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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

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The best new science fiction books of September 2023

We have a bumper crop of new sci-fi books for you this September, including talking spy cats from John Scalzi, an amazing discovery in space from Stephen Baxter and a near-future novel by Sebastian Faulks, says culture editor Alison Flood

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Our ancestors may have come close to extinction 900,000 years ago

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A note from the magazine editor on 91av Live

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A note from the magazine editor on 91av Live

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Drones racing round a course

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AI beats champion human pilots in head-to-head drone races

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Technology

AI shows no sign of consciousness yet, but we know what to look for

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Technology

What is an 'AI prompt engineer' and does every company need one?

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Technology

ChatGPT gets better marks than students in some university courses

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An area of Sri Lanka flooded in 2004 by a tsunami

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AI can spot early signs of a tsunami from atmospheric shock waves

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The 14 nanometre analogue chip that could increase AI efficiency

Technology

Analogue chips can slash the energy used to run AI models

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A chemical map would put molecules that have similar properties next to each other

Chemistry

A map of every conceivable molecule could be possible with AI

A map of all chemicals that places compounds with similar properties next to each other could speed up the process of discovery for everything from drugs to materials

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Health

Unravelling the secrets of the vagus nerve will revolutionise medicine

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Technology

Tricks for making AI chatbots break rules are freely available online

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Google AI predicts floods four days early in South America and Africa

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Multilingual AIs are better at responding to queries in English

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