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This article is brought to you by Ollobot. From about 2017, individuals began to truly connect with the initial wave of companion robots. These devices had personality, moved around, joked, and answered when you spoke to them. Most early companion robots, however, were still lim…
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A new method for surgically removing training examples from a model reveals that as datasets grow, the link between what a model learns and what it produces dissolves.
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Researchers combined synthetic DNA with a semiconductor to create an ultra-low-power memory device capable of storing and processing information in the same place. The bio-hybrid technology could eventually help make AI systems and next-generation computers far more energy effic…
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“GeoPT” helps AI models understand the basics of physics so they can simulate how objects respond to things like wind and water more efficiently and accurately.
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In simulated conversations, social hierarchy can sway AI agents, making lower-status systems more likely to follow harmful requests.
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Studies suggest AI can weaken learning when it replaces effort, but tools that guide rather than answer may help people keep their skills.
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Study finds non-experts deferred to LLM-based diagnostic assistance, even when it was wrong, while clinicians caught AI errors.
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An expert in machine learning, statistics, and computation, Rakhlin succeeds Professor Ankur Moitra.
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Director of CSAIL and MIT professor honored for her contributions to robotics, artificial intelligence, and autonomous systems.
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A chat with aged avatars of future selves can guide people paralyzed by tough decisions. The question is what information to feed the bots.
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