UK government releases schedule for the AI Safety Summit
The UK’s AI Safety Summit, scheduled to take place on the 1st and 2nd of November, 2023, has unveiled the full program for day one. With…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
machine learning
3D-GPT generates 3D environments from text prompts
In a collaboration between the Australian National University, the University of Oxford, and the Beijing Academy of AI, researchers have unveiled an AI system named “3D-GPT.” …
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Researchers diagnose diabetes in seconds using voice recordings
Researchers at healthcare research company Klick Labs have developed a machine learning model that can determine the presence of type 2 diabetes from a brief voice…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Can the tech industry overcome the challenge of AI monetization?
AI is permeating the lives of millions worldwide, but despite widespread uptake, the technology is proving tricky to monetize amid escalating costs. Generative AI tools like…
By Sam Jeans · 9 min read
New wearables technology enables local machine learning processing
A new era of smartwatches and wearable technology might just be around the corner, with the introduction of a new type of transistor capable of running…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
A second researcher identifies singed text from the Herculaneum scroll
The ancient scrolls from Herculaneum, buried for nearly 2,000 years following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, have begun revealing their secrets. Thanks to AI technology, Luke…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Machine learning reveals the contents of ancient scrolls and stone tablets
Luke Farritor, a 21-year-old computer science student from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, has revealed the text inside a carbonized scroll from ancient Herculaneum. This scroll has…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
Predictive policing underdelivers on its goals and risks discrimination
Back in 1956, Philip K. Dick authored a novella titled “The Minority Report” that spun a web of a future where “precogs” could foresee crimes before…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read
AI decodes speech from non-invasive brain recordings
Exactly how our brains process and formulate language is still largely a mystery. Researchers at Meta AI found a new way to measure brain waves and…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI musicians are being signed to record labels, sorry humans
In a world where the lines between reality and virtual are blurring, AI-generated pop stars are making their mark on the music industry. Among the protagonists…
By Sam Jeans · 7 min read