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Viral Facebook posts increase polarization, study confirms
The faster a Facebook post goes viral, the more controversial it’s likely to be, regardless of the subject matter, a new study says.
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AI prompt engineer top new job – report
Artificial intelligence (AI) has powered the emergence of seven out of ten new professions in various sectors, analysis of thousands of job listings shows.
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NASA volunteers sealed inside Mars habitat for one-year mission
For the next year, four volunteer NASA crew members will live and work inside a man-made sandbox simulating the surface of Mars, isolated from the rest of the world.
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Baidu says its Ernie Bot is better than ChatGPT
A new version of Ernie Bot beats its OpenAI rival on several metrics, the Chinese search giant claims.
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Is the AI boom just another gold rush?
Is it too late to invest in NVIDIA? And who will benefit from the AI boom? I turned to an industry expert for help.
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China pushes ahead with its own vision of an AI-enhanced future
China sees great potential for artificial intelligence — in everything from local public services to warfare.
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Google DeepMind presents self-training RoboCat
A new AI model called RoboCat can teach itself new tasks without human supervision, potentially leading to a breakthrough in general-purpose robotics, DeepMind says.
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Video demonstrates world’s “fastest” robot boxer
The heavyweight QIBBOT was inspired by Real Steel, a science fiction flick that envisions a world where robots replace human boxers.
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US mulls measures to contain AI as analyst warns of rise in digital scams
The National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) has delivered its first report to the US president and set up another body tasked with regulating the use of AI in policing. The development comes as fraud analysts warn of the technology’s increasing use by criminals to conduct phishing attacks.
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Governments urged to resist Big Tech efforts to weaken AI laws
Technology giants alone cannot be trusted to ensure safe and fair generative AI, a new report by the Norwegian Consumer Council warns.
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Musk: Neuralink will livestream first human chip implant
Elon Musk says brain chip start-up Neuralink will livestream its first human implant surgery later this year, allowing select media outlets to monitor the procedure.
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ClickUp launches AI management tool
Project management platform ClickUp has introduced an AI tool designed to automate routine tasks and enhance productivity based on the user's role.
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Ukraine pitches its war-proof tech sector to the world
A war-torn country might not be a natural choice for many investors. Ukraine says its thriving tech sector should be an exception.
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Nikon ad campaign pushes back against AI photography
Japanese camera maker Nikon is running an ad campaign in Peru highlighting the natural beauty of a world that it says is increasingly “obsessed” with the artificial.
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Man claims he was attacked by delivery robot
A British man said a Starship delivery robot “seemed to have a mind of its own” after claiming it attacked him and his dog.
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Grammys rule out AI nominations
And the winner is…not a machine. Only human creators can be considered, nominated, or win a Grammy Award, according to new rules.
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Battle of the tech giants: Apple's Vision Pro vs. Meta's Quest 3
Journey into the ultimate tech face-off as Apple's Vision Pro and Meta's Quest 3 duel in the world of immersive reality.
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From Turing's test to ChatGPT: a brief history of AI
While ChatGPT’s release to the world catalyzed the generative AI revolution that we’re currently experiencing, there’s been a much longer path to the present day than you might think.
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Research shows machine reading minds in Mandarin
A team of researchers in China was able to decipher what five patients were thinking in Mandarin, a breakthrough for tonal languages.
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Stable Diffusion gives QR codes artistic makeover
QR codes don’t have to be boring. Thanks to Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generator, they can be aesthetically pleasing.
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