First, we present a number of simple tests of AI, which document a profound gap between the hype and the reality of AI. Second, we explain the gap in …
The fattening speed: Understanding the impact of internet speed on obesity, and the mediating role of sedentary behaviour
We examine the impact of access to high-speed internet on obesity. Using 14 waves of longitudinal data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics …
Investigating the links between objective social media use, attentional control, and psychological distress
Social media use (SMU) has been associated with negative mental health outcomes and has been implicated in inhibitory attentional control deficits. Ho…
The possibilities of using immersive virtual environments in research on way finding
The study evaluated the degree of comparability of various aspects of human wayfinding behaviour exhibited during an evacuation scenario conducted in …
1.1. The minimum cost of transport (the minimum ratio of metabolic rate to the product of speed and body weight) for various walking, running and flyi…
Three-dimensional printing offers promise for patient-specific implants and therapies but is often limited by the need for invasive surgical procedures. To address this, we developed an imaging-guided deep tissue in vivo sound printing (DISP) platform. ...
Two days after his company's downfall, Austen Allred wrote:
I wish people could see how ugly it is to be envious, and how obvious it is to those around you when that's what's happening.
There's not much uglier than trying to tear someone down because they achieved what you wish you had.
Austen co-founded Lambda School, one of the largest educational startups of all time. It promised to teach you to code in a matter of months, a common claim in 2017, a time when code bootcamps were commodities
Don’t believe the hype: AGI is far from inevitable | Radboud University
Will AI soon surpass the human brain? If you ask employees at OpenAI, Google DeepMind and other large tech companies, it is inevitable. However, researchers at Radboud University and other institutes show new proof that those claims are overblown.
Sri Lanka scrambles to restore power after monkey causes islandwide outage
Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupted supply to the island's 22 million people.
Second global AI safety summit faces tough questions, lower turnout
Last year, a who’s who of world leaders, corporate executives and academic experts gathered at Britain’s Bletchley Park for the world’s first global AI Safety Summit, hoping to reach consensus on the regulation of a technology some warned posed a threat to humanity.
Microsoft, OpenAI plan $100 billion data-center project, media report says
Microsoft and OpenAI are working on plans for a data center project that could cost as much as $100 billion and include an artificial intelligence supercomputer called "Stargate" set to launch in 2028, The Information reported on Friday.
Google DeepMind unveils next generation of drug discovery AI model
Google Deepmind has unveiled the third major version of its "AlphaFold" artificial intelligence model, designed to help scientists design drugs and target disease more effectively.
Exclusive: Germany, France and Italy reach agreement on future AI regulation
France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement on how artificial intelligence should be regulated, according to a joint paper seen by Reuters, which is expected to accelerate negotiations at the European level.
Australia proposes 'world-leading' ban on social media for children under 16
The Australian government will legislate for a ban on social media for children under 16, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday, in what it calls a world-leading package of measures that could become law late next year.
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers, Beijing official says
China's humanoid robots will not replace human workers and cause mass unemployment, according to a Chinese official who oversees a tech hub in Beijing, amid a rapid expansion of the sector and state funding for it.
OpenAI and others seek new path to smarter AI as current methods hit limitations
Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-bigger large language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for algorithms to "think".
AI cannot be patent 'inventor', UK Supreme Court rules in landmark case
A U.S. computer scientist on Wednesday lost his bid to register patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system in a landmark case in Britain about whether AI can own patent rights.
Norway zips ahead in EV race as car sales hit 96% electric
Almost all new cars registered in Norway last year were fully electric, official data showed on Friday, headed by booming Tesla sales as the Nordic country cements its global lead in phasing out petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.
We wanted to craft a perfect phishing scam. AI bots were happy to help
Reuters and a Harvard researcher used AI to plot a simulated phishing scam and tested it on senior volunteers. It worked–showing how AI arms criminals for fraud
Nine Volkswagen plants on strike as worker rift with management deepens
Workers at nine Volkswagen car and component plants across Germany started two-hour strikes on Monday, bringing assembly lines to a halt as labour and management clash over the future of Europe's biggest carmaker.