Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we see how machines will truly transform society Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we …
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This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan continued making significant strides toward fostering innovation and collaboration. On Tuesday, Panchanathan participated in the Quantum World Congress. He spoke about how the U.S. is poised to lead the… This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan continued making significant strides toward fostering innovation and collaboration. On Tuesday, Panchanathan participated in …
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung, announced $42.4 million in grants for its Future of Semiconductors (NSF FuSe2) competition. The investment will fuel… Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with Ericsson, Intel Corporation, Micron Technology and Samsung, announced $42.4 million in grants for …
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The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved by decaying dark matter The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved by decaying dark matter The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved …
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A collaboration between four MIT groups, led by principal investigators Laura L. Kiessling, Jeremiah A. Johnson, Alex K. Shalek, and Darrell J. Irvine, in conjunction with a group at Georgia Tech led by M.G. Finn, has revealed a new strategy for enabling immune system mobilization against cancer cells. The work, which appears today in ACS Nano, produces exactly the …
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A species of leaf chameleon newly named Brookesia nofy was discovered in a patch of coastal rainforest, a highly threatened habitat in Madagascar A species of leaf chameleon newly named Brookesia nofy was discovered in a patch of coastal rainforest, a highly threatened habitat in Madagascar A species of leaf chameleon newly named Brookesia nofy was …
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Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in depth and should have probed its subject more, says Simon Ings Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in …
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The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government space agencies The success of the all-civilian spacewalk on SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission shows that private space flight is starting to catch up with government space agencies The success of the all-civilian spacewalk …
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Feeding bees edible bits of hydrogel increases their odds of surviving pesticide exposure by 30 per cent Feeding bees edible bits of hydrogel increases their odds of surviving pesticide exposure by 30 per cent Feeding bees edible bits of hydrogel increases their odds of surviving pesticide exposure by 30 per cent
A powerful new AI called o1 is the most dangerous that OpenAI has ever released, the firm claims – but who are these warnings for, asks Chris Stokel-Walker A powerful new AI called o1 is the most dangerous that OpenAI has ever released, the firm claims – but who are these warnings for, asks Chris …
OpenAI’s warnings about risky AI are mostly just marketing Read More »