The Download: conspiracy-debunking chatbots, and fact-checking AI

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going…

A framework for solving parabolic partial differential equations | MIT News

Computer graphics and geometry processing research provide the tools needed to simulate physical phenomena like fire…

Researchers discover building blocks that could ‘revolutionize computing’

A research team at University of Limerick has made a major discovery by designing molecules that…

Chatbots can persuade people to stop believing in conspiracy theories

After each conversation, participants were asked the same rating questions. The researchers followed up with all…

Introducing o1: OpenAI’s new reasoning model series for developers and enterprises on Azure

We are excited to add OpenAI’s newest models o1-preview and o1-mini to Azure OpenAI Service, Azure…

Microscale robot folds into 3D shapes and crawls

Cornell University researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed…

Meet 2024’s climate innovators under 35

Cement is one of our toughest challenges, as Brimstone CEO and 2024 innovator Cody Finke will…

The R in “RAG” Stands for “Royalties” – O’Reilly

The latest release of O’Reilly Answers is the first example of generative royalties in the AI…

Honor Hispanic Heritage Month 2024 with Minecraft Education and Microsoft Copilot

Engage students with interactive Hispanic Heritage Month lessons that highlight the rich heritage and impactful leadership…

Study: Transparency is often lacking in datasets used to train large language models | MIT News

In order to train more powerful large language models, researchers use vast dataset collections that blend…