14 h. ago Photonic computing needs more nonlinearity: Acoustics can help

Neural networks are one typical structure on which artificial intelligence can be based. The term "neural" describes their learning ability, which to some extent mimics the functioning of neurons in our brains. To be able to work, several key ingredients are required: one of them is an activation function which introduces nonlinearity into the structure.

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16 h. ago Getting AIs working toward human goals: Study shows how to measure misalignment

Ideally, artificial intelligence agents aim to help humans, but what does that mean when humans want conflicting things? My colleagues and I have come up with a way to measure the alignment of the goals of a group of humans and AI agents.

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37 h. ago Artificial intelligence transforms patient care and reduces burnout, physician says

Across the country, thousands of physicians are using a new form of medical AI called ambient listening. A doctor speaks about the potential benefits for patients and staff.

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48 h. ago AI humanoid robot learns to mimic human emotions and behavior

A groundbreaking robot that's like a real-life Wall-E uses advanced artificial intelligence to replicate natural gestures and deliberate actions with striking accuracy.

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5 d. ago AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030: IEA

Electricity consumption by data centers will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday.

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5 d. ago Photonic chips boost computing speed and efficiency to address growing demand

Computer chips that combine the use of light and electricity are shown to increase computational performance, while reducing energy consumption, compared with conventional electronic chips. The photonic computing chips, described in two papers in Nature this week, might address the growing computing demands driven by advancing artificial intelligence technology.

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5 d. ago EXCLUSIVE: White House rolls out implementation of AI for federal employee records

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will post an updated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) at the close of business Wednesday that paves the way for a major artificial intelligence rollout.

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5 d. ago Can you spot a financial fake? How AI is raising our risks of billing fraud

Along with the many benefits of artificial intelligence—from providing real-time navigation to early disease detection—the explosion in its use has increased opportunities for fraud and deception.

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5 d. ago Is this AI or a journalist? Research reveals stylistic differences in news articles

News articles produced by artificial intelligence (AI) do not have the same creative flair as stories written by human journalists, according to research into the stylistic differences between the storytellers.

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6 d. ago Probabilistic algorithm targets social media's fake news problem

Fake news across social media is becoming ever easier to spread and more difficult to detect. That's thanks to increasingly powerful artificial intelligence (AI) and cuts to fact-checking resources by major platforms.

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7 d. ago AI isn't what we should be worried about—it's the humans controlling it

In 2014, Stephen Hawking voiced grave warnings about the threats of artificial intelligence.

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7 d. ago AI is automating our jobs—but values need to change if we are to be liberated by it

Artificial intelligence may be the most significant disruptor in the history of mankind. Google's CEO Sundar Pichai famously described AI as "more profound than the invention of fire or electricity." OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman claims it has the power to cure most diseases, solve climate change, provide personalized education to the world, and lead to other "astounding triumphs."

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8 d. ago The AI Race Has Gotten Crowded—and China Is Closing In on the US

New research from Stanford suggests artificial intelligence isn’t ruled by just OpenAI and Google, as competition increases across the US, China, and France.

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8 d. ago Northern Border 'quiet crisis' brews as expert floats unconventional solution to combat human smuggling

As a 'quiet crisis' unfolds along the U.S.-Canada border, one expert advocates for the harnessing of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence to combat human smuggling.

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1 week ago What is artificial general intelligence and how does it differ from other types of AI?

Turns out, training artificial intelligence systems is not unlike raising a child. That's why some AI researchers have begun mimicking the way children naturally acquire knowledge and learn about the world around them—through exploration, curiosity, gradual learning, and positive reinforcement.

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1 week ago Decentralized platform is letting users own a piece of the AI models trained on their data

In February 2024, Reddit struck a $60 million deal with Google to let the search giant use data on the platform to train its artificial intelligence models. Notably absent from the discussions were Reddit users, whose data were being sold.

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1 week ago How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence

How the U.S. Public and AI Experts View Artificial Intelligence  Pew Research Center

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1 week ago Siemens buys US firm Dotmatics for $5.1 bn in AI software push

Germany group Siemens said on Wednesday it is buying Dotmatics, a US software company, for $5.1 billion to leverage its use of artificial intelligence to make drug discoveries.

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1 week ago This Tool Probes Frontier AI Models for Lapses in Intelligence

A new platform from data training company Scale AI will let artificial intelligence developers find their models’ weak spots.

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1 week ago AI coming for anime but Ghibli's Miyazaki irreplaceable, son says

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away," his son told AFP.

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