Artificial Intelligence

Can you tell if an image is real?

Can you tell if an image is real?

Study explores our ability to distinguish between AI-generated images and real photos AI models such as DALL·E can produce detailed and realistic faces by learning from millions of images of real humans with their descriptions. But are these hyper-realistic images of people almost indistinguishable from real photographs? A research team led by the United Kingdom’s…
Should AI write your work emails?

Should AI write your work emails?

Study explores the use of emails and their impact on workplace dynamics From correcting grammar to providing suggestions, many workers today are using AI to prepare carefully crafted emails quickly and effectively. The numbers speak for themselves. According to Eurostat(opens in new window), 13.5 % of small businesses in the EU reported using AI in…
ChatGPT seemed to “think on the fly” when put through an Ancient Greek maths puzzle

ChatGPT seemed to “think on the fly” when put through an Ancient Greek maths puzzle

The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge The experiment, by two education researchers, asked the chatbot to solve a version of the “doubling the square” problem – a lesson described by Plato in about 385 BCE and, the…
The Technical University of Munich establishes a center for AI chips

The Technical University of Munich establishes a center for AI chips

The key partner is TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. The Bavarian state government is supporting the center with 4.475 million euros Over the next five years, more than 300 TUM students and researchers from the fields of engineering and computer science will learn how to design and develop AI chips. That is the goal Prof.…
As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special

As chatbots get smarter, humans’ unique language abilities are becoming less special

UC Berkeley researchers say large language models have gained “metalinguistic ability,” a hallmark of human language and cognition no other animal has displayed AI platforms like ChatGPT are widely understood to be sophisticated prediction machines. Trained on vast troves of content ranging from news articles and books to film scripts and Reddit posts, they anticipate…
Evaluating AI language models just got more effective and efficient

Evaluating AI language models just got more effective and efficient

Assessing the progress of new AI language models can be as challenging as training them. Stanford researchers offer a new approach As new versions of artificial intelligence language models roll out with increasing frequency, many do so with claims of improved performance. Demonstrating that a new model is actually better than the last, however, remains…
Art meets AI to reinvent tomorrow’s food systems

Art meets AI to reinvent tomorrow’s food systems

With support from the EU, artists, scientists and food companies are teaming up to find fresh, creative ways to make our food systems greener and more efficient New media artist Helena Nikonole is taking the art of sound to an unusual place – a city-based hydroponic plant farm. Together with a group of scientists, she…
AI-assisted consumer complaints research by Yale SOM

When AI Is the Editor, Consumer Complaints Are More Likely to Succeed‌

An analysis of complaints submitted to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reveals that consumers are using tools like ChatGPT to help them articulate their concerns. Those AI-edited grievances have a higher likelihood of receiving relief, according to new research co-authored by Yale SOM’s Jiwoong Shin. Consumers who want to submit a complaint to an agency…
AI-powered VR platform helps users overcome public speaking anxiety and build confidence with photorealistic training environments

Free tech eliminates the fear of public speaking

Cambridge scientist launches free AI-enabled virtual reality platform that transforms users into skilled and confident public speakers Presenting in front of an audience is an important and unavoidable part of education and career progression, yet it’s also among the most feared activities, with surveys reporting as high as 80% of students finding this a source…
UC Berkeley professor discusses AI and language learning in a 101-second video

With AI and linguistics, this professor is decoding how animals and humans communicate

Watch a UC Berkeley linguistics professor explain his work in just 101 seconds. When Gašper Beguš began studying linguistics, he spent his time deciphering ancient, largely dead languages. “Nobody cared about linguistics,” he says in this episode of 101 in 101, a series from UC Berkeley that challenges professors and other experts to distill the…