Computers

Emoticons can confuse LLMs, causing 'silent failures' in coding responses
Large language models (LLMs), artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process and generate texts in... Read more
'TransMiter' technique transplants learned knowledge between AI models
How inconvenient would it be if you had to manually transfer every contact and photo... Read more
Foundation AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery
While popular AI models such as ChatGPT are trained on language or photographs, new models... Read more
Moore's law: The famous rule of computing has reached the end of the road, so what comes next?
For half a century, computing advanced in a reassuring, predictable way. Transistors—devices used to switch... Read more
AI is already writing almost one-third of new software code, study shows
Generative AI is reshaping software development—and fast. A new study published in Science shows that... Read more
AI models mirror human 'us vs. them' social biases, study shows
Large language models (LLMs), the computational models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT, Gemini and other... Read more
Making blockchain fast enough for IoT networks
The vision of a fully connected world is rapidly becoming a reality through the Internet... Read more
New method helps AI reason like humans without extra training data
A study led by UC Riverside researchers offers a practical fix to one of artificial... Read more
Creative talent: Has AI knocked humans out?
Are generative artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT truly creative? A research team led by... Read more
Using AI to understand how emotions are formed
Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology—a complex process that has long distinguished us... Read more
Mistaken correlations: Why it's critical to move beyond overly aggregated machine-learning metrics
MIT researchers have identified significant examples of machine-learning model failure when those models are applied... Read more
Findings on phonetic reduction in speech could help make AI voices more natural-sounding
A speech study by a research team from The University of Texas at El Paso... Read more
AI models tested on Dungeons & Dragons to assess long-term decision-making
Large Language Models, like ChatGPT, are learning to play Dungeons & Dragons. The reason? Simulating... Read more
New framework helps AI systems recover from mistakes and find optimal solutions
If you use consumer AI systems, you have likely experienced something like AI "brain fog":... Read more
'Rosetta stone' for database inputs reveals serious security issue
The data inputs that enable modern search and recommendation systems were thought to be secure,... Read more