How generative AI is a minefield for copyright law

Still from ‘All watched over by machines of loving grace’ by Memo Akten, 2021. Created using custom AI software. Credit: Memo Akten, CC BY-SA In 2022, an AI-generated work of…

Both humans and AI hallucinate—but not in the same way

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The launch of ever-capable large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-3.5 has sparked much interest over the past six months. However, trust in these models has…

The future of work—how will AI and automation affect work?

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain For decades, advances in technology have changed the ways people work, and now artificial intelligence could be the next big disruptor. Three professors from the University…

How microgrids can help communities adapt to wildfires

Griffith Park brush wildfire and the Woolsey fire in California. Credit: Jorge Villalba/iStock Wildfires have become increasingly frequent due to climate change, with record occurrences in areas not historically prone…

ChatGPT AI Shines in Challenging Medical Cases

Summary: A novel study put the diagnostic prowess of generative AI, specifically the chatbot GPT-4, to the test, yielding promising results. The study involved evaluating the AI’s diagnostic accuracy in…

Is Cannabis Use Disorder A Stepping Stone to Mental Health Disorders?

Summary: A new study sheds light on the strong link between cannabis use disorder and mental health conditions, indicating a much higher risk than previously thought. The research, based on…

Team develops alloy to boost fusion energy

Medi-Mojis: Emojis Are A Game-Changer in Patient-Physician Communication

Summary: Emojis could revolutionize healthcare communication. These universally appealing and accessible symbols can bypass barriers of language, education, and age, offering an intuitive language system for patient-provider interaction. Researchers argue…

Japan’s Toyota announces initiative for all-solid state battery as part of electric vehicles plan

A logo of Toyota Motor Corp. is seen at its dealership in Lakewood, Colo., on March 21, 2021. Toyota says it plans to make an all solid-state battery as part…

Engineers create continuously tunable thermal regulators

Zixin Xiong, a Purdue University PhD candidate in mechanical engineering, studies thermal transport at high temperatures in the Marconnet Thermal and Energy Conversion Lab. Purdue professor Xiulin Ruan and associate…