Nvidia replacing Intel in Dow Jones Industrial Average
Intel will lose its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average after a 25-year run to Nvidia, S&P Dow Jones Indices said Friday, the latest blow to the struggling chipmaker that was...
AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do
Michal Kosinski is a Stanford research psychologist with a nose for timely subjects. He sees his work as not only advancing knowledge, but alerting the world to potential dangers ignited...
MIT Schwarzman College of Computing launches postdoctoral program to advance AI across disciplines
The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing has announced the launch of a new program to support postdocs conducting research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and particular disciplines. ...
Cultivating the next generation of AI innovators in a global tech hub
A few years ago, I had to make one of the biggest decisions of my life: continue as a professor at the University of Melbourne or move to another part...
Meta building AI search engine to cut Google, Bing reliance: report
Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating...
Anthropic Wants Its AI Agent to Control Your Computer
Demos of AI agents can seem stunning, but getting the technology to perform reliably and without annoying (or costly) errors in real life can be a challenge. Current models can...
Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses
Despite their impressive capabilities, large language models are far from perfect. These artificial intelligence models sometimes “hallucinate” by generating incorrect or unsupported information in response to a query. Due to...
The race to find new materials with AI needs more data. Meta is giving massive amounts away for free.
Meta is releasing a massive data set and models, called Open Materials 2024, that could help scientists use AI to discover new materials much faster. OMat24 tackles one of the...
OpenAI, Microsoft in $14B tussle over equity rights in AI giant: report
Microsoft is reportedly in a tussle with OpenAI over what size piece it will get of the artificial intelligence juggernaut as the latter prepares to transform itself from nonprofit to...
Sam Altman’s Eye-Scanning Orb Has a New Look—and Will Come Right to Your Door
While the biometric-scanning Orb and the World network have their roots in crypto tokens, “crypto” wasn’t an oft-mentioned word during the event. Instead, Altman and Blania emphasized World’s blockchain service,...
Combining next-token prediction and video diffusion in computer vision and robotics
In the current AI zeitgeist, sequence models have skyrocketed in popularity for their ability to analyze data and predict what to do next. For instance, you’ve likely used next-token prediction...
OpenAI says ChatGPT treats us all the same (most of the time)
Does ChatGPT treat you the same whether you’re a Laurie, Luke, or Lashonda? Almost, but not quite. OpenAI has analyzed millions of conversations with its hit chatbot and found that...
Secretive US spaceship to attempt unprecedented maneuvers above Earth
A secretive US spaceship is about to attempt unprecedented flight maneuvers above Earth. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-7) is an experimental space plane operated by the United States Space...
‘Piece by Piece’ Director Morgan Neville Will Never Use AI Again
Would adding that bit have opened up a can of worms? You kind of can’t just glance over Michael Jackson. I mean everybody from Beyoncé to Kanye [West], even though...
AI simulation gives people a glimpse of their potential future self
Have you ever wanted to travel through time to see what your future self might be like? Now, thanks to the power of generative AI, you can. Researchers from MIT...
