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OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors
OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built to catch them misbehaving, with one later denying it had done so.
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Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make ...
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Building brain-inspired semiconductor chips for smarter, greener data centers
With artificial intelligence (AI) data centers consuming electricity at a growing rate, identifying a sustainable computing solution to offset these massive community and environmental disruptors is proving critical.
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Wheeled, flying and six-legged robots stay on track with new learning method
It's important for a robot not just to learn a task optimally, but to complete it without going off the rails of reasonable expectations. Until now, roboticists could have one or the other. Aerospace engineering researchers ...
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New materials library could help AI design better sodium-ion batteries
The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI models to help scientists design sodium-ion batteries that charge faster, last longer and store more energy, according to new research from the ...
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Engineering
Magnetic field tests predict blue OLED lifetimes from tiny brightness changes
Could a magnetic field be used to identify in advance which OLEDs will keep smartphone and TV screens bright the longest? A KAIST research team has developed a technique that predicts OLED lifetime by analyzing small changes ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
Beware the AI throuple: Is technology manipulating you or your relationship?
Imagine you're involved with someone who knows exactly what captures your attention. They know what makes you laugh, what makes you angry and which topics you like to talk about. They've been paying attention. They've learned ...
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI chatbots often give unsafe or incomplete advice to survivors of tech-enabled abuse, study finds
People experiencing technology-facilitated abuse, such as spyware on a phone, an ex tracking their location or an abuser controlling their accounts, may encounter or turn to AI chatbots for help. But a new study led by researchers ...
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Engineering
New planning method could make driverless electric taxi fleets more efficient and reliable
Self-driving electric taxi fleets could make transportation more efficient and sustainable, but only if vehicles can continuously make smart decisions about where to drive and when to recharge. Researchers at Chalmers University ...
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Automotive
New vehicle system filters roadside air and traps brake dust using electric charges
Researchers have developed an air-purifying vehicle technology that removes fine particulate matter from surrounding air as a vehicle moves and captures brake wear particles before they are released. The technology uses the ...
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Machine learning & AI
Researchers develop conversational AI for self-driving labs
Korean researchers have developed an AI technology for self-driving laboratories (SDLs) that incorporates researchers' experience and knowledge, expressed in natural language, into autonomous experimental planning.
Oct 21, 2026
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Computer Sciences
AI slays the dragon as four agents conquer Minecraft without human intervention
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources, craft items and try to survive in a virtual universe constructed of 3D cubes that represent different materials.
Engineering
Background static can carry wireless data without an actively generated radio signal
Stanford researchers recently revealed how a seemingly physics-defying wireless communication technology works. The new technology, called thermal noise communication, harnesses background static that normally is the bane ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Robotics
Secret trigger words could make AI-powered robots dangerous
Large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google Gemini are increasingly being used to help robots perform tasks, but what if LLMs could be exploited to turn helpful robots into harmful robots?
Oct 20, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
AI creates art in seconds, but creative growth still matters, paper argues
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of producing sophisticated art in seconds, a new paper challenges us to rethink what makes human creativity valuable. The paper argues that while AI can bypass years of artistic ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
Brain-inspired randomness makes artificial vision more reliable
Humans are usually remarkably good at recognizing objects, even under poor conditions. Artificial vision systems, by contrast, reach their limits more quickly. Researchers at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research ...
Oct 20, 2026
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Engineering
Ultrasound creates a tube that guides matter through the air
A small stream of liquid flows quietly in midair, horizontally, as if inside an invisible tube. Nothing touches it. About 5 centimeters (2 inches) away, a cylinder lined with hundreds of tiny speakers surrounds the stream, ...
Oct 20, 2026
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