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AI scientists urge ‘contingency plan’ in case humans lose control of AI
17.9.2024
In an open letter, scientists shared worry that the loss of human control or malicious use of AI systems could lead to catastrophic outcomes for all of humanity.
‘The crypto voting bloc is not voters’ — political scientists debate election impact
4.9.2024
Recent polling among cryptocurrency holders has candidate Donald Trump firmly ahead of his opponent but researchers are undecided about whether it even matters.
‘The crypto voting bloc is not voters’ — political scientists debate election impact
4.9.2024
Recent polling among cryptocurrency holders has candidate Donald Trump firmly ahead of his opponent but researchers are undecided about whether it even matters.
Quantum computers are advancing much faster than scientists expected
11.8.2024
Breakthroughs in scalability, error-correction, and infrastructure have led to an accelerated timeline for quantum advantage
Scientists illuminate a path to quantum AGI with new light-based chips
9.8.2024
Recent breakthroughs in photonic computing could finally make human-level AI possible
East African Scientists Use AI for Accurate Extreme Weather Forecasts
6.8.2024
Climate scientists in East Africa are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into traditional weather forecasting methods to enhance the accuracy of extreme weather predictions. The region faces increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events due to climate change. By combining...
SETI, NASA scientists think AI could teach aliens about Earth
21.7.2024
The question is: which model best represents humanity?
SETI, NASA scientists think AI could teach aliens about Earth
21.7.2024
The question is: which model best represents humanity?
Star Trek Is About To Bust A Decade-Spanning Series Tradition
13.3.2024
When you think of the most important people in Star Trek history, in terms of actors at least you might look to the legacies of people like William Shatner or Patrick Stewart. But the real answer to that question is probably Jonathan Frakes, who has been a part of pretty much all televised Trek...
New Scientist’s Bitcoin Ban Article Sparks Backlash: Experts Slam ‘Bad Science’ and Bias
9.1.2024
On Jan. 8, 2024, a New Scientist article sparked debate by questioning whether nations ought to consider banning bitcoin due to its environmental footprint. The editorial has drawn significant criticism from numerous bitcoin supporters. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expert Daniel...
Scientists developed an AI monitoring agent to detect and stop harmful outputs
20.11.2023
The monitoring system is designed to detect and thwart both prompt injection attacks and edge-case threats
DAOs can help scientists find funding and community, says Nature science journal
4.10.2023
Decentralization could help bring scientists in underfunded fields and locations to the table without requiring relocation or reemployment
AI can be used in 'every single process' of JPMorgan’s operations, says CEO
3.10.2023
JPMorgan’s CEO Jamie Dimon pointed to trading, hedging, research and error detection as just some of the processes that can be streamlined by AI
Scientists created ‘OpinionGPT’ to explore explicit human bias — and you can test it for yourself
8.9.2023
Due to the nature of the model's tuning data, it's unclear whether this system is actually capable of generating outputs showing real-world bias
Oxford scientists develop GPU-accelerated limit order book sim to teach AI how to trade
5.9.2023
The first of its kind architecture gives up to a 7X speedup over traditional training methods
Scientists reverse-engineered the Luna flash crash using particle physics
21.8.2023
Some of the same techniques used to study the thermal history of the universe can be used to understand crypto crashes
Scientists used AI to find and track 95K ‘cryptocurrency free giveaway’ scams on Twitter
11.8.2023
The San Diego State University team uncovered nearly a million dollars were scammed from victims via the Lists feature on Twitter — now called X
Scientists used AI to find and track 95K ‘cryptocurrency free giveaway’ scams on Twitter
11.8.2023
The San Diego State University team uncovered nearly a million dollars were scammed from victims via the Lists feature on Twitter — now called X
ChatGPT and Claude are ‘becoming capable of tackling real-world missions,’ say scientists
8.8.2023
The scientists developed a tool called "AgentBench" to benchmark LLM models as agents
LK-99 and Cracking Bitcoin: A Quantum Leap in Optimism or Threat? Community Debates Potential Impact
6.8.2023
In recent times, attention has gravitated towards a novel substance known as LK-99, celebrated as a potential wonder superconductor with the capability to usher in an era of lossless power transmission, more potent computers, and stronger magnets. Yet, as scientists have been laboring to replicate...