Artificial intelligence is proving to be transformative in its ability to work with language and images. Now, with a growing push to apply AI to scientific discovery, Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar says there is a crucial ingredient missing from most AI models: the ability to understand the physical world. Take, for example, weather models, says Anandkumar, Caltech’s Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. If you want an AI model to predict weather, it must understand chaotic physical systems, like how the atmosphere changes around the planet and over time.Artificial intelligence is proving to be transformative in its ability to work with language and images. Now, with a growing push to apply AI to scientific discovery, Caltech’s Anima Anandkumar says there is a crucial ingredient missing from most AI models: the ability to understand the physical world. Take, for example, weather models, says Anandkumar, Caltech’s Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. If you want an AI model to predict weather, it must understand chaotic physical systems, like how the atmosphere changes around the planet and over time.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

AI data centers get a bad rap, not least because of concerns that they drive climate change by consuming massive amounts of electricity. But one potentially larger impact of AI on global carbon emissions may be that it’s helping the fossil fuel industry become more productive. That’s the main finding of a paper published in the journal npj Climate Action that looked at how boosting productivity across both clean and dirty energy sources affects net CO2 emissions.AI data centers get a bad rap, not least because of concerns that they drive climate change by consuming massive amounts of electricity. But one potentially larger impact of AI on global carbon emissions may be that it’s helping the fossil fuel industry become more productive. That’s the main finding of a paper published in the journal npj Climate Action that looked at how boosting productivity across both clean and dirty energy sources affects net CO2 emissions.Energy & Green Tech[#item_full_content]

A new semiconductor integration platform developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo combines advanced chip packaging with high-density interconnects and improved thermal management. This combination of three complementary technologies helps overcome the key challenges in building high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.A new semiconductor integration platform developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo combines advanced chip packaging with high-density interconnects and improved thermal management. This combination of three complementary technologies helps overcome the key challenges in building high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) hardware.Hardware[#item_full_content]

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the “ability to forget” can serve as a new computational function for artificial intelligence.For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the “ability to forget” can serve as a new computational function for artificial intelligence.Hardware[#item_full_content]

The Multimedia Laboratory (MMLab) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has spearheaded the development of “RoboDojo,” a unified benchmarking platform designed to evaluate robotic manipulation across simulated and physical environments. Co-initiated by Professor Ping Luo, associate director (AI Research and Tech Transfer) of the HKU School of Computing and Data Science (CDS), and his Ph.D. student Tianxing Chen, the project was developed in collaboration with researchers from nearly 20 leading global universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, and Tsinghua University. The paper is posted to the arXiv preprint server.The Multimedia Laboratory (MMLab) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has spearheaded the development of “RoboDojo,” a unified benchmarking platform designed to evaluate robotic manipulation across simulated and physical environments. Co-initiated by Professor Ping Luo, associate director (AI Research and Tech Transfer) of the HKU School of Computing and Data Science (CDS), and his Ph.D. student Tianxing Chen, the project was developed in collaboration with researchers from nearly 20 leading global universities, including the University of California, Berkeley, and Tsinghua University. The paper is posted to the arXiv preprint server.Robotics[#item_full_content]

Who’s using AI at home and how do they use it? And is it making them more efficient?Who’s using AI at home and how do they use it? And is it making them more efficient?Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Sending data centers into space. Building them at the bottom of the ocean. Converting California fairgrounds—and San Francisco’s Cow Palace—into massive buildings filled with servers.Sending data centers into space. Building them at the bottom of the ocean. Converting California fairgrounds—and San Francisco’s Cow Palace—into massive buildings filled with servers.Business[#item_full_content]

The American AI company Anthropic announced it will add an invisible watermark to text produced by its Claude chatbot to comply with European Union regulations.The American AI company Anthropic announced it will add an invisible watermark to text produced by its Claude chatbot to comply with European Union regulations.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday, a week after a major reorganization of the tech giant’s AI division.Google’s artificial intelligence assistant Gemini has surpassed 1 billion monthly users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday, a week after a major reorganization of the tech giant’s AI division.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday it would launch a new “AI Persona” badge in mid-September, clearly identifying content producers that are AI-generated and not real people.Streaming giant Spotify said Tuesday it would launch a new “AI Persona” badge in mid-September, clearly identifying content producers that are AI-generated and not real people.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]