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Fighting Impersonation by AI
Finding ways to determine whether a voice message is real or generated by an artificial intelligence.
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Buddying Up to AI
Artificial Intelligence-based companions and chatbots allow people to form deep connections through long-term interactions.
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How Safe Is Your Office Air? There's One Way to Find Out
Indoor air-quality sensors installed in commercial buildings during the pandemic are now proving useful in areas affected by wildfire smoke.
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U.S. Military Takes Generative AI Out for a Spin
The U.S. Department of Defense is testing five large language models as part of an effort to develop data integration and digital platforms for military use.
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Dashcam Images Reveal Where Police Are Deployed
Scientists found indications of how police in New York City may deploy in neighborhoods via a deep learning model and a dataset of dashcam images from rideshare...
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Fiber Optic Smart Pants Offer Low-Cost Way to Monitor Movements
Researchers have developed polymer optical fiber smart pants that can track the wearer's movements and alert clinicians and caregivers if signs of distress are...
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AI Battles the Bane of Space Junk
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to track space debris, predict collisions, and devise methods for the debris’ removal and reuse.
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Amazon's New Robots Are Rolling Out an Automation Revolution
A wave of advanced machines is coming to the company's facilities thanks to better AI and robots smart enough to work with—and without—humans.
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Computer Model Explains Cats' Sense of Smell
A computational model of a house cat's nose aims to explain the complexity of a cat's sense of smell.
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Building Robust Optical Structures Made of Darkness
A team of Harvard University researchers harnessed metasurfaces to generate and manipulate dark regions in electromagnetic fields called "optical singularities."...
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Multi-Material Printer Enables Quick, Easy 3D Printing of Flexible Devices
Researchers built a multi-material three-dimensional printer for the rapid manufacture of flexible devices.
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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration
Researchers at South Africa's University of Cape Town developed a legged robot that uses pneumatic actuators to accelerate and maneuver like cheetahs.
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10 Million Sign Up for Meta's Twitter Rival App, Threads
The Twitter-like microblogging experience suggests that Meta Platforms has been gearing up to directly challenge the platform.
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Will Robots Triumph Over World Cup Winners by 2050?
The RoboCup dream has inspired generations of roboticists.
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Google Tells Canada It Won't Pay 'Link Tax,' Will Pull News Links from Search
Canada requiring payments from tech to news orgs; similar bills pending in the U.S.
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Care Homes in Japan Use Big Data to Boost Caregivers, Lighten Workloads
Japan-based nursing home operator and insurer Sompo Holdings is using technology to alleviate a caregiver shortage in that nation.
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Tour de France Adds ChatGPT, Digital Twin Tech
Japan-based information technology and services company NTT said this year's Tour de France will incorporate ChatGPT and "the world's largest connected stadium."...
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Robot Takes Podium as Orchestra Conductor in Seoul
An android robot engineered by South Korea's Korea Institute of Industrial Technology recently conducted that country’s national orchestra at Seoul's National Theater...
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Computer Model Predicts Crop Yields
Scientists built a computer model that predicts cotton, corn, sorghum, and soybean yields in the southeastern U.S.
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Hope, Fear, and AI
We polled 2,000 people about how they're using AI, what they want it to do, and what scares them about it the most.
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