The US AI research company Anthropic has become known for building powerful AI models while simultaneously warning about their dangers. Most recently, its executives wrote about the threat posed by “recursive self-improvement.” This is the point at which AI systems can improve themselves, potentially leading to “superintelligence” far beyond human control.The US AI research company Anthropic has become known for building powerful AI models while simultaneously warning about their dangers. Most recently, its executives wrote about the threat posed by “recursive self-improvement.” This is the point at which AI systems can improve themselves, potentially leading to “superintelligence” far beyond human control.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Three heads are better than one. Versions of this proverb are found worldwide and throughout history. Yet in the race to achieve artificial general intelligence, engineers have centralized AI development and training to accelerate progress, even at the risk of single-point failures and data privacy violations. Alternatively, decentralized frameworks have struggled to match the robustness of centralized systems—what if one of the heads has bad intentions?Three heads are better than one. Versions of this proverb are found worldwide and throughout history. Yet in the race to achieve artificial general intelligence, engineers have centralized AI development and training to accelerate progress, even at the risk of single-point failures and data privacy violations. Alternatively, decentralized frameworks have struggled to match the robustness of centralized systems—what if one of the heads has bad intentions?Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Across aging societies, a gap is widening: People live longer, but families grow smaller. A rising number could reach the end of life, unable to make their own medical decisions and with no next of kin or trusted friend to speak for them. Life-or-death decisions then lie in the hands of a stranger.Across aging societies, a gap is widening: People live longer, but families grow smaller. A rising number could reach the end of life, unable to make their own medical decisions and with no next of kin or trusted friend to speak for them. Life-or-death decisions then lie in the hands of a stranger.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

The era of researchers manually searching for two-dimensional semiconductors, which are drawing attention as next-generation AI semiconductors, is coming to an end. KAIST researchers have automated semiconductor screening and device fabrication, analyzed thousands of devices, and revealed the relationship between thickness and performance that had long been difficult to identify.The era of researchers manually searching for two-dimensional semiconductors, which are drawing attention as next-generation AI semiconductors, is coming to an end. KAIST researchers have automated semiconductor screening and device fabrication, analyzed thousands of devices, and revealed the relationship between thickness and performance that had long been difficult to identify.Electronics & Semiconductors[#item_full_content]

Almost half of Australian adults have used generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with most users reporting it improves how they do their jobs or study, according to new research by the Australian National University (ANU) in partnership with Google. The report, “AI Adoption in Australia,” finds that concerns about personal data and a lack of training and skills are barriers to some Australians using GAI systems.Almost half of Australian adults have used generative artificial intelligence (GAI), with most users reporting it improves how they do their jobs or study, according to new research by the Australian National University (ANU) in partnership with Google. The report, “AI Adoption in Australia,” finds that concerns about personal data and a lack of training and skills are barriers to some Australians using GAI systems.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common in deciding where offshore energy projects such as wind farms, oil platforms and pipelines should be placed in the ocean.The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly common in deciding where offshore energy projects such as wind farms, oil platforms and pipelines should be placed in the ocean.Energy & Green Tech[#item_full_content]

The U.S. government’s shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models—especially ones from China.The U.S. government’s shock moves to restrict access to top artificial intelligence systems from Anthropic and OpenAI have sparked growing interest in open-source models—especially ones from China.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]

Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States.Facebook and Instagram parent Meta said Wednesday it will invest more than US$9.1 billion to build its first artificial intelligence data center in Canada and its largest outside the United States.Business[#item_full_content]

A Korean research team has developed a technology that enables the stable stacking of more than 10 ultrathin semiconductor chips, each only one-fifth the thickness of a human hair. A research team successfully achieved an integration density approximately four times higher than that of commercial high-bandwidth memory (HBM) through a novel process that simultaneously transfers chips and forms metallic interconnections. The study was published in the journal Results in Engineering. The team was led by Prof. Seok Kim and integrated Ph.D. student Uhyeon Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), together with Dr. Hohyun Keum of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH).A Korean research team has developed a technology that enables the stable stacking of more than 10 ultrathin semiconductor chips, each only one-fifth the thickness of a human hair. A research team successfully achieved an integration density approximately four times higher than that of commercial high-bandwidth memory (HBM) through a novel process that simultaneously transfers chips and forms metallic interconnections. The study was published in the journal Results in Engineering. The team was led by Prof. Seok Kim and integrated Ph.D. student Uhyeon Kim from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), together with Dr. Hohyun Keum of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH).Electronics & Semiconductors[#item_full_content]

A hybrid artificial intelligence model that combines two well-established deep learning techniques has improved the accuracy of financial market forecasts across major stock indices and so-called cryptocurrency, according to work in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems.A hybrid artificial intelligence model that combines two well-established deep learning techniques has improved the accuracy of financial market forecasts across major stock indices and so-called cryptocurrency, according to work in the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems.Business[#item_full_content]