes-networks.html Machine learning & AI Mon, 04 May 2026 15:40:07 EDT news697127701 A research team led by Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert Bimal Viswanath has found a critical blind spot in today's image protection techniques designed to prevent bad actors from stealing online content for unauthorized artificial intelligence training, style mimicry, and deepfake manipulations. The study is published on the arXiv preprint server. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-digital-content-safe-generative-ai.html Security Mon, 04 May 2026 15:40:03 EDT news697125482 Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports the first-of-its-kind study that analyzed a dataset of 100 million posts from underground cybercrime communities. The study is published on the arXiv preprint server. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-inroads-cybercriminals.html Security Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:06 EDT news697124462 Ultra-personalized artificial intelligence for assisted communication risks muting aspects of the user's identity and occasionally breaches privacy, according to a new study from a Cornell Tech doctoral student who trained the technology on himself. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-1.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 04 May 2026 12:20:05 EDT news697114261 The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026, that its latest and most capable general-purpose large language model, Claude Mythos Preview, had demonstrated remarkable—and unintended—capabilities. The artificial intelligence system was able to find and exploit software vulnerabilities—the most serious type of software bugs—at a rate not seen before. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-mythos-ai-cybersecurity-threat-doesnt.html Security Mon, 04 May 2026 12:20:03 EDT news697115282 Over the past decades, technological advances have fueled great innovation in a wide range of fields. Emerging and rapidly developing technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) systems, three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) printing, digital twins (i.e., virtual representations of physical objects, systems or processes) and advanced robots, are set to further transform many industries and sectors. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-borders-metaverse-envisions-ai-linked.html Hi Tech & Innovation Mon, 04 May 2026 12:00:07 EDT news697112770 The boom in data center construction is taking up much of the supply of high-tech components, especially processor and memory chips. This demand is squeezing consumer device makers, which are having trouble acquiring enough chips. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai-center-boom-consumer-electronics.html Electronics & Semiconductors Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:03 EDT news697109821 Wind turbines supply a particularly large amount of electricity in winter—precisely when demand is high. Nevertheless, expansion is stagnating in many regions of Europe. One of the main reasons is that wind turbines can clash with the local scenic landscape and are therefore met with local opposition. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-energy-scenic-landscapes-beauty-power.html Energy & Green Tech Mon, 04 May 2026 10:40:07 EDT news697109221 Today, artificial intelligence can describe images, recognize objects, and explain complex relationships. The pace of development is remarkable: So-called vision-language models (VLMs) combine text and image understanding in impressive ways. Yet, of all things, they struggle with a seemingly simple task—counting. Researchers at the Institute for Information Systems (iisys) at Hof University of Applied Sciences are now working to address this issue, with a paper posted to the arXiv preprint server. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-ai.html Computer Sciences Mon, 04 May 2026 10:20:01 EDT news697106582 A new study has uncovered a significant and largely invisible privacy risk in the online advertising ecosystem: the ads you see may be enough to reveal sensitive personal information. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-05-online-ads-harmless-revealing-private.html Security Mon, 04 May 2026 07:20:07 EDT news697097582