The new wave of powerful generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT and DALL-E has introduced powerful capabilities such as writing and image generation. In recent studies, researchers have developed new AI technologies that can be used to transfer human expertise in hands-on, complex skills through data-driven, trained technological models—from a beginner being coached on a tennis serve to a medical intern learning how to perform complicated surgeries.

A trio of AI researchers at Sakana AI, a Japanese startup, has announced the development of a self-adaptive AI LLM called Transformer2. Qi Sun, Edoardo Cetin, and Yujin Tang, have posted their paper on the arXiv preprint server.

When designing a robot, such as Boston Dynamics' anthropomorphic robot Atlas, which appears exercising and sorting boxes, fiducial markers are the guides that help them move, detect objects and determine their exact location. It is a machine vision tool that is used to estimate objects' positions. At first glance they are flat, high-contrast black and white square codes, roughly resembling the QR marking system, but with an advantage: they can be detected at much greater distances.

In Disney's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," Mickey Mouse employs the services of a broom to help him more efficiently fill a cauldron with water. The broom misses the brief and even when the cauldron is full, continues to bring in bucket after bucket of water. Unable to halt the broom's advance, Mickey takes an axe to it, but each of the splintered pieces forms a new broom, and soon the place is overrun with over-enthusiastic brooms and flooded with water.

The landscape of AI regulation in the United States is undergoing significant changes, with President Donald Trump announcing a major new infrastructure investment and rescinding an existing executive order by former President Joe Biden focused on AI development.

Neuromorphic computing—a field that applies principles of neuroscience to computing systems to mimic the brain's function and structure—needs to scale up if it is to effectively compete with current computing methods.

Europe should take greater risks and plow more money into artificial intelligence, Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun told AFP at the World Economic Forum.

OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence program called "Operator" that can tend to online tasks such as ordering items or filling out forms.

In the quest for stronger, more resilient buildings and infrastructure, engineers are turning to innovative solutions, such as concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFST) strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). These advanced composite structures combine the robust load-bearing capabilities and strength of CFST columns with the lightweight, corrosion-resistant properties of CFRP. The result is a cutting-edge construction material that not only enhances structural performance but also offers increased durability and reduced maintenance.

Across the nation, 911 dispatch centers are facing a worker shortage. Unfortunately, this understaffing, plus the nature of the job itself, leads to dispatchers who are often overworked and stressed. Meanwhile, when community members need to report a crime, their options are to contact 911 for an emergency or, in a non-emergency situation, call a non-emergency number or fill out an online form.

Researchers have measured the thinking time of London taxi drivers—famous for their knowledge of more than 26,000 streets across the city—as part of a study into the future of AI route-mapping.

As AI tools like ChatGPT become more mainstream in day-to-day tasks and decision-making processes, the ability to trust and decipher errors in their responses is critical. A new study by cognitive and computer scientists at the University of California, Irvine finds people generally overestimate the accuracy of large language model (LLM) outputs.

The rapid development of large language models, such as ChatGPT and similar systems, in recent years has transformed computational linguistics as a research field. But what can these models really do—are they simply mimicking patterns like parrots, or do they represent artificial general intelligence? To answer this, the development of analytical methods is required.

We humans excel at generalization. If you taught a toddler to identify the color red by showing her a red ball, a red truck and a red rose, she will most likely correctly identify the color of a tomato, even if it is the first time she sees one.

A team of software engineers, AI specialists and programmers at Tsinghua University, working with TikTok parent company ByteDance, has announced the development of a graphical user interface (GUI) agent model called UI-TARS. The group announced its development and introduction to the world at large in a paper posted to the arXiv preprint server.

In one of his first moves as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump announced a new US$500 billion project called Stargate to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the US.

With self-driving cars expected to hit British roads next year (2026), a new motion forecasting framework developed by the University of Surrey and Fudan University, China, promises to make autonomous cars both safer and smarter.

Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there.

In a pioneering experiment, a robotic sample preparation platform, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) was used to undertake simultaneous experiments at both Diamond Light Source, the UK's National Synchrotron, and the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, the UK's National Neutron and Muon Source.

"The Brutalist" has drawn attention this week for its use of artificial intelligence (AI) to refine some of the actors' dialogue.

As nuclear energy ramps up to move towards decarbonization goals, machine learning and AI techniques offer potential to speed up new reactor design and improve safety of the existing fleet. However, the rigorous safety standards of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) may slow the adoption of the fast-moving technology.

Recent advances in robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the development of a wide range of systems with unique characteristics designed for varying real-world applications. These include robots that can engage in activities traditionally only completed by humans, such as sketching, painting and even hand-writing documents.

In a paper published in Nature Biotechnology, three Stanford University-affiliated co-authors, including Stanford Law School Professor Lisa Larrimore Ouellette, tackle an issue of growing importance at the intersection of law and technology: How the use of artificial intelligence to codify and communicate knowledge may influence the usefulness of the technical literature for subsequent researchers and innovators. In particular, they studied how the growing use of AI in the patent-drafting process is exacerbating existing challenges around patent law's disclosure requirements.

Nearly 3 out of 4 businesses already use artificial intelligence, and the AI market is projected to surge to $1.4 trillion by 2030. Amidst this new tech boom, assistant professor of sociology in the School of Arts & Sciences Benjamin Shestakofsky thinks it's more important than ever to pause and explore the social systems that shape AI growth.

As artificial intelligence models become increasingly advanced, electronics engineers have been trying to develop new hardware that is better suited for running these models, while also limiting power-consumption and boosting the speed at which they process data. Some of the most promising solutions designed to meet the needs of machine learning algorithms are platforms based on memristors.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a major investment to build infrastructure for artificial intelligence led by Japanese giant Softbank, cloud giant Oracle and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

An English literature graduate turned data scientist has developed a new method for large language models (LLMs) used by AI chatbots to understand and analyze small chunks of text, such as those on social media profiles, in customer responses online or for understanding online posts responding to disaster events.

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous systems are rapidly transforming various sectors, a book by a multidisciplinary group of scholars offers a timely and critical examination of these technologies from a human-centered perspective. The open access book delves into the ethical, humane, and holistic aspects of AI and autonomous systems, emphasizing their impact on human lives and ways of working.

The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored.

Newly-inaugurated US President Donald Trump has rescinded a Biden administration executive order that established oversight measures for companies developing influential AI models.