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Cybersecurity Protects Food, Agriculture
Protecting the U.S. food supply from cyberattack.
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AI Muddies Israel-Hamas War in Unexpected Way
Disinformation researchers have found the use of artificial intelligence to spread falsehoods in the Israel-Hamas war is sowing doubt about the veracity of online...
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Rishi Sunak Lays Out Vision for New Global AI Safety Bodies
British PM defended seeking Chinese buy-in for a bevvy of new AI governance initiatives he is set to launch next week.
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How AI Is Helping Historians Better Understand Our Past
The historians of tomorrow are using computer science to analyze how people lived centuries ago.
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AI 'Breakthrough': Neural Net Has Human-Like Ability to Generalize Language
A neural-network-based artificial intelligence outperforms ChatGPT at quickly folding new words into its lexicon, a key aspect of human intelligence.
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AI Firms Must Be Held Responsible for Harm They Cause, 'Godfathers' Say
A group of experts said artificial intelligence companies must be held accountable for the damage their products cause.
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An Industry Insider Drives an Open Alternative to Big Tech's A.I.
The nonprofit Allen Institute for AI, led by a respected computer scientist who sold his company to Apple, is trying to democratize cutting-edge research.
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Nvidia and iPhone Maker Foxconn to Build 'AI Factories'
Foxconn's Liu told the BBC that electric vehicles will drive the company's growth in the coming decades.
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Researchers Say Guardrails Built Around A.I. Systems Are Not So Sturdy
OpenAI now lets outsiders tweak what its chatbot does. A new paper says that can lead to trouble.
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Honda to Start Self-Driving Taxi Service in Tokyo, CEO Says
Venture with GM, Cruise aims to eventually have 500 robotaxis.
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Your Face May Soon Be Your Ticket. Not Everyone Is Smiling
The use of facial recognition software to expedite admission to venues like airports and theme parks is raising privacy and security concerns among experts.
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AlphaFold, Similar Tools Could Help Preparations for Next Pandemic
Researchers increasingly are using artificial intelligence to help prepare for future pandemics.
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AI Approach Yields 'Athletically Intelligent' Robotic Dog
An international team of researchers developed a vision-based algorithm enabling off-the-shelf quadruped robots to move from obstacle to obstacle autonomously and...
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China Has a New Plan for Judging the Safety of Generative AI—and it's Packed with Details
A new proposal spells out the very specific ways companies should evaluate AI security and enforce censorship in AI models.
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A.I. Tool Diagnoses Brain Tumors on the Operating Table
A new study describes a method for faster and more precise diagnoses, which can help surgeons decide how aggressively to operate.
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Google's Green Light Project Retimes Traffic Lights for 30% Fewer Stops
Google's Project Green Light has partnered with 12 cities worldwide to provide artificial intelligence-based traffic signal timing recommendations.
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'A.I. Obama' and Fake Newscasters: How A.I. Audio Is Swarming TikTok
TikTok accounts are spreading falsehoods with the help from A.I.-generated voices.
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AI Beats Human Sleuth at Finding Problematic Images in Research Papers
A study by independent U.K. biologist Sholto David found that artificial intelligence can identify image manipulation in research papers faster and more accurately...
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Robot Learns to Clean Space Just the Way You Like It
Roboticists developed a robot that can clean spaces based on users' personal preferences.
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