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China released an open source kung-fu robot and we're not really sure why

The G1 robot isn’t just agile — it’s learning kung fu.

AI Experts Predict Machines Could Outthink Humans by 2040. But Some Are Betting on Even Sooner

The Singularity could be closer than you think.

Robot with an AI 'brain' learns language like babies do and the results are fascinating

This brain-inspired AI is learning words by playing with blocks.

This Engineer Put an AI Language Model on a USB Stick and It Actually Works

A Raspberry Pi-powered USB stick runs a lightweight AI model, making LLMs portable and plug-and-play.

Unsupervised AI Inspired by Galaxy Mergers Learns Like Humans

An autonomous clustering method mimics natural learning with big potential upsides for truly 'thinking' AI.

AI Is Supposed to Make You More Productive — It's Making You Dumber and Overconfident

Generative AI is supposed to make life easier. It drafts emails, summarizes documents, and even generates creative content, helping you offload some of that dreaded cognitive effort. But according to a new study from Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft Research, it may also be making you dumber in the process. The study, based on a […]

How AI imagery could be used to develop fake archaeology

Generative AI is often seen as the epitome of our times, and sometimes even as futuristic. We can use it to invent new art or technology, analyse emerging data, or simulate people, places and things. But interestingly, it is also having an impact on how we view the past. AI imagery has already been used […]

This Ancient Roman Scroll Was Burned to A Crisp 2,000 Years Ago. Now, Researchers Are Reading What's Inside With AI

X-rays and AI were used to read charred Roman scrolls untouched for 2,000 years.

IS AI making us dumb and destroying our critical thinking?

AI is saving money, time, and energy but in return it might be taking away one of the most precious natural gifts humans have.

PhD-level AI Super-Agents May Arrive This Year — And This Could Change Everything

It seems AI assistants that can solve advanced problems could be around the corner; but what does that really mean for us?

New AI Blood Test with Lasers Finds Breast Cancer in Its Earliest Stage

For the first time, we have a diagnostic method that can detect breast cancer at stage 1a.

Opening the AI Black Box: Scientists use math to peek inside how artificial intelligence makes decisions

Researchers find a mathematical key to understanding how AI makes decisions.

Can Your Voice Reveal Diabetes? This New AI Thinks So

Researchers have developed a voice-based AI tool that can detect Type 2 diabetes with surprising accuracy.

Japan is using AI to combat anime and manga piracy

Japan’s anime industry is a multibillion-dollar cultural powerhouse, but piracy poses a massive challenge.

The David Mayer case: ChatGPT refuses to say some names. We have an idea why

Who are David Mayer and Brian Hood?

Could AI agents make the internet more inclusive for people with disabilities?

AI agents could make life much easier for people with disabilities. But there's a dark side to it.

How CCTV Cameras and AI Can Prevent Floods in Cities

Researchers have developed an AI system using CCTV cameras to monitor culverts, potentially reducing urban flooding by detecting blockages in real-time.

How AI analysis of millions of hours of body cam footage could reform the police

Most body cam footage stays unseen. But some scientists see an opportunity in leveraging this data.

This Polish radio station fired all its journalists and replaced them with AI hosts -- and people are furious

"It is a dangerous precedent that hits us all," said fired journalists.

AI could diagnose heart disease in dogs before it's too late

Heart murmurs often go undiagnosed in dogs. This new tool could help.

Scientists Used Quantum Physics to Help AI Fall for Optical Illusions

Scientists have coaxed AI to see the Necker Cube illusion the way we do thanks to quantum tunneling.

The unlikely story of how a pastry AI came to be used to detect cancer

The journey of this particular AI was as unexpected as it gets.

"No longer in a relationship; wants belongings from the apartment": When Apple's AI text summary is just too brutal

Apple's new text summary feature turned a breakup into Zoom meeting notes.

The Nobel Prizes this year are an AI bonanza

Not one but two prizes went to AI research.

