https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/machine-learning-ai-news/ en-us The latest news on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning With AI, the voice has acquired a new significance. Behind the words lies data that can be used both to diagnose a health problem and to steal someone's identity. Speaking to machines is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Alexa (Amazon) has been present in homes for over a decade, and an increasing number of users now favor voice interactions with chatbots. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-voice.html Security Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:00:01 EDT news695646637 Numbers are the language of science—yet in research articles, they are often buried within the text and difficult to analyze. Researchers at Jülich have developed an AI system that automatically identifies these numbers, categorizes them, and converts them into structured data. The Quinex framework thus eliminates the need for time-consuming manual work. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-scientific-papers-usable-fast.html Hi Tech & Innovation Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:20:01 EDT news695642642 A new technology allows light to be "designed" into desired forms, potentially making AI and communication technologies faster and more accurate. A KAIST research team has developed an "integrated photonic resonator"—a core component of next-generation optical integrated circuits that process data using light. Interestingly, the research was led by an undergraduate student. This technology is expected to serve as a key foundation for next-generation security technologies such as high-speed data processing and quantum communication. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-tiny-resonator-ai-chips-communications.html Electronics & Semiconductors Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:40:01 EDT news695575202 Generative AI models can be prompted with just a few words to insert offensive or discriminatory text messages into images. Aditya Kumar from the SPRINT-ML Lab at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security is investigating how such outputs can be reliably prevented. To address this, he developed ToxicBench, a test dataset that evaluates how well image-generating AI systems handle offensive inputs. He also created a fine-tuning strategy to adapt the models accordingly. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-image-generators-safety-hidden.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:00:04 EDT news695572703 From an advertisement for an herbal remedy that promises to cure all to a video featuring a voice that sounds just like a movie star, you've surely encountered spam and scam advertisements online. And they have likely been created with artificial intelligence. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-gold-spammers-scammers-google.html Security Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:00:01 EDT news695565592 Weighing up arguments, drawing logical conclusions and deriving a clearly correct answer—such tasks have so far presented artificial intelligence with a number of hurdles. When it comes to complex problems, computing a logically sound conclusion quickly pushes standard algorithms to their mathematical and computational limits. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-method-enables-reliable-logical.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:40:15 EDT news695564546 Artificial intelligence is touching nearly every aspect of life—including assistive technology for blind and low-vision (BLV) individuals. And just like in other arenas, the AI used to assist BLV people is good—but far from perfect. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-tools-vision-impaired-good.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:07 EDT news695562121 Conversational AI tools denied blunt requests for harmful content by researchers posing as intimate partner abusers, but these guardrails were easily circumvented when they requested the content under false pretenses, a new Cornell Tech study has found. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-safer-victims-intimate-partner.html Security Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:40:09 EDT news695560863 Relying on AI to complete work duties may not be diminishing our cognitive abilities, but it can undermine confidence in our own independent reasoning and perceived ownership of ideas, according to research published in Technology, Mind, and Behavior. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-overreliance-ai-undermine-confidence.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:00:01 EDT news695456296 A coaching tool built into artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems may raise user awareness of bias in AI algorithms and help individuals better prompt generative AI tools to produce more inclusive content, according to researchers at Penn State and Oregon State University. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-prompt-tool-user-awareness-bias.html Computer Sciences Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:02 EDT news695543535 The same ChatGPT chatbot that gave OpenAI's chief financial officer Sarah Friar a tilapia recipe for a recent Sunday night dinner at home is also now doing her most mundane tasks at work like summarizing her emails and Slack messages. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-chatgpt-maker-openai-shifts-focus.html Machine learning & AI Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:44:22 EDT news695533397 At some point in the next several months, I am hoping to receive a modest check as a member of the class covered in the class-action settlement Bartz v. Anthropic. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-thousands-aiwritten-sold-eerie-echo.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:06 EDT news695476425 When people ask ChatGPT and other AI models for advice, they often share deeply personal details in hopes of getting better answers: their age, their gender, their mental health history, even medical diagnoses like autism. But new Virginia Tech research suggests those disclosures may change AI models' advice in ways that track closely with common stereotypes about people with autism. Up to 70% of the time, AI discourages those with autism to avoid socializing. Some users disapproved of that in strong terms. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-dear-ai-im-autistic-party.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:20:03 EDT news695468020 In today's manufacturing environments, upgrading a robot fleet often means starting from scratch—not only replacing hardware, but also reprogramming tasks. Even when two robots are built to perform similar jobs, different joint arrangements or movement limits mean that a task programmed for one robot often can't be used on another. Enabling skills to transfer directly between robots could make these systems more sustainable and cost-efficient. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-kinematic-intelligence-robots-task-safely.html Robotics Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:20:02 EDT news695486842 Large language models (LLMs) can teach other algorithms unwanted traits, which can persist even when training data has been scrubbed of the original trait, according to new research published in Nature. In one example, a model seems to transmit a preference for owls to other models via hidden signals in data. The findings demonstrate that more thorough safety checks are needed when producing LLMs. