91av - Technology / /build/images/ns-logo-scaled.ed2dc11a.png daily 1 /article/2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 02 Dec 2024 17:29:15 +0000 Users of the healthcare app Alan whose queries were answered by a medical AI reported high satisfaction levels, but one exchange included "potentially dangerous inaccuracies" 2458531-chatbot-gives-medical-advice-to-hundreds-of-users-in-largest-trial-yet|2458531 /article/2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:00:56 +0000 EEG recordings used in neurology could be made simpler by replacing the usual electrodes, wires and gels with a tattoo printed onto the scalp 2458409-temporary-scalp-tattoo-can-be-used-to-record-brain-activity|2458409 /article/2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 29 Nov 2024 15:04:52 +0000 Robotic equipment can implant electrodes into cockroaches and connect them to an electronic backpack, making it feasible to mass-produce biorobots for search missions 2458397-swarms-of-cyborg-cockroaches-could-be-manufactured-by-robots|2458397 /article/2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 20:00:01 +0000 Tiny robots designed to carry out environmental or industrial tasks could be powered by tricks involving surface tension 2457954-the-way-cheerios-stick-together-has-inspired-a-new-kind-of-robot|2457954 /video/2458269-electric-dreams-is-past-echo-of-todays-debates-on-ai-generated-art/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:00:22 +0000 Tate Modern exhibition explores past echoes of today’s debates about virtual reality and AI-generated art 2458269-electric-dreams-is-past-echo-of-todays-debates-on-ai-generated-art|2458269 /article/2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:00:11 +0000 The content you see on social media is often determined by an algorithm - and it turns out that these algorithms can rapidly change your views 2458226-social-media-algorithms-can-change-your-views-in-just-a-single-day|2458226 /article/2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:33:09 +0000 Determining when someone died based on their decomposing body is a subjective task, but artificial intelligence could bring some objectivity to the process 2457953-ai-can-analyse-a-decomposing-body-to-help-pinpoint-the-time-of-death|2457953 /article/mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 John "Bud" Benson Wilbur isn't often remembered today, but his ideas about what the distant-future world of 1977 would look like are inspirational, says Annalee Newitz mg26435192-400-the-forgotten-civil-engineer-with-a-vision-we-could-all-learn-from|2457754 /article/2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 The long history of robotics should teach us to be more sceptical when it comes to autonomous humanoid robots, says Nicole Kobie 2457971-dont-be-fooled-by-elon-musks-chatty-optimus-robots|2457971 /article/2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:12 +0000 Near Space Labs’s autonomous balloon fleet is already taking high-resolution images of the ground, and its range will expand to the entire continental US early next year 2457923-robot-balloons-are-snapping-centimetre-resolution-photos-of-the-us|2457923 /article/mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back mg26435192-600-banning-scary-sounding-ideas-can-comfort-but-does-more-harm-than-good|2457856 /article/2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:58:19 +0000 Russia’s new ballistic missile flies on a high arc out of Earth’s atmosphere and releases multiple high-speed projectiles, making it challenging but not impossible to intercept 2458117-how-could-ukraine-stop-russias-new-oreshnik-missile|2458117 /article/2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:00:06 +0000 Researchers have used lasers to encode information in diamonds, demonstrating record-breaking data density in an ultra-stable and long-lasting system 2457948-record-breaking-diamond-storage-can-save-data-for-millions-of-years|2457948 /article/2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:00:27 +0000 Today's huge AI models are composed of several billion numbers known as weights and changing just one of them can destroy their ability to function, leading to “gibberish” output 2456168-changing-a-single-number-among-billions-can-destroy-an-ai-model|2456168 /article/2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:39 +0000 IBM has bet big on a modular approach to building quantum computers, and now it has successfully linked two quantum chips together to operate as a single device, a key step towards that goal 2456542-ibm-entangled-two-quantum-chips-to-work-together-for-the-first-time|2456542 /article/2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:55:25 +0000 Using GPT-4o, the model behind ChatGPT, researchers have replicated the personality and behaviour of more than 1000 people, in an effort to create an alternative to focus groups and polling 