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AI can predict 'tipping points' for future disasters like pandemics or ecological collapse, scientists say
By Ben Turner published
Predicting dangerous tipping points in complex systems has proven to be a headache for scientists. Now, a new AI system could be poised to do the job for them.
These 'living computers' are made from human neurons — and you can rent one for $500 a month
By Jordan Kinard published
In the search for less energy-hungry artificial intelligence, some scientists are exploring living computers.
ChatGPT is truly awful at diagnosing medical conditions
By Ben Turner published
The large language model gets medical calls wrong more often than not.
Would you prefer AI make major life decisions for you? Study suggests yes — but you'd be much happier if a human did it
By Drew Turney published
Most people much prefer algorithms to make decisions about the redistribution of resources — but they see the outcomes of human-made decisions as more favorable.
New supercomputing network could lead to AGI, scientists hope, with 1st node coming online within weeks
By Lisa D. Sparks published
Scientists hope to accelerate the development of human-level AI using a network of powerful supercomputers — with the first of these machines fully operational by 2025.
Google DeepMind's robotic arm can now beat humans at table tennis
By Tia Ghose published
Google's DeepMind has been used to train a robot arm to play table tennis, and it beat human players.
AI models trained on 'synthetic data' could break down and regurgitate unintelligible nonsense, scientists warn
By Ben Turner published
If left unchecked,"model collapse" could make AI systems less useful, and fill the internet with incomprehensible babble.
12 game-changing moments in the history of artificial intelligence (AI)
By Edd Gent published
From Alan Turing's seminal paper to the advent of ChatGPT, here are 12 pivotal moments in the history of artificial intelligence.
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