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AI study shows Raphael painting was not entirely the master’s work
Madonna of the Rose, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio). Credit: Museo Nacional del Prado
A famous Raphael painting features a face that was NOT…
Study: Customized GPT has security vulnerability
Privacy issues with OpenAI interfaces. In the left figure, we could exploit the information of filenames. In the right figure, we could know how the user designed…
Snail-inspired robot could scoop ocean microplastics
Large-scale transport of floaters by the undulating carpet. The actuator, shown in panels a and b, is comprised of a helix rotating inside a blue shell. Rotation of…
Cybersecurity expert weighs in on AI benefits and risks
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Artificial intelligence has been taking the world by storm as the powers of tools such as ChatGPT and…
OpenAI to pay Axel Springer to use journalism in ChatGPT
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Axel Springer said Wednesday it was partnering up with the maker of ChatGPT, OpenAI, which will pay the…
A skin-integrated multimodal haptic interface to produce immersive tactile experiences
Schematic of the neural tactile sensing system and corresponding three stimulation modes. An exploded-view illustration of a device with 16 independently controlled…
Advances and challenges in semantic communications: A systematic review
The architecture of semantic communication generally comprises the following crucial components. Credit: Science China Press
This study…
Unlocking sustainable water treatment: The potential of piezoelectric-activated persulfate
(a) Traditional activation method of PS-AOPs technology. (b) Mechanism of piezoelectric/PS-AOPs. (c) Annual number of publications concerning piezoelectric/PS-AOPs.…
Tesla to recall 1.6 mn cars in China to fix steering software: regulator
Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million electric vehicles in China, the country's market regulator said Friday, owing to software issues that could pose safety risks…
Polymer-air battery research investigates advanced energy storage solutions
Credit: Joule (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2023.08.009
Polymer-air batteries often face challenges related to stability, kinetics and…
Face-off in Britain over controversial surveillance tech
Facial recognition technology was used at King Charles III's coronation and the British Grand Prix.
On a gray, cloudy morning in December,…
Researchers give robots better tools to manage conflicts in dialogues
Holding a conversation with humans can be a challenge for robots. Credit: Pixabay
A new thesis from Umeå University shows how robots can…
Study taps artificial intelligence to streamline the crowdsourcing of ideas
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Recent research has found a way to leverage the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more efficiently screen…
Fraud is a problem so big we need to start teaching children how to spot it in schools
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Have you or someone you know been a victim of fraud? If so, that's not unusual.…
How the ‘visionaries’ of Silicon Valley mean profits are prioritized over true…
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Technological innovation in the last couple of decades has brought fame and huge wealth to the likes of Elon…
Exploring the challenges faced by architectural design practitioners in embracing inclusive design
Factors that limit the uptake of Inclusive Design among architectural design practitioners. Credit: Architectural Science Review (2023). DOI:…
Spain generated record 50% of power from renewables in 2023
Wind was the leading source of energy in Spain for the second year running, generating 63,000 GWh, or 23.3% of the total electricity generated.…
Amazon shutters last Fresh Pickup grocery store
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Amazon has shuttered the last of its two Fresh Pickup facilities, marking the end of its experiment…
Can large language models detect sarcasm?
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Large language models (LLMs) are advanced deep learning algorithms that can analyze prompts in various…
Smart speakers, wearables, sensors: How up-to-date are such permanently connected IoT devices?
