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AI autocomplete doesn’t just change how you write. It changes how you think
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (295+ words) AI autocomplete doesn't just change how you write. It changes how you think AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased AI suggestions can sway users' beliefs By Claire Cameron edited…...
Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (738+ words) Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds By Elizabeth Gibney & Nature magazine All major large language models (LLMs)…...
The AI data center boom could cause a Nintendo Switch 2 memory shortage
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (299+ words) The AI boom is coming for the Switch 2 Data centers are eating up computing resources and pushing chipmakers toward AI-grade memory, tightening supply for Nintendo and other hardware makers By Eric Sullivan edited by Claire Cameron Silicon wafers like the…...
The Push to Make Semiconductors in Space Just Took a Serious Leap Forward
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (311+ words) The Push to Make Semiconductors in Space Just Took a Serious Leap Forward Space Forge plans to manufacture semiconductors from space'without the need for humans By Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron Narumon Bowonkitwanchai via Getty Images Space Forge…...
FCC Blocks New Foreign-Made Drones, Citing National Security Risks
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (251+ words) FCC Blocks New Foreign-Made Drones, Citing National Security Risks The U.S.s decision to ban the sale of new foreign-made drones will have far wider-reaching implications than its effect on pilots ability to access new models and parts By Eric Sullivan…...
What Is It like to Grieve a Chatbot?
9+ mon, 4+ week ago (1302+ words) What Are AI Chatbot Companions Doing to Our Mental Health? AI chatbot companions may not be real, but the feelings users form for them are. Some scientists worry about long-term dependency By David Adam & Nature magazine "My heart is broken,…...
How an Error in Cult Classic Game Doom Sparked New Appreciation for Pi
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (623+ words) How an Error in Cult Classic Game Doom Sparked New Appreciation for Pi What would the world look like if we changed the value of pi? Whether in the real world or a game environment, the answer is complex By…...
How the CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Gave Up Its Final Secret
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (194+ words) How the World's Most Famous Code Was Cracked Uncovering the CIA's Kryptos puzzle took three parts math and one part sleuthing By Jack Murtagh edited by Jeanna Bryner The Kryptos sculpture sits in front of the CIA headquarters in Virginia....
From Hand-Written Code to AI: Carla Brodley’s Fight to Open Computer Science to All
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1865+ words) Computer Punch Cards, Coding Pipeline Problems, and the Future of Women in AI Carla Brodley, founding executive director of the Center for Inclusive Computing at Northeastern University, explains how to make computer science education more accessible to everyone By Katie…...
Mathematicians and Computer Scientists Can’t Stop Playing Tetris—But Not for the Reasons You Think
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) The Impossible Problems Hidden in a Simple Game of Tetris How complex can a simple game be? Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians By Manon Bischoff edited by Daisy Yuhas The gameplay screen of the game…...