We’ve seen AI systems writing texts that are indistinguishable from human texts. Some are even rendering impressive 3D artworks from short text inputs. But it doesn’t mean they can ‘think’ like us.
Our research on a recent Australian court case shows how experts and lawyers can overcome opaque AI technology. But regulators could make it even easier, by making AI companies document their systems.
An image created by DALL-E 2 in response to the prompt ‘a robot hand drawing’.
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New software that can generate images and text on command may deliver ‘good enough’ creativity in advertising, copywriting, stock imagery and graphic design.
People can have several thousand thoughts per day, many of which can be classified as spontaneous or involuntary.
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Emotions play a key role in many types of spontaneous thoughts. Even microemotions — which are often fleeting and unconscious — can affect thoughts and influence attention.
Eliminating human guesswork can make for faster and more accurate research.
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Understanding when and how neurons die is an important part of research on neurodegenerative diseases like Lou Gehrig’s, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
De novo protein design with deep learning can open new doors for medicine and many other fields.
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Using a form of artificial intelligence called deep neural networks, researchers can generate new proteins from scratch without having to consult nature.
In a series of experiments, Australian researchers showed how machines can find vulnerabilities in human decision-making and exploit them to influence our behaviour.
Artificial intelligence requires machines, processing power and energy consumption, among other things. Often, we’re unaware of the presence of this infrastructure around us.
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Artificial intelligence is supported by an infrastructure of hardware and software that is growing increasingly present in our lives, yet remains hidden in plain view.
Data centers like this Google facility in Iowa use copious amounts of electricity.
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Neural networks today do everything from cameras to translations. A professor of computer science provides a basic explanation of how neural networks work.
A bioengineer explains how a clearer picture of brain structure and function may fine-tune the ways brain surgery attempts to correct structure and medication tries to correct function.
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Sections in the brain called “senders” and “receivers” are responsible for directing neural traffic, and we are now a step closer to understanding how they work.
Neurons treated with a fluorescent dye show their interconnections.
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Finding out more about how the brain works could help programmers translate thinking from the wet and squishy world of biology into all-new forms of machine learning in the digital world.
Artificial intelligence tutoring systems can engage students in dialogue.
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Robots for tutoring? The desire to keep pace with technological change should not eclipse larger questions about how children’s development is impacted.
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