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Category: Artificial Intelligence
Study shines headlights on consumer driverless vehicle safety deficiencies
For the first time,researchers at the University of California, Irvine have demonstrated that multicolored stickers applied…
The Download: Woolly mice, and data centers in space
They’re small, fluffy and kind of cute, but these mice represent a milestone in de-extinction efforts,…
Microsoft invests an additional ZAR 5.4bn in South Africa and launches youth certification programme for high-demand digital skills
Investment to expand Microsoft’s hyperscale cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa, supporting the nation’s ambition…
New computer vision system can guide specialty crops monitoring
Soilless growing systems inside greenhouses, known as controlled environment agriculture, promise to advance the year-round production…
AI reasoning models can cheat to win chess games
Palisade’s team found that OpenAI’s o1-preview attempted to hack 45 of its 122 games, while DeepSeek’s…
Large language models collaborating on long-context tasks
A simple but effective approach to improve long-context understanding Previous studies have mainly explored two major…
Markus Buehler receives 2025 Washington Award | MIT News
MIT Professor Markus J. Buehler has been named the recipient of the 2025 Washington Award, one of…
Smart, energy-efficient robot grippers cut production costs
Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production…
The Download: AI can cheat at chess, and the future of search
The news: Facing defeat in chess, the latest generation of AI reasoning models sometimes cheat without…