2457233-ai-simulations-of-1000-people-accurately-replicate-their-behaviour|2457233 /article/2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 When deciding whether to let people await trial at home or in jail, US judges can use a risk score algorithm. But it often makes harsher recommendations than humans do 2456603-risk-algorithm-used-widely-in-us-courts-is-harsher-than-human-judges|2456603 /article/2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:00:51 +0000 There is no evidence that advertisers use covert recordings of conversations to target people with adverts, an accusation widely denied by the industry, and yet this belief persists 2457333-majority-of-people-believe-their-devices-spy-on-them-to-serve-up-ads|2457333 /article/2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:00:43 +0000 A flying robot uses its bird-like tail to maintain stability in flight – a technique that could enable more aerodynamic aircraft designs that use less fuel 2456661-robotic-pigeon-reveals-how-birds-fly-without-a-vertical-tail-fin|2456661 /article/2456782-bluesky-is-ushering-in-a-pick-your-own-algorithm-era-of-social-media/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:10:52 +0000 More than 20 million people have joined Bluesky, a social network that gives you fine-grained control over what you see and who you interact with. I think it is the future of social media, says Chris Stokel-Walker 2456782-bluesky-is-ushering-in-a-pick-your-own-algorithm-era-of-social-media|2456782 /article/2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:00:23 +0000 Quantum computers could get a boost from artificial intelligence, thanks to a model created by Google DeepMind that cleans up quantum errors 2457207-google-deepmind-ai-can-expertly-fix-errors-in-quantum-computers|2457207 /article/2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:30:59 +0000 The largest number of logical qubits has been linked through quantum entanglement, which is a key step towards quantum computers that can detect and correct errors 2456985-quantum-computers-hit-a-crucial-milestone-for-error-free-calculation|2456985 /article/2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:02:17 +0000 The vast computational power of the El Capitan supercomputer at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California will be used to support the US nuclear deterrent 2456779-worlds-new-fastest-supercomputer-is-built-to-simulate-nuclear-bombs|2456779 /article/2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:00:18 +0000 Most mathematicians have been reluctant to start working with artificial intelligence, but a new tool developed by researchers at Meta may change that 2456653-ai-maths-assistant-could-help-solve-problems-that-humans-are-stuck-on|2456653 /article/2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:00:19 +0000 Readers give higher ratings to AI-generated poetry than the works of poets such as William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson – perhaps because they often have more straightforward themes and simpler structure 2456291-people-prefer-ai-generated-poems-to-shakespeare-and-dickinson|2456291 /article/2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 15 Nov 2024 21:00:12 +0000 Attempts to prevent Australian children from accessing social media are likely to fail, and could do more harm than good 2456510-australia-wants-to-ban-social-media-for-under-16s-but-it-wont-work|2456510 /article/2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 15 Nov 2024 16:00:06 +0000 Letting AI models communicate with each other in their internal mathematical language, rather than translating back and forth to English, could accelerate their task-solving abilities 2455173-ai-models-work-together-faster-when-they-speak-their-own-language|2455173 /article/2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 16:10:00 +0000 The controversies surrounding football’s video assistant referee (VAR) system highlight our troubled relationship with uncertainty – and point to potential solutions 2454587-the-real-reason-var-infuriates-football-fans-and-how-to-fix-it|2454587 /article/2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 14 Nov 2024 12:00:12 +0000 Driverless cars can now do doughnuts and drift like stunt drivers, skidding sideways around corners while maintaining control, which might help the cars recover from dangerous situations 2454054-watch-autonomous-cars-do-doughnuts-and-drift-sideways-round-corners|2454054 /article/2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:34 +0000 Researchers mapped Earth’s ionosphere, part of the upper atmosphere, using signal data from 40 million phones – a method that could improve GPS accuracy and help track space weather 2455986-millions-of-phones-create-most-complete-map-ever-of-the-ionosphere|2455986 /article/2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:32:34 +0000 AI and Google Street View have created 'digital twins' of living trees in North American