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We are instinctively turned off by stories labeled 'AI-generated' — even if they were secretly written by other people, study finds
By Drew Turney published
Even when a creative work is made by humans, we think it’s missing a key element of art if we think it's been written by an AI — that capacity to fully immerse you in the world being created.

Tens of millions of devices are thrown away each year — and the rise of generative AI will only make this worse
By Saima S. Iqbal published
Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste than ever before.

'It might pave the way for novel forms of artistic expression': Generative AI isn't a threat to artists — it's an opportunity to redefine art itself
By Remo Pareschi published
Rather than fearing the rise of generative AI, new technologies may allow creatives to define and express themselves in completely new ways.

Gotta Catch 'Em All: How Pokémon Go covertly captured your data for years to train a massive AI model
By Ben Turner published
Niantic, the company behind Pokémon Go, has been scraping users’ scans of the world to build a model that will help robots navigate physical space. Some experts are worried about the potential applications.

Future AI models could be turbocharged by brand new system of logic that researchers call 'inferentialism'
By Alexander V. Gheorghiu published
The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking.

Mathematicians devised novel problems to challenge advanced AIs' reasoning skills — and they failed almost every test
By Stephanie Pappas published
Current AI models struggle to solve research-level math problems.

Communicating with aliens one day could be much easier if we study the way AI agents speak with each other
By Olaf Lipinski published
Decoding emergent languages in AI can have many benefits.

Meet Evo, an AI model that can predict the effects of gene mutations with 'unparalleled accuracy'
By Skyler Ware published
Evo is a large language model that is not trained on words but on the genomes of millions of microbes. It can accurately predict the effects of mutations.

Large language models not fit for real-world use, scientists warn — even slight changes cause their world models to collapse
By Roland Moore-Colyer published
Large language model AIs might seem smart on a surface level but they struggle to actually understand the real world and model it accurately, a new study finds.

Future passenger planes could use AI to eliminate turbulence and maintain a smooth in-flight experience
By Peter Ray Allison published
Turbulence in airplanes could become a thing of the past with FALCON, a new AI system that helps vehicles learn how to adjust to turbulence within a matter of minutes.
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