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July 26, 2024

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Researchers Develop State-of-the-Art Device to Make Artificial Intelligence More Energy Efficient

July 26, 2024 — Engineering researchers have demonstrated a state-of-the-art hardware device that could reduce energy consumption for artificial intelligent (AI) computing applications by a factor of at least ...

Next-Gen Cooling System to Help Data Centers Become More Energy Efficient

July 25, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Also hot: the data centers that power the technology. And keeping those centers cool requires a tremendous amount of energy. The problem is only going to grow as high-powered AI-based computers and ...

Raindrops Grow With Turbulence in Clouds

July 25, 2024 — Tackling a long-time mystery, scientists have found that the turbulent movements of air in clouds play a key role in the growth of water droplets and the initiation of rain. The research can improve computer model simulations of weather and climate ...

Large Language Models Don't Behave Like People, Even Though We May Expect Them to

July 23, 2024 — People generalize to form beliefs about a large language model's performance based on what they've seen from past interactions. When an LLM is misaligned with a person's beliefs, even an extremely ...

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There Is Mathematical Proof in the Pudding

July 22, 2024 — In blockchain development, there is a rule of thumb that only two of scalability, security, and decentralization are valid simultaneously. However, the mathematical expression of that rule was still ...

Scientists Use AI to Predict a Wildfire's Next Move

July 22, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new model that combines generative AI and satellite data to accurately forecast wildfire ...

Revolutionizing the Abilities of Adaptive Radar With AI

July 19, 2024 — Engineers have shown that using a type of AI that revolutionized computer vision can greatly enhance modern adaptive radar systems. And in a move that parallels the impetus of the computer vision ...

Want Privacy? You're Just a Stick Figure to This Camera

July 18, 2024 — A new camera could prevent companies from collecting embarrassing and identifiable photos and videos from devices like smart home cameras and robotic vacuums. It's called ...

AI Tool Successfully Responds to Patient Questions in Electronic Health Record

July 16, 2024 — A new study shows that an AI tool can draft responses to patients' EHR queries as accurately as their human healthcare professionals, and with ...

Scientists Develop New Artificial Intelligence Method to Create Material 'Fingerprints'

July 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new technique that pairs artificial intelligence and X-ray ...

Neural Networks Made of Light

July 12, 2024 — Scientists propose a new way of implementing a neural network with an optical system which could make machine learning more sustainable in the future. In a new paper, the researchers have ...

A New Neural Network Makes Decisions Like a Human Would

July 15, 2024 — Researchers are training neural networks to make decisions more like humans would. This science of human decision-making is only just being applied to machine learning, but developing a neural ...

AI Chatbots Have Shown They Have an 'Empathy Gap' That Children Are Likely to Miss

July 10, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have frequently shown signs of an 'empathy gap' that puts young users at risk of distress or harm, raising the ...

Researchers Introduce Generative AI for Databases

July 9, 2024 — Researchers have developed an easy-to-use tool that enables someone to perform complicated statistical analyses on tabular data using just a few keystrokes. Their method combines probabilistic AI ...

Can Consciousness Exist in a Computer Simulation?

July 19, 2024 — A new essay explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can't be found in a ...

Does the Type of Workstation You Use Make a Difference in Your Health and Productivity?

July 17, 2024 — Although devices such as standing desks have been found to alleviate physical symptoms and increase worker productivity, questions remain regarding the best use of the primary types of workstations ...

User Control of Autoplay Can Alter Awareness of Online Video 'Rabbit Holes'

July 11, 2024 — A new study suggests that giving users control over the interface feature of autoplay can help them realize that they are going down a rabbit hole. The work has implications for responsibly designing ...

How Risk-Averse Are Humans When Interacting With Robots?

July 11, 2024 — How do people like to interact with robots when navigating a crowded environment? And what algorithms should roboticists use to program robots to interact with humans? These are the questions that a ...

Key Electronic Device Developed for the Massive Arrival of 6G Networks

July 9, 2024 — Researchers were involved in the development of a switch, an essential device in telecommunications, capable of operating at very high frequency with lower power consumption than conventional ...

A Genetic Algorithm for Phononic Crystals

July 3, 2024 — Researchers tested phononic nanomaterials designed with an automated genetic algorithm that responded to light pulses with controlled vibrations. This work may help in the development of ...

New and Improved Camera Inspired by the Human Eye

July 1, 2024 — Computer scientists have invented a camera mechanism that improves how robots see and react to the world around them. Inspired by how the human eye works, their innovative camera system mimics the ...

'World Record' for Data Transmission Speed

June 28, 2024 — Researchers have sent data at a record rate of 402 terabits per second using commercially available optical fiber. This beats their previous record, announced in March 2024, of 301 terabits or ...

Can A.I. Tell You If You Have Osteoporosis? Newly Developed Deep Learning Model Shows Promise

June 28, 2024 — Researchers have developed a novel deep learning algorithm that outperformed existing computer-based osteoporosis risk prediction methods, potentially leading to earlier diagnoses and better outcomes ...

Researchers Develop Fastest Possible Flow Algorithm

June 28, 2024 — Computer scientists have written a network flow algorithm that computes almost as fast as is mathematically possible. This algorithm computes the maximum traffic flow with minimum transport costs for ...

Wireless Receiver Blocks Interference for Better Mobile Device Performance

June 28, 2024 — Researchers developed a new wireless receiver that can block strong interference signals at the earliest opportunity, which could improve the performance of a mobile ...

Researchers Develop New Training Technique That Aims to Make AI Systems Less Socially Biased

June 25, 2024 — Researchers have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially ...

Next Platform for Brain-Inspired Computing

June 25, 2024 — Computers have come so far in terms of their power and potential, rivaling and even eclipsing human brains in their ability to store and crunch data, make predictions and communicate. But there is ...

Meet CARMEN, a Robot That Helps People With Mild Cognitive Impairment

June 24, 2024 — Meet CARMEN, short for Cognitively Assistive Robot for Motivation and Neurorehabilitation -- a small, tabletop robot designed to help people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) learn skills to ...

Prying Open the AI Black Box

June 21, 2024 — Meet SQUID, a new computational tool. Compared with other genomic AI models, SQUID is more consistent, reduces background noise, and can yield better predictions regarding critical mutations. The new ...

Can AI Learn Like Us?

June 20, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new, more energy-efficient way for AI algorithms to process data. His model may become the basis for a new generation of AI that learns like we do. Notably, these findings ...

Researchers Leverage Shadows to Model 3D Scenes, Including Objects Blocked from View

June 18, 2024 — A new technique can model an entire 3D scene, including areas hidden from view, from just one camera image. The method relies on image shadows, which provide information about the geometry and ...

Breakthrough May Clear Major Hurdle for Quantum Computers

June 18, 2024 — The potential of quantum computers is currently thwarted by a trade-off problem. Quantum systems that can carry out complex operations are less tolerant to errors and noise, while systems that are ...

Towards Wider 5G Network Coverage: Novel Wirelessly Powered Relay Transceiver

June 17, 2024 — A novel 256-element wirelessly powered transceiver array for non-line-of-sight 5G communication, featuring efficient wireless power transmission and high-power conversion efficiency, has been ...

Researchers Teach AI to Spot What You're Sketching

June 17, 2024 — A new way to teach artificial intelligence (AI) to understand human line drawings -- even from non-artists -- has been ...