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'Privacy by design': Tech protects against identity leaking during AI photo editing
Consumers, businesses, and institutions may soon have private, secure, and trustworthy generative AI tools for editing and sharing profile photos, ID images, and personal pictures without exposing their private identities ...
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Energy & Green Tech
How an acid found in grapes could help recycle battery metals
Cobalt and nickel are vital components for batteries, superalloys and catalysts, used in technologies ranging from smartphones to jet engines. But when it comes to recycling, they are notoriously difficult to separate because ...
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Human brain and AI speech recognition decode speech in similar step-by-step stages, study finds
Over the past decades, computer scientists have developed numerous artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can process human speech in different languages. The extent to which these models replicate the brain processes ...
A bicycle robot that can drive fast and jump over obstacles
Experienced human cyclists can perform a wide range of maneuvers and acrobatics while riding their bicycle, from balancing in place to riding on a single wheel or hopping over obstacles. Reproducing these agile maneuvers ...
Dripping paint: Research resolves annoyance that hindered Michelangelo's 'The Creation of Adam'
More than 500 years ago, Michelangelo spent four years painting "The Creation of Adam" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, struggling with paint dripping onto his face. He described the process as "closer to torture than ...
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Internet
Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday.
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Machine learning & AI
'Happy (and safe) shooting!': Study says AI chatbots help plot attacks
From school shootings to synagogue bombings, leading AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks, according to a study published Wednesday that highlighted the technology's potential for real-world harm.
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Engineering
Low-cost, high-performance plastic heat exchanger rivals traditional metal systems
A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat. The device was developed by a Rice University research team led by Daniel J. Preston, ...
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Machine learning & AI
Can AI make you more creative? Study maps when it helps and when it slows work
Art has been around for centuries, but in the age of artificial intelligence, one University of Houston researcher is examining whether generative AI helps or hurts creativity. Jinghui Hou, lead author and assistant professor ...
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Machine learning & AI
New 'renewable' benchmark streamlines LLM jailbreak safety tests with minimal human effort
As new large language models, or LLMs, are rapidly developed and deployed, existing methods for evaluating their safety and discovering potential vulnerabilities quickly become outdated. To identify safety issues before they ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI assistants can sway writers' attitudes, even when they're watching for bias, experiments indicate
Artificial intelligence-powered writing tools such as autocomplete suggestions can definitely change the way people express themselves, but can they also change how they think? Cornell Tech researchers think so.
Mar 11, 2026
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Hardware
Brain-inspired device could lead to faster, more energy-efficient AI hardware
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new brain-inspired hardware platform that could help computer hardware keep pace with the explosive growth of artificial intelligence. By combining ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI is homogenizing human expression and thought, computer scientists and psychologists say
AI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and think. If this homogenization continues unchecked, it risks reducing humanity's collective wisdom and ability to adapt, computer scientists and psychologists argue ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Automotive
New model aims to keep remote robotaxi operators alert and ready
So-called "driverless" cars often have human operators remotely controlling the vehicles to help navigate tricky driving situations and avoid accidents. But this setup poses a number of challenges. How do you ensure the operators ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Automotive
Facing the music: Detecting dangerous driving through AI facial analysis
Researchers from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are developing new technology that could change how drunk and dangerous drivers are identified. Using a single 3D deep learning model, researchers are able to detect three major ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Robotics
Hybrid AI planner turns images into robot action plans
MIT researchers have developed a generative artificial intelligence-driven approach for planning long-term visual tasks, like robot navigation, that is about twice as effective as some existing techniques. Their method uses ...
Mar 11, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Biohybrid image sensor uses water-based electrolyte to mimic retina's rods and cones
Both image photodetector arrays and retinas are pixelated sensors that dynamically extract various features from the visual scene—e.g., color, brightness, and contrast—before transmitting electrical signals to either ...
Mar 11, 2026
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