“There’s a new kind of coding I call ‘vibe coding’, where you fully give in to the vibes, embrace exponentials, and forget that the code even exists,” he said. “I’m building a project or webapp, but it’s not really coding—I just…
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AI is coming for music, too
Artificial intelligence was barely a term in 1956, when top scientists from the field of computing arrived at Dartmouth College for a summer conference. The computer scientist John McCarthy had coined the phrase in the funding proposal for the…
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Scientists Unveil Safer Way To Make “Miracle Material” MXene
MXene, a nanomaterial used in battery technology and as a high-performance lubricant, was previously difficult and hazardous to produce. However, researchers at TU Wien have now developed new, safer methods for its production. One of the most…
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A Chatbot Has Passed a Critical Test For Human-Like Intelligence. Now What? : ScienceAlert
There have been several headlines over the past week about an AI chatbot officially passing the Turing test.
These news reports are based on a recent preprint study by two researchers at the University of California San Diego in which four…
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AI Breakthrough: Scientists Transform Everyday Transistor Into an Artificial Neuron
NUS researchers have shown that a single transistor can replicate both neural and synaptic behaviors, marking a significant step toward brain-inspired computing. Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have shown that a single,…
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A small US city experiments with AI to find out what residents want
The volunteers running the experiment were not completely hands-off. Submitted ideas were screened according to a moderation policy, and redundant ideas were not posted. Ford says that 51% of ideas were published, and 31% were deemed redundant….
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Why Honda built an off-roading course in the middle of the ocean
Puerto Rico is a stunningly beautiful island dotted with rain forests and rich biodiversity. A little more than an hour southeast of the capital city of…
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The Download: Tracking the evolution of street drugs, and the next wave of military AI
In 2021, the Maryland Department of Health and the state police were confronting a crisis: Fatal drug overdoses in the state were at an all-time high, and authorities didn’t know why.
Seeking answers, Maryland officials turned to scientists at…
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Explainable AI for ship navigation raises trust, decreases human error
A passenger ferry, left, and a cargo ship sail the Akashi Strait in Japan. Credit: Yoshiho Ikeda, Professor Emeritus, Osaka Prefecture University
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This architect wants to build cities out of lava
Pálmadóttir today lives in Reykjavik, where she runs her own architecture studio, S.AP Arkitektar, and the Icelandic branch of the Danish architecture company Lendager, which specializes in reusing building materials.
The architect believes…
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