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Using text-generating AI to power nuclear research
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Text-generating AI programs like ChatGPT are known for everyday tasks like answering questions, but that’s not all they’re good for. These AI agents can use their…
When AI Becomes a Lover: The Ethics of Human-AI Relationships
Summary: As AI technologies grow more human-like, some people are forming deep, long-term emotional bonds with them, even engaging in non-legally binding marriages. A recent opinion paper explores the ethical…
A fluid battery that can take any shape
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. Credit: Thor Balkhed Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery…
The future of mixed reality
Researchers from Japan developed a novel technology that transforms real-world doors into interactive portals between physical and virtual worlds, enhancing user experience and immersive virtual reality experience. Credit: Daiki Hagimori…
Smarter cooling technology tackles climate challenge
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain EU researchers are developing a smarter system of sustainable cooling, replacing toxic refrigerants with safer, more efficient, and recyclable metals. As a young engineering student contemplating…
San Diego County seeks new policy to govern use of AI
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With artificial intelligence already affecting nearly every aspect of people’s lives, San Diego County supervisors want a formal policy that spells out how staff will use—or…
UK government urged to tackle inequality in ‘low-carbon tech’ like solar panels and electric cars
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies (LCTs) like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is…
Shared Brain Circuit Drives Political Passion Across Ideologies
Summary: A new study has identified a brain circuit that correlates with how intensely people engage in politics, regardless of their political beliefs. Researchers examined data from 124 male military…
Google accused of harming kids by secretly grabbing data from school-provided tech products
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Google is secretly using its education products, including those used in many Bay Area schools, to identify students individually, track their online activity including sites they…
