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New York City Takes Aim at AI
The Big Apple fields an action plan for artificial intelligence.
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The People Paid to Train AI are Outsourcing Their Work…to AI
It's a practice that could introduce further errors into already error-prone models.
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Microsoft Says Its Weird New Particle Could Improve Quantum Computers
Researchers at Microsoft say they have created elusive quasiparticles called Majorana zero modes–but scientists outside the company are skeptical.
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Robot Grows Plants as Well as Humans, but Uses Less Water
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, developed a robot gardener that can grow plants as capably as humans, while saving more water.
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Nuclear Transport Fleet Testing AI-Powered Sails
The U.K.'s fleet for transporting spent nuclear fuel aims to retrofit the ships with artificial intelligence-driven sails to reduce fuel costs and emissions.
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Unleashing Photonic Computing Potential Through Artificial 'Life'
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology have used optical hardware for cellular automata, implementing computer models with evolving behaviors in...
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Wimbledon to Use AI for Video Highlight Commentary
The announcement is part of a wider trend in tennis as the sport embraces technology.
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F.T.C. Accuses Amazon of Tricking Users Into Subscribing to Prime
The lawsuit is the first time that the Federal Trade Commission under its chair, Lina Khan, has taken Amazon to court.
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A Wearable Robotic Assistant That's All Over You
The Calico assistive robot developed by researchers at the University of Maryland can be worn on the user's clothes, where it runs along a track to perform various...
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Welcome to White Castle. Would You Like Human Interaction with That?
Fast-food chains like White Castle are deploying artificial intelligence-enabled chatbots in drive-throughs.
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AI Helps Show How the Brain's Fluids Flow
A team of scientists created artificial intelligence-based velocimetry measurements to quantify the flow of fluids around cerebral blood vessels in the human brain...
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How A.I. Is Helping Architects Change Workplace Design
With more hybrid workers and new office needs, firms like Zaha Hadid Architects are turning to artificial intelligence for solutions.
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Keeping Hackers Off the Electrical Grid
Protecting electrical power delivery networks from incursions.
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Mercedes Bringing ChatGPT into its Cars
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has partnered with Microsoft to add ChatGPT generative artificial intelligence software to Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S.
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Benchmarking Robots with Dog-Inspired Barkour
Scientists from Google DeepMind evaluated the agility of quadripedal robots with a dog-agility-inspired course called Barkour.
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Food Producers Band Together in Face of Cyber Threats
Executives of U.S. food and agriculture companies say they are collaboratively formalizing information-sharing to fortify themselves against escalating cybersecurity...
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Renault-Led Concept Car Offers Cyberattack Protection
French automaker Renault partnered with five French companies to deliver a concept car that features advanced biometry, energy efficiency, and cybersecurity protection...
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JPL Creates PDF Archive to Aid Malware Research
Data scientists have compiled 8 million PDFs into an open source archive for enhancing online security.
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The AI Boom Has Silicon Valley on Another Manic Quest to Change the World
A guide to the new AI technologies, evangelists, skeptics, and everyone else caught up in the flood of cash and enthusiasm reshaping the industry.
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Quantum Computing Advance Begins New Era, IBM Says
A quantum computer came up with better answers to a physics problem than a conventional supercomputer.
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