cities – part of a huge simulation that could help make urban tree planting and trimming decisions 2455892-google-street-view-helps-map-how-600000-trees-grow-down-to-the-limb|2455892 /article/2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:00:19 +0000 An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks 2455713-this-robot-can-build-anything-you-ask-for-out-of-blocks|2455713 /article/2455742-audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 11 Nov 2024 15:29:39 +0000 Seven major datasets used to train audio-generating AI models are three times more likely to use the words "man" or "men" than "woman" or "women", raising fears of bias 2455742-audio-ais-are-trained-on-data-full-of-bias-and-offensive-language|2455742 /video/2455513-the-sci-fi-films-and-tv-that-explore-ai-in-eerily-prescient-ways/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Sat, 09 Nov 2024 11:00:24 +0000 Hollywood has been imagining the impact AI might have on our lives for decades, but how accurate are these portrayals? 2455513-the-sci-fi-films-and-tv-that-explore-ai-in-eerily-prescient-ways|2455513 /article/2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:00:46 +0000 Four-legged robot dogs learned to perform new tricks by practising in a virtual platform that mimics real-world obstacles – a possible shortcut for training robots faster and more accurately 2455418-ai-helps-robot-dogs-navigate-the-real-world|2455418 /article/2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 07 Nov 2024 19:00:11 +0000 Oil and water can be separated efficiently by pumping the mixture through thin channels between two semipermeable membranes 2454625-slick-trick-separates-oil-and-water-with-99-9-per-cent-purity|2454625 /article/2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 05 Nov 2024 14:00:07 +0000 One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing 2454825-3d-printing-with-light-and-sound-could-let-us-copy-human-organs|2454825 /article/2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:55:43 +0000 Just under 5 per cent of the Wikipedia pages in English that have been published since ChatGPT's release seem to include AI-written content 2454256-one-in-20-new-wikipedia-pages-seem-to-be-written-with-the-help-of-ai|2454256 /article/2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 I have a confession to make. After taking a handful of autonomous taxi rides, I have gone from a hater to a friend of robot cars in just a few weeks, says Annalee Newitz 2453802-how-a-ride-in-a-friendly-waymo-saw-me-fall-for-robotaxis|2453802 /article/2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 31 Oct 2024 13:52:43 +0000 An off-the-shelf millimetre wave sensor can pick out the tiny vibrations made by a smartphone's speaker, enabling an AI model to transcribe the conversation, even at a distance in a noisy room 2453191-spies-can-eavesdrop-on-phone-calls-by-sensing-vibrations-with-radar|2453191 /article/mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Feedback digs into a baffling ad for a mobile game and identifies a new and devilish way to advertise a product online: make it as confusing as possible to encourage people to click (it worked on Feedback) mg26435152-300-mountaineering-astronauts-and-bad-spelling-its-advertisings-future|2453676 /article/mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:00 +0000 Thanks to artificial intelligence, understanding animals may be closer than we think. But we may not like what they are going to tell us, says RSPCA chief executive Chris Sherwood mg26435153-200-are-we-really-ready-for-genuine-communication-with-animals-through-ai|2453564 /article/2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:00:41 +0000 The US Census Bureau processes data before publishing it in order to keep personal information private – but a new approach could maintain the same privacy while improving accuracy 2454095-simple-fix-could-make-us-census-more-accurate-but-just-as-private|2454095 /article/2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:00:37 +0000 Scientists used AI to transform tourist photos into a 3D digital map of Antarctic penguin colonies – even as researchers debate whether to harness or discourage tourism in this remote region 2453986-ai-can-use-tourist-photos-to-help-track-antarcticas-penguins|2453986 /article/2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:19 +0000 A specialised algorithm could help autonomous vehicles track hidden objects, such as a pedestrian, a bicycle or another vehicle concealed behind a parked car 2453516-ai-helps-driverless-cars-predict-how-unseen-pedestrians-may-move|2453516 /article/2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 20:00:52 +0100 Large language models can be used to scam humans, but AI is also susceptible to being scammed – and some models are more gullible than others 2453350-ai-models-fall-for-the-same-scams-that-we-do|2453350 /article/2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:00:58 +0100 A lithium-ion battery made from three droplets of hydrogel is the smallest soft battery of its kind – and it could be used in biocompatible and biodegradable implants 2453303-tiny-battery-made-from-silk-hydrogel-can-run-a-mouse-pacemaker|2453303 /article/2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 24 Oct 2024 18:55:15 +0100 A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and accessible than traditional batteries 2453185-battery-like-device-made-from-water-and-clay-could-be-used-on-mars|2453185 /article/2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:51 +0100 Researchers have managed to encode enormous amounts of information, including images, into DNA at a rate hundreds of times faster than was previously possible 2452876-dna-has-been-modified-to-make-it-store-data-350-times-faster|2452876 /article/mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What happens if AI is trained to write choral music by feeding it a specially created vocal dataset? Moving new exhibition The Call tackles some thorny questions about AI and creativity – and stirs the soul with music mg26435140-300-musical-ai-harmonises-with-your-voice-in-a-transcendent-new-exhibition|2452425 /article/2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:00:15 +0100 Google DeepMind has been using its AI watermarking method on Gemini chatbot responses for months – and now it’s making the tool available to any AI developer 2452847-google-tool-makes-ai-generated-writing-easily-detectable|2452847 /article/2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:00:58 +0100 A type of mathematical problem that was previously impossible to solve can now be successfully analysed with artificial intelligence 2452780-meta-ai-tackles-maths-problems-that-stumped-humans-for-over-a-century|2452780 /article/2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:00:16 +0100 Google’s NotebookLM tool is billed as an AI-powered research assistant and can even turn your text history into a jovial fake podcast. But it could also tempt you into narcissism and nostalgia, says Jacob Aron 2452746-ive-been-boosting-my-ego-with-a-sycophant-ai-and-it-cant-be-healthy|2452746 /article/2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:22:57 +0100 AI models have safeguards in place to prevent them creating dangerous or illegal output, but a range of jailbreaks have been found to evade them. Now researchers show that writing backwards can trick AI models into revealing bomb-making instructions. 2450838-writing-backwards-can-trick-an-ai-into-providing-a-bomb-recipe|2450838 /article/2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:57:35 +0100 While quantum computers are still in their infancy, more and more people are training to become quantum software developers 2452255-how-quantum-software-developer-became-a-job-that-actually-exists|2452255 /article/2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 16 Oct 2024 01:01:05 +0100 Next-generation phone networks could dramatically outperform current ones thanks to a new technique for transmitting multiple streams of data over a wide range of frequencies 2451769-6g-phone-networks-could-be-9000-times-faster-than-5g|2451769 /article/2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 15 Oct 2024 19:29:46 +0100 A simulator for the process of scientific discovery shows that AI models still fall short of human scientists and engineers in coming up with hypotheses and carrying out experiments on their own 2451863-human-scientists-are-still-better-than-ai-ones-for-now|2451863 /article/2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:00:54 +0100 A new way to store numbers in computers can dynamically prioritise accuracy or range, depending on need, allowing software to quickly switch between very large and small numbers 2451034-teaching-computers-a-new-way-to-count-could-make-numbers-more-accurate|2451034 /article/2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:36:22 +0100 Autonomous taxis are already operating on US streets, while Elon Musk has spent years promising a self-driving car and failing to deliver. The newly announced Tesla Cybercab is unlikely to change that 2451547-elon-musks-tesla-cybercab-is-a-hollow-promise-of-a-robotaxi-future|2451547 /article/2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:15:40 +0100 The UK government's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius surprisingly threatens the extinction of millions of website addresses ending in ".io", and no one is quite sure what will happen next 2451215-millions-of-websites-could-be-impacted-by-uk-deal-on-chagos-islands|2451215 /article/mg26435120-100-fast-forward-to-the-fluffy-revolution-when-robot-pets-win-our-hearts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We visit 2032 and meet artificial animals that love their owners, without the carbon footprint of biological pets. Rowan Hooper explains how it happened mg26435120-100-fast-forward-to-the-fluffy-revolution-when-robot-pets-win-our-hearts|2450623 /article/2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:00:51 +0100 Two of the three science Nobel prizes in 2024 have been won by people working in AI, but does this mean that AI models are now vital for science? 