AI is becoming a bigger and bigger problem for the climate. Can "digital sobriety" help?

Artificial intelligence might not take your job, but it can use up all your water and electricity.

AI Helps Uncover Hundreds of New Nazca Lines, Including Knife-Wielding Killer Whale

Artificial intelligence has revealed over 300 previously undiscovered geoglyphs in Peru's Nazca Desert.

AI could help physicians better communicate with patients

A new study explores whether AI-generated replies actually achieve this goal or add another layer of complexity to an already burdened profession.

Chat GPT's new O1 model escaped its environment to complete "impossible" hacking task -- should we be concerned?

The model unnervingly bypassed the intended restrictions of its virtual environment to solve a problem.

Key Facts About the Safety of AI-Powered Cars

AI is upon us. Self-driving cars have been touted as the next big thing for years. The marriage between the two appears as promising as ever and yet — are AI cars actually a thing? The automotive industry has significantly changed in recent years. Cars have become smarter, more technologized, and all the more complex. […]

This AI will let you listen to one person and mute everyone else in a crowd

When you pair this AI with noise-canceling headphones, it allows you to listen to only the person you want to talk to in a crowd.

This Robot Dentist Just Performed Its First Procedure on a Human—Here’s What You Need to Know

The robot dentist can fix your cavities in 15 minutes. But would you trust it?

AI Expert Ray Kurzweil Says We’re Just Years Away from Human-Level AI (And This Could Change Everything)

Ray Kurzweil envisions a future where our minds merge seamlessly with machines, unlocking a new era of intelligence and immortality —but at what cost?

DeepMind AI Matches Top Students in Solving Math Olympiad Problems

DeepMind's AI achieves medal-level performance in the International Mathematical Olympiad

AI could make robot warehouses a reality

Special algorithms were able to find solutions to an immensely complex logistics problem.

SuperAnimal: An AI model that anyone can use to understand animal behavior

Animals can't talk or express their feelings but an AI can help us understand their behavior.

ChatGPT discriminates against CVs that imply a disability

We're blindly using AI in more and more fields — but we don't really understand the consequences.

Can an AI trainer help bring robotic exoskeletons to the masses?

AI could help train exoskeletons adapt to individual users quicker and more reliably.

Real photo wins award in AI-generated photo competition and it's all the irony we needed

We've come full circle.

Researchers use AI to try and decode dog vocalizations

We won't have a dog translator anytime soon, but we're slowly understanding man's best friend.

AI Reveals Nearly One Million Potential Antibiotics to Fight Drug-Resistant Superbugs

Researchers identify over 800,000 antimicrobial peptides using AI.

These AI headphones let you listen to a single person in a crowd or noisy area

With these headphones, all it takes is a brief glance at the desired speaker to isolate their voice.

How AI can accelerate health software design

AI technology speeds up the creation of diabetes prevention tools, with broader disruption anticipated across other fields.

AI chatbots turn conspiracy theorists into skeptics through dialogue

Addressing conspiracy beliefs with tailor-made counterevidence delivered via AI chatbot works remarkably well.

Talking whales? AI reveals a complex language hidden in sperm whale clicks

AI reveals that sperm whale clicks form a complex language, not all that different from human speech

Human pilots face an AI-controlled jet for the first time in a real-world dogfight

The outcome of the dogfight is classified. But everybody now knows that AI is capable of flying fighter jets.

Zoom and enhance: Adobe AI sharpens videos by up to 8 times the original resolution with minimal artifacts

You can now turn old low-res videos into 4K.

AI is starting to make coffee — and it's really good at it

It's only natural that something like this would happen in Finland.

How AI is coming for Wall Street and slashing jobs for analysts

Is the financial job market on the brink of a dystopia?

AI development is spurring more PCB demand than ever

It's not just semiconductors. Even the basics of electronics are being put to the test.

This poison shooting robot could be the future of agriculture

It identifies weeds and then precisely hits them with poison.