As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is exploring how algorithms can be designed to most effectively support—rather than replace—human decision-makers.As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is exploring how algorithms can be designed to most effectively support—rather than replace—human decision-makers.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

Teaching AI to explore its surroundings is a bit like teaching a robot to find treasure in a vast maze—it needs to try different paths, but some lead nowhere. In many real-world challenges, like training robots or playing complex games, rewards are few and far between, making it easy for AI to waste time on dead ends.Teaching AI to explore its surroundings is a bit like teaching a robot to find treasure in a vast maze—it needs to try different paths, but some lead nowhere. In many real-world challenges, like training robots or playing complex games, rewards are few and far between, making it easy for AI to waste time on dead ends.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

A team of roboticists and AI specialists at the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab in Korea has designed, built and successfully tested a four-legged robot that is capable of conducting high-speed parkour maneuvers. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes how they gave their robot a controller capable of both planning and tracking its own movements to allow it to freely traverse a range of environments.A team of roboticists and AI specialists at the Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Lab in Korea has designed, built and successfully tested a four-legged robot that is capable of conducting high-speed parkour maneuvers. In their paper published in the journal Science Robotics, the group describes how they gave their robot a controller capable of both planning and tracking its own movements to allow it to freely traverse a range of environments.Robotics[#item_full_content]

Frameworks are a critical, if underappreciated, component of any space exploration mission. They can range from the overall mission architecture, capturing scientific and technical goals, to the structure of messages sent between two internal components of the system.Frameworks are a critical, if underappreciated, component of any space exploration mission. They can range from the overall mission architecture, capturing scientific and technical goals, to the structure of messages sent between two internal components of the system.Robotics[#item_full_content]

A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday.A new supercomputer named after a winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry will help power artificial intelligence technology and scientific discoveries from a perch in the hills above the University of California, Berkeley, federal officials said Thursday.Hardware[#item_full_content]

The New York Times has agreed a deal for Amazon to use its content to train artificial intelligence models, the leading U.S. newspaper announced Thursday in its first generative AI licensing deal.The New York Times has agreed a deal for Amazon to use its content to train artificial intelligence models, the leading U.S. newspaper announced Thursday in its first generative AI licensing deal.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence’s great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley’s AI true believers.Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence’s great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley’s AI true believers.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.A small team of roboticists at Robotic Systems Lab, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a four-legged robot capable of playing badminton with human players.Robotics[#item_full_content]

An AI system that learns language autonomously develops a language structured in the same way as human language. And just as we humans learn from previous generations, AI models get better when they take advantage of the knowledge of older relatives.An AI system that learns language autonomously develops a language structured in the same way as human language. And just as we humans learn from previous generations, AI models get better when they take advantage of the knowledge of older relatives.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]

Artificial intelligence isn’t always a reliable source of information: large language models (LLMs) like Llama and ChatGPT can be prone to “hallucinating” and inventing bogus facts. But what if AI could be used to detect mistaken or distorted claims, and help people find their way more confidently through a sea of potential distortions online and elsewhere?Artificial intelligence isn’t always a reliable source of information: large language models (LLMs) like Llama and ChatGPT can be prone to “hallucinating” and inventing bogus facts. But what if AI could be used to detect mistaken or distorted claims, and help people find their way more confidently through a sea of potential distortions online and elsewhere?Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]