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Caltech and Technology Innovation Institute Demo Multirobot Response Team

The new multimodal system is one product of a three-year collaboration between Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) and the Technology Innovation Institute (TII) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The robotic system demonstrates the kind of innovative and forward-thinking projects that are possible with the combined global expertise of the collaborators in autonomous systems, artificial intelligence,…

Caltech research, drone robotics, Humanoid Robotics, TII collaboration

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

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 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.…

artificial intelligence, Germany, Innovation

Meeting the challenges of cyber disinformation

Deepfakes, biased algorithms: it’s starting to feel like online disinformation might be around every corner. What can be done? Content can lead to hate crimes and other violence, but many European Police Authorities do not have access to any specialised tools or technologies to help them tackle the issue – how can they be helped?…

artificial intelligence, European Union, Predictive Algorithms

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…

artificial intelligence, ChatGPT, Linguistics, UC Berkeley

Report highlights AI’s potential to support learners with disabilities

Drawing on a collaborative event including students, educators, and policymakers, Stanford’s Accelerator for Learning has released a white paper calling for AI systems designed around the needs of individuals with learning differences A new white paper from the Stanford Accelerator for Learning highlights how artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool to support students…

artificial intelligence, smartlearning, Stanford Research

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…

artificial intelligence, language models, machine learning, Stanford Research

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…

Articial Intelligence, Sustainability, technology

Cracking the quantum code: light and glass are set to transform computing

European researchers are developing quantum computers using light and glass, in a collaboration that promises breakthroughs in computing power, battery technology and scientific discovery Giulia Acconcia grew up in the picturesque, historic town of Spoleto, nestled in the foothills of Italy’s Apennine Mountains. Already in secondary school, she became fascinated with modern technology – a…