Category: 3. Tech
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Without Small Data, AI in Health Care Contributes to Disparities
Several years ago, I attended an international health care conference, eagerly awaiting the keynote speaker’s talk about a diabetes intervention that targeted people in lower socioeconomic groups of the U.S. He noted how an AI tool enabled researchers and physicians to use pattern recognition to better plan treatments for people with diabetes. The speaker described…
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TSMC plans $100 million investment in Arm IPO: board
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Taiwanese chip giant TSMC said Tuesday its board has approved an investment of up to $100 million in British chipmaker Arm when it lists on New York’s Nasdaq exchange this week. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company controls more than half of the world’s output of microchips, the lifeblood of the modern economy…
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how the EU reined in big tech
When Apple unveils its latest iPhone on Tuesday, the European Union will have left its mark on the US giant’s flagship product. Now the iPhone 15 is expected to have a USB-C charger, instead of Apple’s usual Lightning charger, after the EU ordered manufacturers to adopt a common connection. Brussels said this would make customers’…
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Researchers say chatbot exhibits self-awareness
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Are large language models sentient? If they are, how would we know? As a new generation of AI models have rendered the decades-old measure of a machine’s ability to exhibit human-like behavior (the Turing test) obsolete, the question of whether AI is ushering in a generation of machines that are self-conscious…
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An interactive platform that explains machine learning models to its users
Overview of TalkToModel. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-023-00692-8 Machine learning models are now commonly used in various professional fields, while also underpinning the functioning of many smartphone applications, software packages and online services. While most people are exposed to these models and interact with them in some form or the other, very few…
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Flying the Black Hornet, a tiny military reconnoissance drone
On April 18 in New York City, a parking garage in lower Manhattan collapsed, killing one person—the garage’s manager, Willis Moore. Much of the media coverage surrounding that event focused on a robotic dog that the New York City Fire Department used on the scene, a mechanical quadruped painted like a dalmatian and named Bergh.…
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Candy Crush Is Complicated–Even from a Mathematical Point of View
Have you wasted hours playing Candy Crush Saga? You’re not alone. Since its 2012 release, it has been one of the most popular games on Facebook and on mobile devices. The application was downloaded more than 106 million times in the first half of 2023, making it the second most downloaded game app during that…
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Fossil fuel demand to peak this decade: IEA chief in FT
IEA chief Fatih Birol wrote in the FT that ‘the world is on the cusp of a historic turning point’ World demand for oil, gas and coal is forecast to peak this decade for the first time as the use of cleaner energy and electric cars accelerates, the International Energy Agency’s chief wrote Tuesday in…
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How cyber scammers are trying to make AI tools pay
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Proponents of artificial intelligence say its potential is limitless. But cyber scammers could also use it to their advantage. Analysts explained to AFP how the technology could increase the risk from online crime. Phishers of emails Chatbots are the best-known of all AI tools thanks to the rampant success of ChatGPT…
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Bound by EU, new iPhone expected to adopt USB-C charger
A USB-C charger (R) and a traditional Apple Lightning charger (L) are seen on an Apple iPhone. Apple on Tuesday is expected to freshen its iPhone lineup, improving performance and switching to a universal charger set to become mandatory in Europe next year. The tech titan has revealed nothing about what is in store at…