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Artificial Intelligence OpenAI’s New ChatGPT Agent Tries to Do It AllReece Rogers | Wired “An agent, in this context, refers to an AI tool that is able to—or at least attempts to—navigate third-party software and websites and make...

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‘Clean energy’ provided 100 percent of the state’s power for part of the day on nearly every day so far this year. As renewable energy takes over grids worldwide, the green transition has reached a crucial tipping point. California...

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Weird? Maybe. But bacteria are efficient chemical factories that can make a large range of products. Many childhood mornings start with a hefty bowl of crunchy cereal and milk. From glass bottles dropped on doorsteps to gallon jugs in...

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Maybe machines aren’t so hopeless at detecting nuance after all. When we write something to another person, over email or perhaps on social media, we may not state things directly, but our words may instead convey a latent meaning—an...

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Directly connected to bone, the leg allows wearers to climb stairs, walk at a normal speed, and kick balls. Ever since Hugh Herr lost both his legs to a rock-climbing accident, he’s been on a quest to design replacement limbs that feel...

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Tech AI Mania Pushes Nvidia to Record $4 trillion ValuationBenj Edwards | Ars Technica “The milestone marks the highest market cap ever recorded for a publicly traded company, surpassing Apple’s previous record of $3.8 trillion set in...

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With FlexOlmo, people can train AI without handing over their data. They can even remove their contribution after the model is complete. Data is the lifeblood of modern AI, but people are increasingly wary of sharing their information...

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Portable, reusable, and affordable, the device is the latest in technologies aiming to expand access to drinking water. It’s easy to take safe drinking water for granted. In most developed countries, access to safe water takes a simple...

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New evidence suggests the universe might not behave as expected, raising questions about the costs of being wrong. In the beginning, the Big Bang happened, sending everything in the universe expanding outward and apart, from a dense hot...

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The project, which will take many years and carries some risk, could spark a second revolution in genetics. The ability to sequence and edit human DNA has revolutionized biomedicine. Now a new consortium wants to take the next step and...

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Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models Are Improving ExponentiallyGlenn Zorpette | IEEE Spectrum “According to a metric [METR] devised, the capabilities of key LLMs are doubling every seven months. This realization leads to a second...

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Personalized, brain-based tools may help learners left behind due to natural differences in how their brains work. A painless, non-invasive brain stimulation technique can significantly improve how young adults learn math, my colleagues...

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AlphaGenome predicts how long stretches of DNA “dark matter” affect gene expression and a host of other important properties. Vast swathes of the human genome remain a mystery to science. A new AI from Google DeepMind is helping...

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The drug helped people who couldn’t get relief from existing treatments. It starts with flashes of light. Zig-zag lines float across your vision. You feel a slight tingling in your cheeks and limbs. Then comes a stabbing headache so...

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Newly discovered genes could make powerful drug, Taxol, cheaper and more sustainable to produce. Stroll through ancient churchyards in England, and you’ll likely see yew trees with bright green leaves and stunning ruby red fruits guarding...

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The wheel changed the course of history for all of humanity. But its invention is shrouded in mystery. Imagine you’re a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 BCE. Day after day, you haul copper ore through the mine’s...

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New molecular shuttles can carry antibodies and enzymes to treat cancer and other brain diseases. Our brain is a fortress. Its delicate interior is completely surrounded by a protective wall called the blood-brain barrier. True to its...

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The number of scientific papers relying on AI has quadrupled, and the scope of problems AI can tackle expands by the day. Modern artificial intelligence is a product of decades of painstaking scientific research. Now, it’s starting to pay...

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Scientists are converting immune cells into super-soldiers that can hunt down and destroy cancer cells. CAR T therapy has been transformative in the battle against deadly cancers. Scientists extract a patient’s own immune cells,...

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This framework can help you understand where AI provides value. If you’ve worried that AI might take your job, deprive you of your livelihood, or maybe even replace your role in society, it probably feels good to see the latest AI tools...

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Artificial Intelligence This AI Model Never Stops LearningWill Knight | Wired “The work is a step toward building artificial intelligence models that learn continually—a long-standing goal of the field and something that will be crucial if...

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Tofu-like probes capture the activity of individual neurons in tadpole embryos as they grow. Early brain development is a biological black box. While scientists have devised multiple ways to record electrical signals in adult brains,...

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Honda’s been quietly working on a side hustle. The private space race has been dominated by SpaceX for years. But Japanese carmaker Honda may be about to throw its hat in the ring after demonstrating a reuseable rocket. Space rockets...

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New estimates suggest it might be 20 times easier to crack cryptography with quantum computers than we thought—but don’t panic. Will quantum computers crack cryptographic codes and cause a global security disaster? You might certainly get...

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It’s a crucial step toward the dream of printable organs on demand. Bioprinting holds the promise of engineering organs on demand. Now, researchers have solved one of the major bottlenecks—how to create the fine networks of blood vessels...

