Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal—and why it won't go back
One year ago, Germany took its last three nuclear power stations offline. When it comes to energy, few events have baffled outsiders more.
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Can large language models replace human participants in some future market research?
Do market researchers still need to conduct original research using human participants in their work? Not always, according to a new study. The study found that thanks to the increasing sophistication of large language models ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
AI outperforms humans in standardized tests of creative potential
In a recent study, 151 human participants were pitted against ChatGPT-4 in three tests designed to measure divergent thinking, which is considered to be an indicator of creative thought.
Mar 1, 2024
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AI among us: Social media users struggle to identify AI bots during political discourse
Artificial intelligence bots have already permeated social media. But can users tell who is human and who is not?
Feb 27, 2024
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A robot that can play video games with humans
In recent years, engineers have developed a wide range of robotic systems that could soon assist humans with various everyday tasks. Rather than assisting with chores or other manual jobs, some of these robots could merely ...
Machine learning & AI
AI may outperform most humans at creative thinking task
Large language model (LLM) AI chatbots may be able to outperform the average human at a creative thinking task where the participant devises alternative uses for everyday objects (an example of divergent thinking), suggests ...
Sep 14, 2023
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Experts alone can't handle AI: Social scientists explain why the public needs a seat at the table
Are democratic societies ready for a future in which AI algorithmically assigns limited supplies of respirators or hospital beds during pandemics? Or one in which AI fuels an arms race between disinformation creation and ...
Sep 6, 2023
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How sure is sure? Incorporating human error into machine learning
Researchers are developing a way to incorporate one of the most human of characteristics—uncertainty—into machine learning systems.
Aug 9, 2023
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Community-based app for managing mobile privacy and security
Mamtaj Akter, a Vanderbilt computer science graduate student in the lab of Pamela Wisniewski, Flowers Family Fellow in Engineering and associate professor of computer science, has co-authored a study evaluating how technology ...
Aug 4, 2023
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Responsive ankle exoskeleton algorithm handles changes in pace and gait
Ankle exoskeletons that can help people extend their endurance are a step closer to reality with a new control algorithm, developed at the University of Michigan, that could enable future exoskeletons to automatically adapt ...
Feb 28, 2023
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