Why that could be wrong

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Australian government has released voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) safety standards, alongside a proposals paper calling for greater regulation of the use of the fast-growing technology…

Language-like communication improves learning in artificial networks, finds study

Algorithm sharpens facial features for better emotion detection

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research introduces a method to improve the accuracy and speed of dynamic emotion recognition using a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze faces. The work…

How Australia’s new AI ‘guardrails’ can clean up the messy market for artificial intelligence

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Australia’s federal government has today launched a proposed set of mandatory guardrails for high-risk AI alongside a voluntary safety standard for organizations using AI. Each of…

Will humans accept robots that can lie? Scientists find it depends on the lie

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Honesty is the best policy… most of the time. Social norms help humans understand when we need to tell the truth and when we shouldn’t, to…

AI chatbots must learn to say ‘help!’ says Microsoft exec

Microsoft’s AI assistant ‘Copilot’ specializes in sales, accounting and online services. Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice president, even…

A quantum neural network can see optical illusions like humans do. Could it be the future of AI?

Exploring the fundamental reasoning abilities of LLMs

Comparative experiments that utilize a consistent task across different contexts, each emphasizing either deductive (i.e., methods (a) and (b)) or inductive reasoning (i.e., methods (c) and (d)). Credit: Cheng et…

OpenAI, Meta flex muscles as AI race heats up

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The world’s biggest AI companies are releasing new usage data showing significant growth as competition in the generative artificial intelligence sector heats up. The pressure to…

Morphing facial technology sheds light on the boundaries of self-recognition

Visitors are often surprised and amused by the results of the Cybernetic Humanity Studio’s facial morphing technology.  Credit: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Facial recognition is a critical part…