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Rethinking AI: Researchers propose a more effective, human-like approach

New research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) could help shape the future of artificial intelligence by making AI systems less resource-intensive, higher performing, and designed to emulate the human brain. The research was published in Patterns, titled "Dimensionality and dynamics for next-generation neural networks."

13/06/2025 15:36

The most eye-catching products at Paris's Vivatech trade fair

Products ranging from footwear to AI counterfeit detectors fill the halls of Paris's Vivatech trade fair, which runs until Saturday.

12/06/2025 18:30

Researchers speed up simulations with smarter data approach

A team at Stanford has shown that using fewer, higher-quality data points can speed up complex simulations. The method could impact fields from aircraft certification to climate modeling.

09/06/2025 16:45

Animation technique simulates the motion of squishy objects

Animators could create more realistic bouncy, stretchy, and squishy characters for movies and video games thanks to a new simulation method developed by researchers at MIT.

05/06/2025 20:22

Algorithm lets a robot 'think ahead' and consider thousands of potential motion plans simultaneously

Ready for that long-awaited summer vacation? First, you'll need to pack all items required for your trip into a suitcase, making sure everything fits securely without crushing anything fragile.

05/06/2025 17:31

Chain-of-Zoom framework enables extreme super-resolution zoom without retraining

A trio of AI researchers at KAIST AI, in Korea, has developed what they call a Chain-of-Zoom framework that allows the generation of extreme super-resolution imagery using existing super-resolution models without the need for retraining.

04/06/2025 23:04

Prepping for Q-Day: Physics-based encryption aims to secure data in the quantum computing era

In our hyper-connected world, we rely on encrypted communications every day—to shop online, digitally sign documents, make bank transactions, check our steps on fitness trackers.

04/06/2025 21:40

Why AI can't understand a flower the way humans do

Even with all its training and computer power, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT can't represent the concept of a flower the way a human does, according to a new study.

04/06/2025 12:00

Use of commercial video games helps students to learn basic programming

In an increasingly digitized and connected environment, the demand for computer programmers continues to grow and so does the need for training to produce new coding specialists. Often, they are professionals from other sectors who want to switch career paths. In these cases, the acquisition of computational thinking and programming skills is of key importance for them to succeed in this process.

03/06/2025 23:21

Teaching AI models the broad strokes to sketch more like humans do

When you're trying to communicate or understand ideas, words don't always do the trick. Sometimes the more efficient approach is to do a simple sketch of that concept—for example, diagramming a circuit might help make sense of how the system works.

03/06/2025 18:50

Beyond translation: Multilingual benchmark makes AI multicultural

Imagine asking a conversational bot like Claude or ChatGPT a legal question in Greek about local traffic regulations. Within seconds, it replies in fluent Greek with an answer based on UK law. The model understood the language, but not the jurisdiction. This kind of failure illustrates the inability of large language models (LLMs) to understand regional, cultural and, in this case, legal knowledge, while at the same time being proficient in many of the world's languages.

02/06/2025 23:17

A novel, multimodal approach to automated speaking skill assessment

The ability to communicate effectively in spoken English is a key determinant of both academic and professional success. Traditionally, the degree of mastery over English grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and communication skills has been assessed through tedious and expensive human-administered tests.

02/06/2025 22:38

Self-powered artificial synapse mimics human color vision

As artificial intelligence and smart devices continue to evolve, machine vision is taking an increasingly pivotal role as a key enabler of modern technologies. Unfortunately, despite much progress, machine vision systems still face a major problem: Processing the enormous amounts of visual data generated every second requires substantial power, storage, and computational resources. This limitation makes it difficult to deploy visual recognition capabilities in edge devices, such as smartphones, drones, or autonomous vehicles.

02/06/2025 18:10

Robotic table tennis system predicts ball trajectory and adapts swing in real time

Over the past decades, roboticists have introduced various systems that can replicate specific human motions and behaviors with remarkable accuracy. Some of these robots can even compete with other robots or humans in specific sports, such as the robots showcased at the RoboCup, an international robotics event at which robots play soccer with each other.

31/05/2025 18:10

AI approach developed with human decision-makers in mind

As artificial intelligence takes off, how do we efficiently integrate it into our lives and our work? Bridging the gap between promise and practice, Jann Spiess, an associate professor of operations, information, and technology at Stanford Graduate School of Business, is exploring how algorithms can be designed to most effectively support—rather than replace—human decision-makers.

