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This poison shooting robot could be the future of agriculture

It identifies weeds and then precisely hits them with poison.

Scientists brew the future with AI that 'tastes' Belgian beer to make it better

Belgian scientists use AI to predict and improve beer flavors.

Google's new flood AI can predict risk even where no data flows

AI can help us take a more proactive stance in disaster preparedness.

AI ghostbots are digitally reviving the dead. But is this a good thing?

Deepfakes don't just mimick the living. They can be used to resurrect the dead.

Google's AI is now suggesting new football tactics

Football (or soccer) is about to get a lot more tactical.

Researchers create smartphone app that can diagnose depression from facial features

Detecting depression in its earlier stages is a big challenge.

AI companies plan to use nuclear energy for their energy-hungry data centers. But should they?

AI data centers may require 2.5 times more electricity than conventional data centers. Where will all this extra electricity come from?

New chess AI achieves top human performance without even looking for the best move

Without any explicit search, the engine is able to reach Grandmaster performance levels.

AI can now tell which wine comes from what vineyard — and which wine is fake

There's a new algorithm in town, and it's got a nose for red wine.

Cars can hallucinate, too — and it's a problem

Self-driving cars have even more problems to deal with.

Hackers can still spy on you even if you cover the webcam. Here's how

Ambient light sensors in smartphones could pose unexpected privacy risks.

Australian television mistakenly used AI to doctor the body and clothes of politician

You know all those times we were warned about AI-manipulated images? Well... they're here.

Cheap Robo-chef autonomously cooks a three-course Asian menu, cleans up after itself

The autonomous robot is remarkably dexterous around the kitchen.

Your fingerprints are not unique, new AI finds

An AI program reveals a shocking secret about human fingerprints that even forensic scientists found shocking.

This was the year when image-creating AIs got crazy good

About one year ago, groundbreaking image-generation AI hit the stage — and they hit it in style. AI image creators, once a novel technology, have evolved into sophisticated tools and they’re already making an impact on the world. “Even for laypeople not blessed with artistic talent and without special computing know-how and computer hardware, the […]

From hallucinations to discovery: For the first time a large language model finds new solutions to math problems

DeepMind's FunSearch revolutionizes AI, mastering complex challenges like the Cap Set Problem and ushering in a new age of machine-led scientific breakthroughs."

New app from Microsoft narrates the world for blind and low vision people

It was already available on iOS and it’s now also on Android.

This attractive Spanish model makes over $1,000 per ad — and she's AI generated

We're only seeing the tip of the iceberg of how industries are using generative AI.

New "Student of Games" algorithm leaps between chess and poker, and hints at generalizable AI

A more generalizable AI doesn't look that far off.

We've got some major AI ethics blind spots and we're running out of time to fix them

AI brings important environmental and ethical problems.

AI portraits are already more convincing than real photos — but only for white people

We've reached a disturbing tipping point.

Meet Meta’s bizarre million-dollar celebrity AI chatbots

Does Mark Zuckerberg and Meta have a secret plan to replace celebrities with their AI counterparts in the future?

Did life thrive beyond Earth? AI technique may provide some answers

It reveals a sample’s biological or non-biological origin with 90% accuracy

AI destroys human champions in real-world drone racing

It's a huge milestone in AI.

Researchers tried out AI preachers -- and it didn't go so well

AI may look all set to replace human artists, engineers, writers, and coders, but preachers are probably safe.

This award-winning photography was made by AI. Its creator says we need to talk about it

The photo was meant to stir up a debate -- and that it did.

That Pope in a white puffer jacket is fake: AI confusion is upon us

The age of post-truth is upon us.

Adobe launches image-generating AI with subtle jab at competitors

A new AI, coming soon to a Photoshop near you.

This is probably the best way to spot bacteria in a fluid

AI-assisted Raman spectroscopy is great at identifying bacteria and it's way better than just regular Raman spectroscopy.

ChatGPT is almost good enough to become a doctor. What does it mean for AI and for doctors?

ChatGPT has managed to score well enough to become a licensed doctor. So is it now ready to replace doctors?

The future of AI voice is here: new AI has emotionally intelligent synthetic speech

This AI knows how to sound like you or anyone else.

Over 1000 songs released in China have AI voices. Some have over 100 million streams

After competing with painters and illustrators, AI has started replacing singers in China.

AI algorithm could forecast when a bank bailout is actually worth it -- for the people, not the bankers

This would have really been handy in 2008 -- and it could be very handy next year.

AI eye checks can detect heart diseases in less than a minute

Your eyes may hold the key to detecting heart disease.

AI invents new proteins from scratch: the next frontier in biology

The powerful new AI could be used to find new cures and high-tech biomaterials.

French AI helps tax officials spot un-declared pools from the air

Skimping on taxes? Not while this AI is watching!

You may not believe it, but this robotic hand can imagine its next move  

Robots are starting to think about themselves.

Chinese Communist Party wants to use an AI algorithm to "read minds" and test the loyalty of its members

The Chinese government is leaving no stone unturned to have complete control on everything and everyone.

This DALL-E mini AI can create original digital paintings of anything -- so why is it obsessed with women in saris?

Try DALL E mini and you'll be obsessed too.

An AI-based voice program did the dialog delivery for Val Kilmer in Top Gun: Maverick

AI is emerging as a useful technology for voice dubbing in films, and looks like even Tom Cruise loves it.

So what happens when a robot files for a patent?

Existing laws only allow for humans as creators -- but some are fighting to change this.

Google made an annoying AI that explains why jokes are supposed to be funny

The ultimate goal is to close the gap between machine and human reasoning.

AI turns speech into portraits -- and it's eerily accurate sometimes

It's the racist uncle of computers.

AI-assisted test diagnoses prostate cancer from urine with almost 100% accuracy

The test only takes 20 minutes.

They took our jobs... but we're okay with it? AI-related job growth linked to improved social welfare

Well, this is unexpected.

Text AI can produce images -- and it's very good at it

AI is already nearing sci-fi territory.

Scientists urge ban on AIs designed to predict crime, Minority Report-style

You can't 'predict' crime without being racially biased because 'criminality' itself is racially biased, experts warn.

Can AI replace newsroom journalists?

AIs that write news are great with numbers, but fail terribly with people. There might hope for us jurnalists after all.

How AI and data analytics do their part in the COVID-19 crisis

Healthcare analytics could become an indispensable weapon in scientists' warchest against pandemics in the future.

Alibaba designs new AI tool to diagnose coronavirus; it's 96% accurate

The tool has already been introduced in the Qiboshan Hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan, and plans are underway to expand it to a further 100 sites.