Computers

AI can evolve to feel guilt—but only in certain social environments
Guilt is a highly advantageous quality for society as a whole. It might not prevent... Read more
New algorithm enables efficient machine learning with symmetric data structures
If you rotate an image of a molecular structure, a human can tell the rotated... Read more
Why AI leaderboards are inaccurate and how to fix them
Faulty ranking mechanisms used in AI leaderboards can be overcome through approaches evaluated at the... Read more
To explore AI bias, researchers pose a question: How do you imagine a tree?
To confront bias, scientists say we must examine the ontological frameworks within large language models—and... Read more
Researchers test the trustworthiness of AI by teaching it to play sudoku
Artificial intelligence tools called large language models (LLMs), such as OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini,... Read more
Curved neural networks enable AI memory recall through geometric design
A new international study has introduced Curved Neural Networks—a new type of AI memory architecture... Read more
AI tackles notoriously complex equations, enabling faster advances in drug and material design
It can take years for humans to solve complex scientific problems. With AI, it can... Read more
AI system identifies fake videos beyond face swaps and altered speech
In an era where manipulated videos can spread disinformation, bully people, and incite harm, UC... Read more
Researchers demonstrate modular approach for building scalable quantum computers
What do children's building blocks and quantum computing have in common? The answer is modularity.... Read more
Q&A with professor of computer science: What happens when AI faces the human problem of uncertainty?
In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the question of how machines make decisions... Read more
New open-source tool makes complex data understandable
Tabular data is at the heart of scientific analysis—whether in medicine, the social sciences, or... Read more
Researchers develop new method to boost industrial robot dynamics modeling efficiency
A research team from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the... Read more
New reconfigurable memristor-based system enables in-memory data sorting
Organizing data in a specific order, also known as sorting, is a central computing operation... Read more
AI chatbots remain overconfident—even when they're wrong, study finds
Artificial intelligence chatbots are everywhere these days, from smartphone apps and customer service portals to... Read more
Why humans excel at recognizing objects from fragments while AI struggles
A study from EPFL reveals why humans excel at recognizing objects from fragments while AI... Read more