14 h. ago Information sciences researchers develop AI safety testing methods

Large language models are built with safety protocols designed to prevent them from answering malicious queries and providing dangerous information. But users can employ techniques known as "jailbreaks" to bypass the safety guardrails and get LLMs to answer a harmful query.

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6 d. ago Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research

The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say.

Science

6 d. ago Researchers develop world's first AI roadside technology to prevent animal–vehicle collisions

A team of researchers have developed and successfully tested a world-first roadside technology designed to prevent animal–vehicle collisions in regional Australia.

Technology

1 week ago Sustainable mobility: Researchers develop AI route planner to reduce car dependency

Cars are still the number one mode of transportation in Germany, in spite of their high carbon emissions. To make eco-friendly alternatives more attractive, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation IOSB are working with partners in the DAKIMO project to develop intelligent, intermodal transportation. An AI for multimodal route planning is being developed to help get people to where they are going seamlessly, conveniently, and reliably—and all without privately owned cars.

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3 w. ago Washington State Tests New Technology to Prevent Drunk Driving Before Cars Start

Washington State Tests New Technology to Prevent Drunk Driving Before Cars Start  AppleValleyNewsNow.com

Transport

3 w. ago Researchers develop a polymer electrolyte with improved ionic conductivity using only a small amount of additive

Recent advances in wearable electronics have been focused on miniaturization and flexibility. With the growing demand for devices that can be attached to the skin or bend freely, conventional batteries are challenged by their lack of mechanical flexibility.

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4 w. ago Using ‘subsistence research’ to develop her works, Alaska carver receives prestigious fellowship

Using ‘subsistence research’ to develop her works, Alaska carver receives prestigious fellowship  Anchorage Daily News

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4 w. ago Using ‘subsistence research’ to develop her works, Alaskan carver receives prestigious fellowship

Using ‘subsistence research’ to develop her works, Alaskan carver receives prestigious fellowship  Anchorage Daily News

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4 w. ago Washington testing new alcohol detection technology to prevent drunk driving

Washington testing new alcohol detection technology to prevent drunk driving  KREM

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4 w. ago First publicly available Japanese AI dialogue system can speak and listen simultaneously

How do you develop an AI system that perfectly mimics the way humans speak? Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have taken a significant step forward to achieve this. They have created J-Moshi, the first publicly available AI system specifically designed for Japanese conversational patterns.

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