Aim policies at hardware to ensure AI safety, say experts

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A global registry tracking the flow of chips destined for AI supercomputers is one of the policy options highlighted by a major new report calling for…

Amplifying Stereotypes: The Lasting Impact of Gender Bias in Images

Summary: Visual content on platforms like Google Images reinforces gender stereotypes more strongly than textual content. This pioneering study indicates that online images not only display a stronger bias towards…

Borderline Personality Disorder Linked to Increased Hospital Revisits

Summary: Patients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are more likely to have recurrent hospital visits compared to those with other mental disorders. Analyzing over 86,000 episodes of care for…

Four ways AI could help to respond to climate change—despite how much energy it uses

Credit: AI-generated image Advanced AI systems are coming under increasing criticism for how much energy they use. But it’s important to remember that AI could also contribute in various ways…

AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tech giants including Meta, Microsoft, Google and OpenAI are working on a pact to jointly crack down on AI content intended to deceive voters ahead of…

Loneliness Linked to Negative Eating Behaviors

Summary: Researchers reveals significant associations between social isolation, loneliness, and detrimental food and eating behaviors, uncovering the intricate relationship between emotional well-being and dietary habits. The study, involving 29 research…

Revolutionizing Memory Recall with Neural Prosthetics

Summary: Researchers made a landmark advancement in neural prosthetics, demonstrating the ability to recall specific memories using a newly developed memory decoding model (MDM). This breakthrough builds on previous research,…

Research describes new protocol for stopping network interlopers

Credit: Texas A&M Engineering Dr. Santosh Ganji, a recent computer engineering doctoral graduate, and Dr. P.R. Kumar, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M…

EU industries seek to profit from materials in wastewater

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For decades, most of the wastewater from the Mahou San Miguel brewery in the northeastern Spanish city of Lleida was flushed down the drain. Now the…

‘lol’ or national security worry?

Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is targeting younger voters on social media. US President Joe Biden’s debut on TikTok has caused a stir—not least because the Chinese-owned social media platform is…