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Trump’s ‘anti-woke AI’ order could reshape how US tech companies train their models
When DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese firms released their AI models, Western researchers quickly noticed they sidestepped questions critical of the Chinese Communist Party. officials later confirmed that these tools...
A new AI coding challenge just published its first results – and they aren’t pretty
A new AI coding challenge has revealed its first winner — and set a new bar for AI-powered software engineers. On Wednesday at 5pm PST, the nonprofit Laude Institute...
New machine-learning application to help researchers predict chemical properties
One of the shared, fundamental goals of most chemistry researchers is the need to predict a molecule’s properties, such as its boiling or melting point. Once researchers can pinpoint that...
Pedestrians now walk faster and linger less, researchers find
City life is often described as “fast-paced. ” A new study suggests that’s more true that ever. The research, co-authored by MIT scholars, shows that the average walking speed of...
Robot, know thyself: New vision-based system teaches machines to understand their bodies
In an office at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), a soft robotic hand carefully curls its fingers to grasp a small object. The intriguing part isn’t the...
America’s AI watchdog is losing its bite
Most Americans encounter the Federal Trade Commission only if they’ve been scammed: It handles identity theft, fraud, and stolen data. During the Biden administration, the agency went after AI companies...
Google’s new Web Guide search experiment organizes results with AI
Google's new Search Labs experiment will organize the search results using AI smarts.
AI companions: A threat to love, or an evolution of it?
As AI companions from companies like Replika, Character AI, and Nomi AI abound, love is no longer strictly human. In this debate, we ask the question of whether it should...
This industrial AI startup is winning over customers by saying it won’t get acquired
In a red-hot acquisition market, the CVector founders answer this key question in its first conversation with prospective customers.
Chime backer Lauren Kolodny bets on AI to revolutionize estate processing
Acrew Capital's Kolodny led a $20 million Series A in Alix, a startup that uses AI to automate estate processing.