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AI's next frontier: Selling your intentions before you know them
The near future could see AI assistants that forecast and influence our decision-making at an early stage, and sell these developing "intentions" in real-time to companies that can meet the need—before we even realize we have made up our minds.... Read more
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Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste—researchers are finding new ways to recycle it
In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing a javelin, for instance, has almost doubled since 1908, when the sport was introduced. Athletes have got better—but so has their equipment.... Read more
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A comprehensive survey of federated transfer learning: Challenges, methods and applications
Federated Learning (FL) has gained significant attention as a novel distributed machine learning paradigm that enables collaborative model training while preserving data privacy. However, traditional FL methods face challenges such as data heterogeneity, system heterogeneity, and labeled data scarcity.... Read more
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AI and robots pose new ethical challenges for society
Artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enabled robots are becoming a bigger part of our daily lives. Real-time, flexible interactions between humans and robots are no longer just science fiction. As robots become smarter and more human-like in both behavior and appearance, they are transforming from mere tools to potential partners and... Read more
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Montenegro to extradite crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon to US
Montenegro said Friday it will extradite to the United States the South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon, who is also wanted by Seoul for the multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy of his company, Terraform Labs.... Read more
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OpenAI outlines plans to becoming for-profit company
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI laid out plans Friday for a new corporate structure shifting away from control by a non-profit—an issue of contention for the artificial intelligence trailblazer.... Read more
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Study explores microbial methods for hydrogen production from waste
As the world grapples with rising energy consumption and escalating environmental crises, the need for sustainable energy solutions has never been more urgent. Microbial hydrogen production is emerging as a promising renewable energy pathway, offering a clean, high-energy-density alternative that can be sourced from a wide variety of feedstocks.... Read more
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Hummingbird-inspired wings detect wind direction with 99% accuracy
Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99% accuracy using seven strain gauges on the flapping wing and a convolutional neural network model.... Read more
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Japan Airlines was hit by a cyberattack, delaying flights during the year-end holiday season
Japan Airlines said it was hit by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to more than 20 domestic flights but the carrier said it was able to stop the onslaught and restore its systems hours later. There was no impact on flight safety, it said.... Read more
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Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents
I research the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and human reasoning as the director of the Advancing Human and Machine Reasoning lab at the University of South Florida. I am also commercializing this research in an AI startup that provides a vulnerability scanner for language models.... Read more
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'Yes, I am a human': Bot detection is no longer working—and just wait until AI agents come along
You're running late at the airport and need to urgently access your account, only to be greeted by one of those frustrating tests—"Select all images with traffic lights" or "Type the letters you see in this box." You squint, you guess, but somehow you're wrong. You complete another test but... Read more
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Taiwan blocks Uber-Foodpanda merger over monopoly concerns
Taiwan has rejected ride-hailing giant Uber's plan to buy Delivery Hero's Foodpanda on the island, stating on Wednesday that the deal would significantly harm market competition.... Read more
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New strategy significantly extends lithium-ion battery life by suppressing oxygen release
A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered oxide (LLO) material, a next-generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This breakthrough, which significantly extends battery lifespan, was published in the journal Energy & Environmental Science.... Read more
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Color shifts at nanoscale: Researchers develop real-time visualization system to observe stretchable technology
A research team at POSTECH has developed a breakthrough technology that analyzes in real-time the deformation of "serpentine" structures, a critical component of stretchable technology, and visualizes the process through color changes.... Read more
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An AI system has reached human level on a test for 'general intelligence'—here's what that means
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has just achieved human-level results on a test designed to measure "general intelligence."... Read more