Powerful solar storms could have damaging effects on our infrastructure on Earth, affecting satellites and probes as well as communications and navigation systems, power grids, oil pipelines, and even our Internet and drinking water supplies. Strong evidence of this comes from a recent geomagnetic storm that caused the crash of 40 of the 49 recently … Read more
Our brain is capable of developing an innate understanding of physical reality, which we then use to analyze sensory data streaming to our brain. One theory advanced by some researchers is that the brain may use a method similar to so-called “self-supervised learning” techniques to do this. Within machine learning, this self-supervised method allows computer … Read more
ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence-powered chatbot, continues to evolve and is now being equipped with a web search feature that should make it even more powerful. The new feature, known as “Browse with Bing” has officially been released from beta, making it a full internet browsing feature for ChatGPT. Until now, the search feature was limited … Read more
Online surveys conducted by recruiting software firm Softgarden have revealed that more and more job applicants are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) when writing their job applications. According to the survey, 19 percent of respondents already admitted to using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write their applications. In comparison, only 12.7 percent answered this … Read more
The impressive capabilities of artificial intelligence are demonstrated by models like ChatGPT and other deep generative models (DGMs). These barrier-breaking technologies can autonomously learn from a vast amount of samples and generate something new that resembles what they have already learned, from poems to complete symphonies and the creation of new videos and images. The … Read more
The prediction of an impending financial crash by Gary Gensler, the head of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has caused quite a stir. In particular, he warned of the potential dangers posed by the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the finance world. In his view, the widespread use of AI and the … Read more
A significant advance in the field of prosthetics has been achieved by an international team of researchers from Sweden, Italy and Switzerland. They were able to successfully fuse a mechanical hand prosthesis with the human nervous and skeletal system. This prosthesis can be controlled by the user, a Swedish woman. The control commands are interpreted … Read more
Bill Gates, co-founder of technology giant Microsoft, sees enormous potential in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly in areas such as education advancement, medical progress and climate change mitigation. However, he also expresses concern about the rapid rate of development of this technology, highlighting the jump from GPT-2 to GPT-4. While new technologies have always emerged in … Read more
For Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, artificial intelligence (AI) offers immense opportunities – especially for the German economy. During a visit to Microsoft’s Berlin office, Nadella predicted that Germany is likely to be one of the countries that will benefit most from the current generation of AI. He pointed out that this could be an extraordinary … Read more
Hadrian X, a robotic invention from U.S. company FBR, aims to replace human labor in the construction industry, particularly in masonry and house building, through its capabilities and precision. According to the company, the robot can work autonomously at an impressive speed of 300 bricks per hour, although at this stage it still requires human … Read more
Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of Google, recently unveiled its latest version of the AI-powered language model, Ernie 4.0, and the enhanced chatbot that comes with it. The enhanced Ernie Bot 4 is now able to better understand and provide more relevant answers. Baidu believes Ernie Bot is now on par with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and the … Read more
Among the many cities destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD was Herculaneum, a Roman city that housed a library. Nearly 1,700 years later, the remains of about 800 papyrus scrolls buried about 20 meters deep in mud and virtually fossilized over time were discovered. Since then, researchers have attempted to decipher … Read more
Lumin Fitness is a gym that swears by the value of good trainers. Join the ever-enthusiastic Chloe, or Rex, who preaches relentless training and rejects shortcuts. However, if these two sound too intense, Emma and Ethan are ready to bring calm confidence and gentleness to your workouts. What’s special, however, is that these trainers don’t … Read more
Children and young people today are constantly using artificial intelligence (AI) in their everyday lives, often without consciously realizing it. They unlock their smartphone with their fingerprint, have it calculate the shortest route to their destination, or put a filter over their photos. In the same way, they use AI when they compete against the … Read more
Google is expanding its search capabilities by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its image search function. Although Google’s image search function is widely used, users do not always find exactly what they are looking for. So to improve it, Google has begun incorporating AI-generated images into its search bar, similar to Bing’s Dall-E 3. Users … Read more