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Artificial general intelligence — when AI becomes more capable than humans — is just moments away, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg declares
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Mark Zuckerberg said Meta will have "an absolutely massive amount of infrastructure" in place by the end of the year to prime it for training an artificial general intelligence model.
Scientists used AI to build a low-lithium battery from a new material that took just hours to discover
By Victoria Atkinson published
Microsoft's AI tool narrowed 32 million theoretical materials down to 18 in just 80 hours — with scientists synthesizing one that can reduce Lithium usage in batteries by 70%.
Forensic scientists have a new fingerprint-matching tool in their arsenal thanks to AI, but it's sparked a controversy
By Ben Turner published
The new technique uses a machine learning tool to match prints from different digits belonging to the same person, but forensic scientists disagree on its utility.
Want to ask ChatGPT about your kid's symptoms? Think again — it's right only 17% of the time
By Nic Fearn published
The AI chatbot provided incorrect diagnoses in 72 pediatric cases from a sample of 100 historic cases, while offering diagnoses in a further 11 that were deemed too broad to be correct.
Last year AI entered our lives — is 2024 the year it'll change them?
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be featured heavily in products at CES 2024, with devices and software benefiting from highly sophisticated in-built AI tools. So is 2024 the year AI changes our lives?
3 scary breakthroughs AI will make in 2024
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Although 2023 was a game-changing year for artificial intelligence, it was only the beginning, with 2024 set to usher in a host of scary advancements that may include artificial general intelligence and even more realistic deepfakes.
ChatGPT will lie, cheat and use insider trading when under pressure to make money, research shows
By Keumars Afifi-Sabet published
Scientists trained GPT-4 to be an AI trader for a fictional financial institution — and it performed insider trading when put under pressure to do well.
How to watch the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures online and on TV
By Alexander McNamara published
Every Christmas, the U.K.'s Royal Institution puts on a set of lectures, each exploring a fascinating subject in science. Here's how you can watch the Ri Christmas Lectures wherever you are.
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