2451337-do-the-2024-nobel-prizes-show-that-ai-is-the-future-of-science|2451337 /article/2447192-ais-can-work-together-in-much-larger-groups-than-humans-ever-could/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 18:00:13 +0100 It is thought that humans can only maintain relationships with around 150 people, a figure known as Dunbar's number, but it seems that AI models can outstrip this and reach consensus in far bigger groups 2447192-ais-can-work-together-in-much-larger-groups-than-humans-ever-could|2447192 /article/2450923-microscopic-gears-powered-by-light-could-be-used-to-make-tiny-machines/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 14:00:47 +0100 Gears just a few micrometres wide can be carved from silicon using a beam of electrons, enabling tiny robots or machines that could interact with human cells 2450923-microscopic-gears-powered-by-light-could-be-used-to-make-tiny-machines|2450923 /article/2451012-nobel-prize-for-physics-goes-to-pair-who-invented-key-ai-techniques/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 08 Oct 2024 11:53:18 +0100 The 2024 Nobel prize in physics has gone to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for discoveries that enabled machine learning and are key to the development of artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT 2451012-nobel-prize-for-physics-goes-to-pair-who-invented-key-ai-techniques|2451012 /article/2449629-hackers-can-turn-your-smartphone-into-an-eavesdropping-device/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:00:31 +0100 Motion sensors in smartphones can be turned into makeshift microphones to eavesdrop on conversations, outsmarting security features designed to stop such attacks 2449629-hackers-can-turn-your-smartphone-into-an-eavesdropping-device|2449629 /article/mg26435110-500-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 In What's Next? Bill Gates digs into AI, climate, inequality, malaria and more. But the man looms too large for alternative solutions to emerge, says Bethan Ackerley mg26435110-500-bill-gatess-netflix-series-offers-some-dubious-ideas-about-the-future|2449844 /article/2450715-will-semiconductor-production-be-derailed-by-hurricane-helene/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:00:27 +0100 Hurricane Helene hit a quartz mine in North Carolina that is key to global semiconductor production, which could impact the entire tech industry. Here is everything we know so far 2450715-will-semiconductor-production-be-derailed-by-hurricane-helene|2450715 /article/mg26435114-100-its-parents-who-are-anxious-about-smartphones-not-their-children/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Smartphones have indeed created an "anxious generation", but it isn't young people, it is their parents, argues neuroscientist Dean Burnett mg26435114-100-its-parents-who-are-anxious-about-smartphones-not-their-children|2450152 /article/2450119-which-ai-chatbot-is-best-at-avoiding-disinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 23:00:35 +0100 AI chatbots from Google and Microsoft sometimes parrot disinformation when answering questions about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – but their performance depends on language and changes over time 2450119-which-ai-chatbot-is-best-at-avoiding-disinformation|2450119 /article/2450427-drone-versus-drone-combat-is-bringing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-to-ukraine/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:50:53 +0100 Machines are fighting machines on the Ukrainian battlefield, as a technological arms race has given birth to a new way to wage war 2450427-drone-versus-drone-combat-is-bringing-a-new-kind-of-warfare-to-ukraine|2450427 /article/2450402-google-says-its-ai-designs-chips-better-than-humans-experts-disagree/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 22:30:18 +0100 Google DeepMind claims its AlphaChip AI method can deliver “superhuman” chip designs that are already used in its data centres – but independent experts say public proof is lacking 2450402-google-says-its-ai-designs-chips-better-than-humans-experts-disagree|2450402 /article/2450360-ais-are-more-likely-to-mislead-people-if-trained-on-human-feedback/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:00:38 +0100 If artificial intelligence chatbots are fine-tuned to improve their responses using human feedback, they can become more likely to give deceptive answers that seem right but aren’t 2450360-ais-are-more-likely-to-mislead-people-if-trained-on-human-feedback|2450360 /article/2450065-useful-quantum-computers-are-edging-closer-with-recent-milestones/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:00:33 +0100 Google, Microsoft and others have taken big steps towards error-free devices, hinting that quantum computers that solve real problems aren’t far away 2450065-useful-quantum-computers-are-edging-closer-with-recent-milestones|2450065 /article/2449454-forcing-people-to-change-their-passwords-is-officially-a-bad-idea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:00:49 +0100 A US standards agency has issued new guidance saying organisations shouldn’t require users to change their passwords periodically – advice that is backed up by decades of research 2449454-forcing-people-to-change-their-passwords-is-officially-a-bad-idea|2449454 /article/mg26335103-100-samantha-morton-stars-in-dystopian-docudrama-2073/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 What if tech bros ruled the world, asks Asif Kapadia's 2073. This docudrama is captivating and disturbing, but lacks enough heft to stand out mg26335103-100-samantha-morton-stars-in-dystopian-docudrama-2073|2448977 /article/2449354-what-voice-assistants-like-alexa-know-about-you-and-how-they-use-it/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 26 Sep 2024 22:00:04 +0100 Voice assistants can build profiles of their users’ habits and preferences, but the consistency and accuracy of these profiles vary 2449354-what-voice-assistants-like-alexa-know-about-you-and-how-they-use-it|2449354 /article/2448178-ai-tweaks-to-photos-and-videos-can-alter-our-memories/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:00:26 +0100 It has become trivially easy to use artificial intelligence to edit images or generate video to remove unwanted objects or beautify scenes, but doing so leads to people misremembering what they have seen 2448178-ai-tweaks-to-photos-and-videos-can-alter-our-memories|2448178 /article/2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 24 Sep 2024 23:00:01 +0100 Smart TVs from Samsung and LG monitor what you are watching even when you are using the screens to display a feed from a connected laptop or video game console 2449198-smart-tvs-take-snapshots-of-what-you-watch-multiple-times-per-second|2449198 /article/2449427-ais-get-worse-at-answering-simple-questions-as-they-get-bigger/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 25 Sep 2024 17:00:28 +0100 Using more training data and computational power is meant to make AIs more reliable, but tests suggest large language models actually get less reliable as they grow 2449427-ais-get-worse-at-answering-simple-questions-as-they-get-bigger|2449427 /article/2448687-an-ai-can-beat-captcha-tests-100-per-cent-of-the-time/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:00:48 +0100 CAPTCHA tests are supposed to distinguish humans from bots, but an AI system mastered the problem after training on thousands of images of road scenes 2448687-an-ai-can-beat-captcha-tests-100-per-cent-of-the-time|2448687 /article/mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Artificial intelligence has more in common with ants than humans, says Neil Lawrence. Only by taking a more nuanced view of intelligence can we see how machines will truly transform society mg26335091-000-the-ai-expert-who-says-artificial-general-intelligence-is-nonsense|2447907 /article/mg26335090-600-terminator-is-back-in-a-striking-but-flawed-anime-version/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 We're trying to avert Judgment Day yet again – this time in an anime series for Netflix. But striking visuals can't make up for shortcomings in narrative and character development mg26335090-600-terminator-is-back-in-a-striking-but-flawed-anime-version|2447903 /article/2448037-quantum-computers-teleport-and-store-energy-harvested-from-empty-space/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Tue, 17 Sep 2024 23:18:48 +0100 A quantum computing protocol makes it possible to extract energy from seemingly empty space, teleport it to a new location, then store it for later use 2448037-quantum-computers-teleport-and-store-energy-harvested-from-empty-space|2448037 /article/2448567-tiny-nuclear-powered-battery-could-work-for-decades-in-space-or-at-sea/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:05:23 +0100 A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient 2448567-tiny-nuclear-powered-battery-could-work-for-decades-in-space-or-at-sea|2448567 /article/2448480-shazam-for-whales-uses-ai-to-track-sounds-heard-in-mariana-trench/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:53:25 +0100 An artificial intelligence model that can identify the calls of eight whale species is helping researchers track the elusive whale behind a perplexing sound in the Pacific 2448480-shazam-for-whales-uses-ai-to-track-sounds-heard-in-mariana-trench|2448480 /article/2448049-cold-war-spy-satellites-and-ai-detect-ancient-underground-aqueducts/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 16 Sep 2024 22:27:42 +0100 Archaeologists are using AI and US spy satellite