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Artificial Intelligence Meta Is Creating a New AI Lab to Pursue ‘Superintelligence’Cade Metz and Mike Isaac | The New York Times “Meta is preparing to unveil a new artificial intelligence research lab dedicated to pursuing...

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Using the new system, Casey Harrell can emphasize words and intonations in real time—and sing tunes. At the age of 45, Casey Harrell lost his voice to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Also called Lou Gehrig’s disease, the disorder...

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Fervo is using technology from the oil and gas industry to unlock vast stores of geothermal power under our feet. Between power-hungry AI data centers, domestic manufacturing growth, and electric vehicles, US electricity demand is set to...

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Our universe may have been born in a gravitational crunch that formed a very massive black hole—followed by a bounce inside it. The Big Bang is often described as the explosive birth of the universe—a singular moment when space, time, and...

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Such devices could monitor viruses or biodiversity, but the potential for misuse raises ethical questions. A majestic bobcat sauntered through the Florida coastal forests. Nearby, diamondback rattlesnakes slithered across muddy terrain,...

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE At Secret Math Meeting, Researchers Struggle to Outsmart AILyndie Chiou | Scientific American “After throwing professor-level questions at the bot for two days, the researchers were stunned to discover it was...

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The brain quickly adapts to change by predicting multiple futures, neuron by neuron. These finding could lead to AI that can do the same thing. We constantly make decisions. Some seem simple: I booked dinner at a new restaurant, but I’m...

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Brain-inspired computers could boost AI efficiency—a tantalizing prospect as the industry’s energy bills mount. Computers that operate on the same principles as the brain could be key to slashing AI’s massive energy bills. Sandia National...

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It’s the groundbreaking therapy’s latest foray into battling solid tumors. “Your cancer has spread” is terrifying news to hear. But it’s unfortunately common for people with colorectal cancer. The cancer is the third most common tumor...

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Adding a dash of good ‘ol fashioned AI to today’s algorithms might bring about AI’s third wave. The main problem with big tech’s experiment with artificial intelligence is not that it could take over humanity. It’s that large language...

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Future It’s Not Your Imagination: AI Is Speeding Up the Pace of ChangeJulie Bort | TechCrunch “Venture capitalist Mary Meeker just dropped a 340-page slideshow report—which used the word ‘unprecedented’ on 51 of those pages—to describe the...

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The treatments rescued damaged blood and immune cells in newborn mice with just one shot. It’s now possible to treat inherited blood diseases, such as sickle cell disease, with gene editing. Blood stem cells are extracted from the...

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AI that translates English text into proteins is shaking up the field. “Write me a concise summary of Mission Impossible characters and plots to date,” I recently asked ChatGPT before catching the latest franchise entry. It delivered. I...

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What happens when you can’t tell the difference between a human and an AI chatbot? We’re about to find out. What if we could design a machine that could read your emotions and intentions, write thoughtful, empathetic, perfectly timed...

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Artificial Intelligence The Man Who ‘AGI-Pilled’ GoogleKevin Roose and Casey Newton | The New York Times “When he joined Google in 2014 through the acquisition of DeepMind, the artificial intelligence start-up he co-founded, [Demis]...

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Kids are expert learners. AI should take notes. Despite the impressive performance of modern AI models, they still struggle to match the learning abilities of young children. Now, researchers have shown that teaching models like...

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Wearers see infrared light in multiple colors—even with their eyes closed. Our eyes take in the dazzling greens of dense forests, blues of alpine lakes, and reds and purples of sunset. Yet there’s an entire world hidden from sight. Our...

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The team says their method is a million times more resource-efficient than standard quantum approaches. When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy levels,...

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Like DNA hard drives, the approach could lock the world’s data down for the long haul—if researchers can make it practical. We have a data storage problem. This year, the world’s storage needs will reach 175 zettabytes—the equivalent of...

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Artificial Intelligence Google DeepMind’s New AI Agent Uses Large Language Models to Crack Real-World ProblemsWill Douglas Heaven | MIT Technology Review “Google DeepMind has once again used large language models to discover new solutions...

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Discovering existing deposits of the gas that can be economically tapped is key. So, researchers whipped up a guide for hydrogen prospectors. There’s growing optimism that huge amounts of natural hydrogen are stored deep underground. Now,...

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A new study says groups of AI agents influence each other and can be swayed by outsiders, highlighting a blind spot in AI safety. We all live by unspoken societal rules. Greeting your barista with a “good morning,” saying “thank you”...

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Seismic data collected by NASA suggests the amount of water hidden in the red planet’s crust would cover its surface in a global ocean. Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine...

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A new bioprinter uses ultrasound to print tissues, biosensors, and medication depots deep in the body. Our bodies are constantly breaking down. Over time, their built-in repair mechanisms also fail. Knee cartilage grinds away. Hip joints...

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Computing Apple’s Eddy Cue: ‘You May Not Need an iPhone 10 Years From Now’Wes Davis and Lauren Feiner | The Verge “That may seem like a silly thing for Apple to say, given that more than half of its revenue is iPhone sales. But Cue calls...