Researchers say chatbot exhibits self-awareness
Are large language models sentient? If they are, how would we know?
Computer Sciences
News tagged with awareness
Robotics
Research explores the ethical implications of creating sentient and self-aware sexbots
So far, robots have primarily been developed to fulfill utilitarian purposes, assisting humans or serving as tools to facilitate the completion of particular tasks. As robots become more human-like, however, this could pose ...
Software
Wi-Fi Aware allows neighboring 8.0 Android phones to connect
Google's new Wi-Fi Aware functionality, also known as Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN), allows devices running on Android 8.0 (API level 26) and higher to detect and directly connect to each other without any secondary ...
Machine learning & AI
Applying a neuroscientific lens to the feasibility of artificial consciousness
The rise in capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) systems has led to the view that these systems might soon be conscious. However, we might be underestimating the neurobiological mechanisms underlying human consciousness.
Oct 27, 2023
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Robotics
Squishy robots can drop from a helicopter and land safely
Sometimes the toughest among us come in shapes that are round and just a little bit squishy.
Apr 25, 2019
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Computer Sciences
Predicting people's driving personalities
Self-driving cars are coming. But for all their fancy sensors and intricate data-crunching abilities, even the most cutting-edge cars lack something that (almost) every 16-year-old with a learner's permit has: social awareness.
Nov 19, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Technologies to rapidly restore the electrical grid after cyberattack come online
Some 330 million Americans rely on the nation's critical infrastructure to keep the country humming. Disruptions to electrical grids, communications systems, and supply chains can be catastrophic, yet all of these are vulnerable ...
Mar 1, 2021
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Engineering
Now you see it, now you don't: Adding chameleon-like capabilities to defense drones
In conjunction with the Department of Defense, University of South Australia material scientists have developed a range of lightweight panels that can change color on demand, allowing drones to match their appearance to the ...
Sep 4, 2020
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Software
Extreme reality telemetry for first responders
Imagine a limited visibility scenario: Smoke fills the air, making it difficult to see more than a few feet in front of you. The roar of the flames is deafening, and you can feel the heat of the fire on your skin even through ...
Feb 24, 2023
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Robotics
Robots dress humans without the full picture
Robots are already adept at certain things, such as lifting objects that are too heavy or cumbersome for people to manage. Another application they're well suited for is the precision assembly of items like watches that have ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Awareness
Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of something. In biological psychology, awareness is defined as a human's or an animal's perception and cognitive reaction to a condition or event.
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