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A Carnegie Mellon team used an automated system and machine-learning software to develop fast-charging electrolytes that outperformed a standard one. | Continue reading
The new version of AlphaZero discovered a faster way to do matrix multiplication, a core problem in computing that affects thousands of everyday computer tasks. | Continue reading
It's the first big step to hold AI to account. | Continue reading
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A new bill will allow consumers to sue companies for damages—if they can prove that a company’s AI harmed them. | Continue reading
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The machine-learning tool could help researchers discover entirely new proteins not yet known to science. | Continue reading
Greg Rutkowski is a more popular prompt than Picasso. | Continue reading
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Meta banned filters that “encourage plastic surgery,” but a massive demand for beauty augmentation on social media is complicating matters. | Continue reading
MIT Technology Review obtained Prince’s investor presentation for the “RedPill Phone,” which promises more than it could possibly deliver. | Continue reading
Since the 1960s, Donald Knuth has been writing the sacred text of computer programming. He’s a little behind schedule, but he has an excuse: he took time out to reinvent digitial typography. | Continue reading
The implant, made from pig skin protein, could provide visually impaired people with more affordable transplants. | Continue reading
A new generation of tech activists, organizers, and whistleblowers, most of whom are female, non-white, gender-diverse, or queer, may finally bring change. | Continue reading
The arrests of several top semiconductor fund executives could force the government to rethink how it invests in the sector. | Continue reading
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On key metrics, a VR experience elicited a response indistinguishable from subjects who took medium doses of LSD or magic mushrooms. | Continue reading
And it’s giving the data away for free, which could spur new scientific discoveries. | Continue reading
The consortium that helped revitalize the U.S. semiconductor industry in the 1980s and 1990s has become a model for how industry and government can work together. | Continue reading
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A group of over 1,000 AI researchers has created a multilingual large language model bigger than GPT-3—and they’re giving it out for free. | Continue reading