30/05/2025 18:24

Clustering-based approach accelerates AI learning in robotics and gaming

Teaching AI to explore its surroundings is a bit like teaching a robot to find treasure in a vast maze—it needs to try different paths, but some lead nowhere. In many real-world challenges, like training robots or playing complex games, rewards are few and far between, making it easy for AI to waste time on dead ends.

30/05/2025 16:07

AI learns languages similarly to humans, study shows

An AI system that learns language autonomously develops a language structured in the same way as human language. And just as we humans learn from previous generations, AI models get better when they take advantage of the knowledge of older relatives.

29/05/2025 19:52

Hidden labor of computer history explored by researcher

Computer history is not only a history of machines but also of politics, culture, language—and human work. Julia Ravanis' doctoral thesis focuses on the work of some of Sweden's computing pioneers at the Swedish Defense Research Institute (FOA) during the period 1955–1975.

29/05/2025 19:51

Sexual health info online is crucial for teens: Australia's new tech codes may threaten their access

Last week, organizations from Australia's online industries submitted a final draft of new industry codes aimed at protecting children from "age-inappropriate content" to the eSafety commissioner.

29/05/2025 17:23

Team teaches AI models to spot misleading scientific reporting

Artificial intelligence isn't always a reliable source of information: large language models (LLMs) like Llama and ChatGPT can be prone to "hallucinating" and inventing bogus facts. But what if AI could be used to detect mistaken or distorted claims, and help people find their way more confidently through a sea of potential distortions online and elsewhere?

29/05/2025 16:55

Algorithm improves acoustic sensor accuracy for cheaper underwater robotics

In the ocean sciences, robots provide views of the unexplored and can navigate environments not safely accessible to humans. Such dangerous settings make up the majority of Earth's oceans.

28/05/2025 18:52

Creating better digital tools for students to learn to play music by ear

Learning to play music by ear is challenging for most musicians, but research from a team at the University of Waterloo may help musicians-in-training find the right notes.

27/05/2025 19:49

Tool automatically separates training and test data to improve AI evaluation

A new tool has been developed to better assess the performance of AI models. It was developed by bioinformaticians at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and the Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS).

26/05/2025 18:11

Algorithms can predict rare kinds of failures in areas such as air traffic scheduling

On Dec. 21, 2022, just as peak holiday season travel was getting underway, Southwest Airlines went through a cascading series of failures in their scheduling, initially triggered by severe winter weather in the Denver area. But the problems spread through their network, and over the course of the next 10 days the crisis ended up stranding more than 2 million passengers and causing losses of $750 million for the airline.

22/05/2025 21:47

Microsoft AI weather forecast faster, cheaper, truer: Study

Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that beats current forecasting methods in tracking air quality, weather patterns, and climate-addled tropical storms, according to findings published Wednesday.

21/05/2025 20:30

World's lowest write power operation for high-speed SOT-MRAM cell achieved

Researchers at the Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems (CIES), Tohoku University, have achieved the world's lowest write power for a specific type of memory storage device. Not only does this device boast record-breaking energy-efficiency, but it is also incredibly fast. This finding may lead to revolutionary advancements in memory storage device technology that also contribute to a greener, more efficient future.

21/05/2025 11:17

Learning at peak efficiency: Optimizing transport, trust and tutelage

The information age is built on mathematics. From finding the best route between two points, predicting the future load on a national power grid or tomorrow's weather, to identifying ideal treatment options for diseases, algorithms share a common structure: they take input data, process it through a series of calculations, and deliver an output.

20/05/2025 23:28

Color-correcting algorithm removes the effect of water in underwater scenes

The ocean is teeming with life. But unless you get up close, much of the marine world can easily remain unseen. That's because water itself can act as an effective cloak: Light that shines through the ocean can bend, scatter, and quickly fade as it travels through the dense medium of water and reflects off the persistent haze of ocean particles. This makes it extremely challenging to capture the true color of objects in the ocean without imaging them at close range.

20/05/2025 16:42

Graph neural networks show promise for detecting money laundering and collusion in transaction webs

A review by researchers at Tongji University and the University of Technology Sydney published in Frontiers of Computer Science, highlights the powerful role of graph neural networks (GNNs) in exposing financial fraud.

19/05/2025 23:37

AI goes to 'kindergarten' in order to learn more complex tasks

We need to learn our letters before we can learn to read and our numbers before we can learn how to add and subtract. The same principles are true with AI, a team of New York University scientists has shown through laboratory experiments and computational modeling.

19/05/2025 18:49