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-chatbot-student-owls.html Computer Sciences Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:40:04 EDT news695485082 Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly important in nearly every aspect of society, but is completely dominated by the United States and China. Leaving the field to foreign powers and large companies may entail a number of risks. Recent events have shown Europeans cannot rely on anyone but themselves. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-europe-ai.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:40:03 EDT news695475421 A new study by SIEPR's Michael Blank is among the first to examine an overlooked effect of generative AI: it's significantly boosting how much people get done at home. Barely a day goes by when there isn't a story about generative AI and what it means for companies and worker productivity. For good reason: the more artificial intelligence can perform job tasks independently, the more work can get done in less time. In theory, that's great for economic growth. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-big-productivity-boost-sofa.html Business Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:40:03 EDT news695471101 Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new AI-assisted tool that helps computer architects boost processor performance by improving memory management. The tool, called CacheMind, is the first computer architecture simulator capable of answering arbitrary, interactive questions about complex hardware-software interactions. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-cachemind-chip-tuning-conversation-exposing.html Computer Sciences Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:40:02 EDT news695470804 Digital technologies can play a double-edged role in modern society; while they offer new forms of participation and access, they can also deepen existing inequalities. Older people are especially affected as services such as health care, government benefits and community support increasingly move online. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-chatbot-tackles-scams-isolation.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:00:01 EDT news695464863 Artificial intelligence company OpenAI said Tuesday that it would release its latest cybersecurity model to a limited number of partners, after rival Anthropic also restricted release of a new system that uncovered thousands of vulnerabilities. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-openai-restricted-access-cybersecurity.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:40:01 EDT news695464564 When Tiffany Davis has a question about a symptom from the weight-loss injections she's taking, she doesn't call her doctor. She pulls out her phone and consults ChatGPT. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-americans-ai-health-advice-polls.html Machine learning & AI Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:20:10 EDT news695445550 With the rapid spread of digital content, doctored videos pose growing risks across media, security, and legal domains. A new study published in The Journal of Engineering Research introduces an automated approach to detect interpolated frames—artificially inserted images used to smooth manipulated video sequences and make them appear authentic. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-video-accuracy.html Security Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:20:04 EDT news695397721 University of Washington researchers developed the first system that incorporates tiny cameras in off-the-shelf wireless earbuds to allow users to talk with an AI model about the scene in front of them. For instance, a user might turn to a Korean food package and say, "Hey Vue, translate this for me." They'd then hear an AI voice say, "The visible text translates to 'Cold Noodles' in English." https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-tiny-cameras-earbuds-users-ai.html Hi Tech & Innovation Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:20:05 EDT news695390521 Perfect AI alignment with human values and interests is mathematically impossible, according to a study, but behavioral diversity among AI agents offers the promise of some control. Published in PNAS Nexus, Hector Zenil and colleagues used Gödel's incompleteness theorem and Turing's undecidability result for the Halting Problem to show that any LLM complex enough to exhibit general intelligence or superintelligence will also be computationally irreducible and produce unpredictable behavior, making forced alignment impossible. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-alignment-ai-human-values-mathematically.html Computer Sciences Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:20:08 EDT news695387643 Alumna, author and machine learning expert Vivienne Ming explains why the best defense against AI's downsides is investing in human skills—and using the technology inquisitively, not passively. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-skills-humans-robot-proof-age.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:20:04 EDT news695380561 What if ChatGPT answered with the name of a minister from a year ago when asked, "Who was the minister inaugurated last month?" This is a prime example of the limitations of AI that fails to properly reflect the latest information. A KAIST research team has developed a new evaluation technology that automatically reflects changing real-world information while catching "temporal errors" that may appear correct on the surface. This is expected to drastically improve AI reliability. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-ai-temporal-errors-reliability-medical.html Computer Sciences Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:40:04 EDT news695374741 Danish pharmaceuticals group Novo Nordisk, maker of the popular Ozempic and Wegovy anti-obesity drugs, announced Tuesday a "strategic partnership" with OpenAI to accelerate the development of new medications. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-novo-nordisk-openai-drugs.html Machine learning & AI Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:19:10 EDT news695359118 As the capacity of artificial intelligence (AI) increases at an exponential rate, so do concerns about the privacy of user data. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-federated-unlearning-ai-privacy-cybersecurity.html Security Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:40:03 EDT news695306794 Researchers have demonstrated a new training technique that significantly improves the accuracy of graph neural networks (GNNs)—AI systems used in applications from drug discovery to weather forecasting. GNNs are AI systems designed to perform tasks where the input data is presented in the form of graphs. Graphs, in this context, refer largely to data structures where data points (called nodes) are connected by lines (called edges). The edges indicate some sort of relationship between the nodes. Edges can be used to connect nodes that are similar (called homophily)—but can also connect nodes that are dissimilar (called heterophily). https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-harmonygnn-boosts-graph-ai-accuracy.html Computer Sciences Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:20:05 EDT news695318401 In a world where artificial intelligence is quietly shaping who gets hired, who receives loans, and even how medical decisions are made, a new question is emerging: How does AI judge us? A new study by Prof. Yaniv Dover and Valeria Lerman from Hebrew University suggests the answer is both reassuring and deeply unsettling. The study is published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Science. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-04-revealing-hidden-logic-ai-judgments.html Computer Sciences Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:00:01 EDT news695318161