imagery from the cold war to find ancient underground aqueducts that helped humans survive in the desert 2448049-cold-war-spy-satellites-and-ai-detect-ancient-underground-aqueducts|2448049 /article/mg26335080-600-documentary-tells-the-fascinating-story-of-a-man-wired-to-hear-colour/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Cyborg: A documentary tells the intriguing story of Neil Harbisson, who wears an antenna to “hear” colour, but it is lacking in depth and should have probed its subject more, says Simon Ings mg26335080-600-documentary-tells-the-fascinating-story-of-a-man-wired-to-hear-colour|2446892 /article/2447972-openais-warnings-about-risky-ai-are-mostly-just-marketing/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:12:46 +0100 A powerful new AI called o1 is the most dangerous that OpenAI has ever released, the firm claims – but who are these warnings for, asks Chris Stokel-Walker 2447972-openais-warnings-about-risky-ai-are-mostly-just-marketing|2447972 /article/mg26335080-100-how-star-trek-style-replicators-could-lead-to-a-food-revolution/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time, Rowan Hooper takes us to the early 2030s, when a technological step change enabled us to produce all the food we needed without the use of animals mg26335080-100-how-star-trek-style-replicators-could-lead-to-a-food-revolution|2446887 /article/2447853-the-deepfakes-of-trump-and-biden-that-you-are-most-likely-to-fall-for/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:00:58 +0100 Experiments show that viewers can usually identify video deepfakes of famous politicians – but fake audio and text are harder to detect 2447853-the-deepfakes-of-trump-and-biden-that-you-are-most-likely-to-fall-for|2447853 /video/2447644-electric-vehicles-race-combustion-cars-in-battle-of-technologies/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:23 +0100 ‘Battle of Technologies’ sees electric vehicles and combustion cars compete at the highest level. Who will win? 2447644-electric-vehicles-race-combustion-cars-in-battle-of-technologies|2447644 /article/mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 Supremacy, a new book from tech journalist Parmy Olson, takes us inside the rise of machine learning and AI, and examines the people behind it mg26335080-300-a-riveting-exploration-of-how-ai-models-like-chatgpt-changed-the-world|2446889 /video/2447132-meet-valkyrie-nasas-humanoid-robot-paving-way-to-the-moon-and-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 11 Sep 2024 11:00:54 +0100 NASA’s Valkyrie is undergoing tests to understand what it would take to get a humanoid robot onto offshore facilities or into space. 91av's James Woodford took the controls to see what it is capable of 2447132-meet-valkyrie-nasas-humanoid-robot-paving-way-to-the-moon-and-mars|2447132 /article/2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Mon, 09 Sep 2024 19:00:11 +0100 Are humanoid robots the future of space exploration? 91av reporter James Woodford took NASA's Valkyrie for a spin to find out 2446831-i-took-control-of-nasas-valkyrie-robot-and-it-blew-my-mind|2446831 /article/2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 06 Sep 2024 15:25:01 +0100 Information on faces recognised, voice commands and internet searches can be extracted from an Amazon Echo smart assistant without help from the user or manufacturer 2445673-smart-speakers-at-crime-scenes-could-provide-valuable-clues-to-police|2445673 /video/2446884-nato-tests-autonomous-drone-technology-in-darpa-style-competition/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Fri, 06 Sep 2024 14:58:10 +0100 In a basement beneath City St George's, University of London, senior NATO leaders watch on as four research teams demonstrate the latest in AI-controlled, autonomous drone technolo0gy 2446884-nato-tests-autonomous-drone-technology-in-darpa-style-competition|2446884 /article/mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 As misinformation about the upcoming US elections rockets across social media, creating chaos, companies need to be honest about where this content is coming from, says Annalee Newitz mg26335072-300-we-need-transparency-from-the-companies-disseminating-misinformation|2446089 /article/mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:00:00 +0100 The author of Sapiens has turned his attention to the information networks that shape our societies, but when you stop and think about what he's saying, it's obvious mg26335070-400-nexus-review-yuval-noah-harari-is-out-of-his-depth-in-his-new-book|2446007 /article/2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=technology Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:04:05 +0100 Google has built a quantum computer that makes fewer errors as it is scaled up, and this may pave the way for machines that could solve useful real-world problems for the first time 2446071-google-breakthrough-paves-way-for-large-scale-quantum-computers|2446071