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Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges
China’s flagship companies still lag rivals on factors like range and battery capacity. Dominant in the electric car sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the lesser-watched…
Tech companies claim AI can recognize human emotions. But the science doesn’t stack up
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Can artificial intelligence (AI) tell whether you’re happy, sad, angry or frustrated? According to technology companies that offer AI-enabled emotion recognition software, the answer to this…
Moms Carry 71% of the Mental Load
Summary: New research shows that mothers take on 71% of household mental load tasks, including planning, scheduling, and organizing, while fathers manage just 45%. This imbalance often leads to stress,…
Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe’s innovation fair
Sophia, the humanoid robot, responds to questions from children at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Friday, 13 Dec. 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Aaron Ufumeli From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics…
OpenAI’s legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI ‘dictatorship’
The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. Credit: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File…
Challenging the traditional approach to human-robot interaction
Taylor Higgins, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, leads several projects exploring human-robot interaction, including an unusual study of motor learning through unicycle riding. Credit:…
Prototype device produces critical fertilizer ingredient from thin air, cutting carbon emissions
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The air around us contains a powerful solution for making agriculture more sustainable. Researchers at Stanford University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in…
Low adoption of solar tech in the Philippines is not just due to cost, study finds
With some of the most expensive power rates in Southeast Asia, the Philippines stands to benefit immensely from rooftop solar power installations in urban areas like Metro Manila. However, adoption…
AI Mirrors Human Bias: ‘Us vs. Them’ in Language Models
Summary: AI systems, including large language models (LLMs), exhibit “social identity bias,” favoring ingroups and disparaging outgroups similarly to humans. Using prompts like “We are” and “They are,” researchers found…
