For more than a hundred years, quadcopters have been built according to the same basic principle. Four arms, each with a propeller, extend from a rigid central body. This design is ideal for precise, agile flight, but it has one major weakness—the drones are highly sensitive to unexpected contact with their surroundings. If they bump into a wall or another obstacle, they can become destabilized or even break apart.For more than a hundred years, quadcopters have been built according to the same basic principle. Four arms, each with a propeller, extend from a rigid central body. This design is ideal for precise, agile flight, but it has one major weakness—the drones are highly sensitive to unexpected contact with their surroundings. If they bump into a wall or another obstacle, they can become destabilized or even break apart.[#item_full_content]
Generative AI was so agreeable with users that it could be persuaded to repeat outlandish claims like the Earth is flat. The programming’s sycophancy was so strong that it didn’t take much pushback to get chatbots and digital assistants to repeat obvious falsehoods, according to University of Cincinnati researchers.Generative AI was so agreeable with users that it could be persuaded to repeat outlandish claims like the Earth is flat. The programming’s sycophancy was so strong that it didn’t take much pushback to get chatbots and digital assistants to repeat obvious falsehoods, according to University of Cincinnati researchers.Consumer & Gadgets[#item_full_content]
OpenAI has appointed former U.S. Army secretary Dan Driscoll to a newly created role focused on advancing the use of artificial intelligence in national security, the company said on Monday.OpenAI has appointed former U.S. Army secretary Dan Driscoll to a newly created role focused on advancing the use of artificial intelligence in national security, the company said on Monday.Security[#item_full_content]
A humanoid AI system has been developed that learns jointly from separately collected locomotion and object-manipulation data to perform multiple stages of a task in sequence.A humanoid AI system has been developed that learns jointly from separately collected locomotion and object-manipulation data to perform multiple stages of a task in sequence.Robotics[#item_full_content]
Can AI fine-tuning that once took 10 hours be completed in just three hours? KAIST researchers have developed a technology that selects the most useful training data and distributes it evenly across multiple GPUs.Can AI fine-tuning that once took 10 hours be completed in just three hours? KAIST researchers have developed a technology that selects the most useful training data and distributes it evenly across multiple GPUs.[#item_full_content]
Can AI fine-tuning that once took 10 hours be completed in just three hours? KAIST researchers have developed a technology that selects the most useful training data and distributes it evenly across multiple GPUs.Can AI fine-tuning that once took 10 hours be completed in just three hours? KAIST researchers have developed a technology that selects the most useful training data and distributes it evenly across multiple GPUs.Computer Sciences[#item_full_content]
Anthropic, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday reported a more than 1,100% surge in quarterly revenue and nearly $900 billion in spending commitments as it counts down to its Wall Street listing later this month.Anthropic, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies, on Monday reported a more than 1,100% surge in quarterly revenue and nearly $900 billion in spending commitments as it counts down to its Wall Street listing later this month.Business[#item_full_content]
As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close this week, one University of Florida researcher is examining the roots of nudification apps, online platforms that use AI to turn images of clothed people—easily and convincingly—into nude images.As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close this week, one University of Florida researcher is examining the roots of nudification apps, online platforms that use AI to turn images of clothed people—easily and convincingly—into nude images.Internet[#item_full_content]
Solar cells generate electricity by absorbing sunlight in a thin layer of perovskite, a light-absorbing material. This layer is made with a liquid solution that dries and crystallizes into a solid film, but small changes in temperature, humidity and other conditions can affect the film and the performance of the solar cell.Solar cells generate electricity by absorbing sunlight in a thin layer of perovskite, a light-absorbing material. This layer is made with a liquid solution that dries and crystallizes into a solid film, but small changes in temperature, humidity and other conditions can affect the film and the performance of the solar cell.Energy & Green Tech[#item_full_content]
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are more widespread than ever, and one of the functions they offer is fast, real-time translation. Some people are even questioning the need to ever learn another language if near-instant translation is so widely available to all of us, often for free.Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are more widespread than ever, and one of the functions they offer is fast, real-time translation. Some people are even questioning the need to ever learn another language if near-instant translation is so widely available to all of us, often for free.Machine learning & AI[#item_full_content]
