An experimental art installation with an AI Jesus entitled, Deus in Machina, installed in a confessional in St. Peter’s Chapel in the old town of Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, Aug. 25,…
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Brazil’s top court takes on regulation of social media
Elon Musk’s X social media platform had a run in with Brazil’s Supreme Court this year, and lost. Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday started examining four cases that turn on…
Earning money while making power grid more stable—energy consumers can have key role in supporting grid flexibility
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain By providing flexibility services to renewable energy systems, consumers can both help in balancing power grids and receive financial benefits. Hosna Khajeh’s doctoral dissertation from the…
Depression Linked to Increased Menstrual Pain
Summary: Depression may increase the risk of menstrual pain, or dysmenorrhea, through mechanisms such as sleep disturbances. Using genetic analysis, researchers found that depression likely causes period pain, rather than…
Finger Lengths May Reveal Insights Into Drinking Habits
Summary: The relative lengths of your fingers might be linked to your alcohol consumption patterns. Researchers found that individuals with longer 4th (ring) fingers relative to 2nd (index) fingers, indicating…
Samsung reshuffles leadership amid challenge in AI chips
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Samsung Electronics reshuffled its leadership on Wednesday as it looks to gain an edge in the production of microchips used for artificial intelligence servers. The world’s…
OpenGPT-X research project releases large language model
by Katrin Berkler, Fraunhofer-Institut für Intelligente Analyse- und Informationssysteme IAIS Credit: AI-generated image The large language model of the OpenGPT-X research project is now available for download on Hugging Face:…
How Memories Shape Decisions and Future Well-Being
Summary: A new framework integrates psychology and economics to show how memorable experiences influence long-term decision-making. Their model separates the immediate utility of consumption from the lasting “remembered utility” derived…
Fitness Trackers Detect Mood Episodes in Bipolar Disorder with High Accuracy
Summary: Data from fitness trackers can detect mood episodes in individuals with bipolar disorder with up to 89.1% accuracy for mania and 80.1% for depression. Researchers used passively collected, noninvasive…
