Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels Here’s one definition of science: it’s essentially an iterative process of building models with ever-greater explanatory power. A model is just an approximation or simplification…
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The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
Online customer reviews for a product are displayed on a computer on April 17, 2019 in New York.Credit: AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that…
Nissan, Honda announce plans to merge, creating world’s No. 3 automaker
Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Chief Executive Toshihiro Mibe, center, and Takao Kato CEO of Mitsubishi Motors, right, attend a joint news conference Monday, Dec. 23, 2024,…
France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France’s flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy was connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay. France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor…
Rare Brain Cells Offer Clues to Aging and Rejuvenation
Summary: A study reveals how brain cell interactions influence aging, showing that rare cell types either accelerate or slow brain aging. Neural stem cells provide a rejuvenating effect on neighboring…
AI can’t do your Christmas shopping just yet—but next year might be different
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain I’m a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able to help me out. Could I…
Robot mimics traditional Chinese massage techniques for therapeutic use
Credit: Xu et al. In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems that could eventually be introduced in health care and assisted living facilities. These include both…
Structural Sexism Tied to Faster Memory Decline in Older Women
Summary: Women born in states with higher structural sexism experience faster memory decline later in life, with effects equivalent to nine years of cognitive aging. Structural sexism encompasses societal inequities…
Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming
The CREW platform helps human train AI agents to become better at tasks while working to understand how best to optimize this type of training and human-AI partnerships. Credit: Duke…
