Changing OpenAI’s nonprofit structure would raise questions about its future

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an Apple event announcing new products in Cupertino, Calif., June 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File The artificial intelligence maker OpenAI may face a…

AI-powered software narrates surroundings for visually impaired in real time

As a user scans their phone camera around a room, WorldScribe will create brief audio descriptions of the objects recorded by the camera. Credit: Shen-Yun Lai, used with permission A…

Can advanced AI can solve visual puzzles and perform abstract reasoning?

An electronic tongue that detects subtle differences in liquids also provides a view into how AI makes decisions

Researchers developed an electronic tongue that can identify various liquid samples using artificial intelligence. When asked to define its own assessment parameters, the AI could more accurately interpret the data…

Scientists sound AI alarm after winning physics Nobel

US physicist John Hopfield and British-Canadian computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton won the Physics Nobel. British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton and American John Hopfield won the Nobel physics prize on Tuesday for their…

New apps aid blind people in navigating indoor spaces

A blind person navigates indoors with the help of the new app and a blind dog. Credit: Roberto Manduchi Two new apps are set to assist blind individuals in navigating…

Meta’s Movie Gen lets users animate photos into videos

Meta says it is working with filmmakers and creators as it eases toward the possible public release of a ‘Movie Gen’ AI model that turns images into custom videos based…

Generative AI embraced faster than internet, PCs

A new model for symbolic music generation using musical metadata

Screenshot of the team’s system demo showing its user interface. Credit: Han et al. Artificial intelligence (AI) has opened new interesting opportunities for the music industry, for instance, enabling the…

LiDAR-based system allows unmanned aerial vehicle team to rapidly reconstruct environments