Researchers used data from smartphones and Fitbit wearables to determine when people were high with 85% accuracy. Cannabis use is traditionally determined via urine, saliva, and…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Lucid dreams occur when a person becomes aware that they are dreaming and can consciously direct the dream as portrayed in movies like Inception. Tech startup…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Google’s DeepMind worked with 33 different academic labs to create an AI training dataset based on 22 different robot types. Robots are really good at doing…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
The dual-use nature of AI is coming into stark focus as countries push for AI-powered defense and intelligence tech. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Elicit has raised $9m in seed funding for its AI research paper analyzer which aims to accelerate academic research. Elicit is a for-profit spinoff of the…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Parcel theft has surged in the US, and delivery company UPS is using artificial intelligence to fight this growing trend. Each year hundreds of millions of…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Successful urban planning needs to satisfy a complex combination of aesthetics, practicality, and human needs. A recent study found that AI urban planning tools are better…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
An AI system known as Swift has consistently bested champion drone pilots, including the 2019 Drone Racing League world champion Alex Vanover. Developed by a team…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
The Amazon Rainforest, covering a vast 2.3 million square miles, is the world’s largest rainforest and most biodiverse region. Spread across nine countries, the Amazon is…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
A study conducted by the University of Stavanger in Norway reveals that AI large language models (LLMs) outperformed humans in tests designed to measure creative thinking. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
