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New York City Takes Aim at AI
The Big Apple fields an action plan for artificial intelligence.
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Researchers Flesh Out Biocomputing
Drawing Intelligence from actual brain cells could deliver human-like cognition in diverse fields.
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A.I. Is Getting Better at Mind-Reading
In a recent experiment, researchers used large language models to translate brain activity into words.
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Can Artistry Be Built Into a Machine?
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a robot that can paint an abstract acrylic. Is it art?
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Commerce Dept. Outlines Plans to Fund Chip Research
The Biden administration defined its strategy to drive cutting-edge microchip research.
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Musk Ramps Up A.I. Efforts, Even as He Warns of Dangers
The billionaire plans to compete with OpenAI, the ChatGPT developer he helped found, while calling out the potential harms of artificial intelligence.
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Industry Out of Phase With Supercomputers
Chip-industry changes threaten U.S. supercomputing.
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New Approach to Developing Efficient, High-Precision 3D Light Shapers
Researchers in Austria, Germany, and the U.K. have developed a simple method for manufacturing high-precision aperiodic photonic volume elements (APVEs).
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Inflatable Drone Can Bounce Off Walls, Perch on Nearly Anything
Arizona State University researchers have developed an inflatable drone that can perch on nearly any object.
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Researchers Develop Small Desktop Robot for Older Adults
The small desktop robot GTIbot can be used to monitor older adults' physical and mental well-being, and even recommend exercises.
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UK Blocks Microsoft's $69-billion Activision Deal over Cloud Gaming Concerns
The U.K. says Microsoft's remedies were not enough to end its concerns.
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Seltzer Named ACM Athena Lecturer for Technical, Mentoring Contributions
ACM has named Margo Seltzer of Canada's University of British Columbia the 2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer for her pioneering technical contributions and commitment...
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Wood Transistor Could Let Us Embed Electronics in Trees
An electrochemical transistor made from balsa wood opens up the possibility of embedding sensors and other electronic devices in plants, which could help in agriculture...
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Your Robotic Avatar Is Almost Ready
What the Avatar XPrize revealed about the future of telepresence robots.
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Computing and Social Responsibility
Hardware, software, and social media companies increasingly must consider the potential social and ethical risks of their products.
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Organoid Intelligence: Computing on the Brain
Researchers have proposed using brain organoids—spherical masses cultured from neural tissue—as computational systems.
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Lighting the Way at Nanometer Scales
Light waves bouncing around could replace a significant portion of digital computation.
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Advanced AI Faces New Regulatory Push in Europe
In an open letter, a group of EU lawmakers said regulators should be given authority to govern the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
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(Almost) Everyone Likes a Helpful Trash Robot
A study by Cornell University researchers found that the public responded well to two remote-controlled trash barrel robots installed at a Manhattan plaza, one...
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AlphaFold Spreads through Protein Science
Based on machine learning, DeepMind's code now lies at the heart of a variety of protein-structure tools and workflows. It may ultimately be replaced by models...
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