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Surprising Study Finds Infants Outperform AI in 'Commonsense Psychology'
New study shows how infants are more adept at spotting motivations that drive human behavior.
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Microsoft Has No Idea How Stupid to Make Its AI
The company had a change of heart after "lobotomizing" its AI.
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A New Way for Quantum Computing Systems to Keep Their Cool
A wireless technique enables a super-cold quantum computer to send and receive data without generating too much error-causing heat.
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Want Healthy Chocolate? You Can 3D-Print It
A Rutgers University food scientist and his research team three-dimensionally printed low-fat chocolate.
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In the Metaverse, Your Identity Can Be Revealed Just by Moving
University of California, Berkeley researchers found simple head and hand movements by participants in the Metaverse can expose their identities.
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Neural Networks for Drug Discovery and Design
Architectures suited for molecules streamline the identification of pharmaceutical candidates.
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Adding Smarts to Vending Machines Drives Convenience, Efficiency
Advanced feature sets and functionality are projected to drive the market for connected vending to nearly nine million units by 2024.
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Generative AI Helping Boost Productivity of Some Software Developers
Enterprise technology chiefs still have questions about the security and governance of the code-writing programs.
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Amazon Is Already Selling Tons of Books Written by AI
"This is something we really need to be worried about, these books will flood the market and a lot of authors are going to be out of work."
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German Constitutional Court Strikes Down Predictive Algorithms for Policing
The systems were deemed unconstitutional as they violated the right to informational self-determination.
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Microsoft's AI Chatbot is Going Off the Rails
Big Tech is heralding chatbots as the next frontier. Why did Microsoft's start accosting its users?
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The Whale Prosthetics Blaze Trails with Technology
Makeup artist Adrien Morot used digital sculpting and three-dimensional printing to transform actor Brendan Fraser into the 600-pound protagonist of the movie The...
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Tesla Recalls All 362,758 Vehicles with Full Self-Driving Beta because It 'May Cause Crashes'
The recall notice applies to certain 2016-2023 Model S, Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles.
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Love Bytes
Georgia State University researchers are exposing how scammers exploit dating applications to defraud victims.
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U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AI-Controlled Jet Fighter
The U.S. Air Force said the X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft) autonomous jet fighter had 17 hours of flight testing.
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U.S. Border Patrol Finally Able to Check E-Passport Data
After 16 years, the agency has implemented the software to cryptographically verify digital passport data—and it's already caught a dozen alleged fraudsters.
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AI-Powered Bing Chat Loses its Mind When Fed Ars Technica Article
"It is a hoax that has been created by someone who wants to harm me or my service."
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Ingestible Sensor Could Help Doctors Pinpoint GI Difficulties
An ingestible sensor can be monitored as it travels through the digestive tract, helping doctors to diagnose gastrointestinal ailments more precisely.
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Surfing the Research Data Wave
A new data exchange format aims to provide a means for accessing and reusing large volumes of complex research data.
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