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By 2023, billions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices found their way into almost every area of life, industry and…
AI is our ‘Promethean fire’: Using it wisely means knowing its true nature and our own…
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Future historians may well regard 2023 as a landmark in the advent of artificial intelligence (AI). But…
Researchers mold model for more nimble networks
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Roughly three decades since the dawn of the World Wide Web, the process by which data pings around the…
Resurrection consent: It’s time to talk about our digital afterlives
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Should the deceased be digitally resurrected by grieving friends, lovers and relatives? A new study…
Breaking new ground in aerial imaging: The AVIID dataset and visible-to-infrared image translation
Overview of image-to-image translation methods that could be applied to aerial visible-to-infrared image translation. Each color represents a category. Credit:…
Opinion: Hydrogen isn’t clean if it adds to climate pollution
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The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden more than a year ago, is a game-changing law that…
Connecting rural African communities one bus at a time
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In urban African communities, communication infrastructure has made it possible for people to share information…
Apple flash: Our smart devices will soon be smarter
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Our smart devices take voice commands from us, check our heartbeats, track our sleep, translate text,…
Researchers develop AI-driven machine-checking method for verifying software code
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A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a new…
Researchers use AI chatbots against themselves to ‘jailbreak’ each other
NTU Ph.D. student Mr. Liu Yi, who co-authored the paper, shows a database of successful jailbreaking prompts which managed to compromise AI chatbots, causing them…
Once is enough: Helping robots learn quickly in new environments
Using only one video or textual demonstration of a task, roboclip performed two to three times better than other imitation learning (il) methods. Credit: Sontakke…
AI is here, and everywhere: Three AI researchers look to the challenges ahead in 2024
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2023 was an inflection point in the evolution of artificial intelligence and its role in society. The…
X users report global outage: monitoring site
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Tens of thousands of global users of X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday reported problems using the Elon…
Researchers create first functional semiconductor made from graphene
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world's first functional…
A jet’s carbon-composite fiber fuselage burned on a Tokyo runway. Is the material safe?
A Japan Airlines plane is on fire on the runway of Haneda airport on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. The passenger plane collided with a Japanese coast guard…
Researchers develop high-performance, stretchable solar cells
Chemical structure of the newly developed conductive polymer and performance of stretchable organic solar cells using the material. Credit: Joule (2023). DOI:…
Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon
President Joe Biden speaks about his economic agenda at the Wisconsin Black Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Milwaukee. Credit: AP Photo/Evan Vucci…
Better microelectronics from coal
A wafer containing memristors fabricated with high-quality two-dimensional carbon processed from bituminous Blue Gem coal mined in southeastern Kentucky, two…
Electric light transmits data 100 times faster than Wi-Fi
Organic visible light communication system based on mixed white light illumination and color-selective OPDs fabricated with OLEDs. Credit: POSTECH…
Understanding the security of mobile apps in Africa
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Researchers from CyLab-Africa and the Upanzi Network recently partnered with the mobile security provider…
Researchers test novel drone navigation technology in an active Japanese tunnel construction site
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For drones to save lives in search and rescue missions, or even reliably deliver…
Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots
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Pressing a button will be one way to summon an artificial intelligence agent as Microsoft wields its…
Google agrees to settle $5 bn lawsuit over ‘incognito’ mode
A lawsuit against Google claims the company's practices infringed on users' privacy by 'intentionally' deceiving them.
Google has agreed…
Google agrees to settle $5 bn lawsuit over ‘incognito’ mode
A lawsuit against Google claims the company's practices infringed on users' privacy by 'intentionally' deceiving them.
Google has agreed…
New tool will make math-heavy research papers easier to view online
A schematic for creating the SciA11y HTML render from a paper PDF. Starting with the raw two-column PDF on the left, S2ORC is used to extract the title, authors,…
Energy beam-based direct and assisted polishing techniques for diamond: A review
As shown in the above figure, energy beam-based direct and assisted polishing technologies utilize lasers, ion beams, or plasma to ablate, impact, or modify the…
Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
In this a photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the Tesla Gigafactory in Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is seen in east China's…
Why Google’s lobbying in California skyrocketed this year
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The 30-second video ad struck an ominous tone, urging Californians to tell their lawmakers to vote against…
Case study of cryptocurrency suggests many do not trust its transparency and privacy
Adoption of Chivo Wallet in El Salvador. (A) Dynamics of Chivo Wallet downloads and (B) regional variations in adoption across El Salvadoran regions by shares of…
Mathematicians make 5G network scheme more efficient and reliable
Scheme representing the system under consideration. At the center of the figure is the base station. The upper portion of the figure displays a segment of the…