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OpenAI's internal AI model just solved an 80-year-old math problem — and mathematicians verified itThe closest the field has come to solving the planar unit distance problem, first proposed in the 1940s, was in 1984. Now, OpenAI claims an internal model has cracked the puzzle.
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Scientists found the optimal robot body, and it has 20 legs — watch it scale walls and move through treesA sea-urchin-like robot could offer a new blueprint for making more versatile robots, research suggests.
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It's illegal to repair most of our devices. There's a surprising reason for that.Opinion If your phone breaks, it's impossible to fix it yourself. The reason for that lies with a set of laws that emerged decades ago.
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Scientists trained an AI model using an IBM quantum computer — and it answered questions correctly that the base model couldn'tWhen running an AI model through a quantum computer, scientists have increased accuracy by only adding a relatively small number of parameters.
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AI-generated images are making it impossible to distinguish truth from fiction. We need laws and AI watermarks to protect our shared reality.Opinion Generative AI is destroying the baseline assumption that photographs bear some causal connection to reality. That's bad news for democracy.
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Can AI really simulate human thinking? Research casts doubt on an influential study, suggesting an advanced model was just really good at memorizing patterns.Analysis A study published in July 2025 claimed the Centaur AI model could simulate and predict human behavior with astonishing accuracy. A counter study raises doubts.
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China's real-life 'transformer' mech is a giant humanoid robot that can switch from bounding on 4 legs to walking on 2The new 'mecha' robot, which weighs over 1,000 pounds and stands nearly 10 foot tall, is designed for urban mobility.
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How can we prevent AI models from cannibalizing themselves when human-generated data runs out? Scientists say they've found the answer.Researchers have found that introducing human-made data into AI training can help to prevent AI model collapse.
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China installs world's largest floating wind turbine in deep water test — it generates enough energy to power 4,200 homes annuallyThree Gorges Pilot, a 16-megawatt floating offshore wind turbine, marks a major step for deep-water renewable energy and the future of floating wind farms.
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