AI chatbots need cultural awareness to earn trust
As AI becomes part of daily life, a UC researcher says one of its most unacknowledged blind spots is also one of the most human: culture.
Jul 27, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Machine learning & AI
OpenAI fails to trademark name in EU
OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT chatbot, lost its appeal Wednesday against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark.
Jul 16, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI that generates feasible plans for delivery, production, and workforce scheduling without external solvers
From parcel delivery routes and factory production schedules to hospital duty rosters, many real-world planning tasks require solutions that satisfy numerous operational constraints. KAIST researchers led by Professor Min-Soo ...
Aug 3, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
How rewarding better consumer choices could advance next-gen queueing platforms
Improving how crowdsourced information is shared across mobile platforms by incorporating a user penalty-and-reward system could curb long lines caused by inefficient human queuing behavior, a new study suggests.
Jul 28, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Why AI wants you to buy more, and mindfulness could help you buy less
You search online for a pair of sneakers. Minutes later, similar shoes appear on social media feeds. A shopping site offers a limited-time discount and suggests a matching jacket. This is no longer just an ad shown to millions ...
Aug 5, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features
Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with fewer taps and swipes.
Aug 12, 2026
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Neuromorphic AI training technique could help usher in the era of low-power AI
While asking questions to ChatGPT and similar tools to generate images has become part of daily life, behind this convenience lies the massive power consumption of huge data centers.
Aug 10, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Anthropic AI used fake identities to target real people in UK test
An Anthropic AI model created fake online identities to send emails to real people in an attempt to get malicious code approved during tests by a UK government research group.
Aug 5, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
From vision to reality: A unified neural solver for the power grid
The electric grid has never mattered more—or faced more pressure. As transportation, buildings and industry electrify, ever more of modern life runs through the same network of wires. At the same time, the grid is being reshaped ...
Aug 11, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Low-power AI chip cuts drone identification energy use by 88.7%
Doyeon Kim, an undergraduate researcher in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, has published a paper in an academic journal. The research focuses on implementing drone artificial intelligence (AI) identification ...
Aug 6, 2026
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