Month: July 2023
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AI Unveils New Large-Scale Images in Peruvian Desert
[ad_1] Researchers at Yamagata University in Japan have harnessed AI to uncover four previously unseen geoglyphs — images on the ground, some as wide as 1,200 feet, made using the land’s elements — in Nazca, a seven-hour drive south of Lima, Peru. The geoglyphs — a humanoid, a pair of legs, a fish and a…
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A step toward safe and reliable autopilots for flying | MIT News
[ad_1] In the film “Top Gun: Maverick,” Maverick, played by Tom Cruise, is charged with training young pilots to complete a seemingly impossible mission — to fly their jets deep into a rocky canyon, staying so low to the ground they cannot be detected by radar, then rapidly climb out of the canyon at an…
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Bonus: more chatbot ASCII art
[ad_1] Bonus: more chatbot ASCII art AI Weirdness: the strange side of machine learning You have landed upon a bonus post! In bonus posts, I include extras as a thank-you to AI Weirdness supporters. It’s your financial…
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Insilico Medicine Uses Generative AI to Accelerate Drug Discovery
[ad_1] While generative AI is a relatively new household term, drug discovery company Insilico Medicine has been using it for years to develop new therapies for debilitating diseases. The company’s early bet on deep learning is bearing fruit — a drug candidate discovered using its AI platform is now entering Phase 2 clinical trials to…
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Defining the public interest in new technologies | MIT News
[ad_1] How are waves of disruptive technologies, such as more advanced versions of artificial intelligence systems, changing the way we work, live, and play? Are there pathways that academics, practitioners, innovators, and entrepreneurs ought to be pursuing to ensure that the largest share of the benefits associated with new technologies uplift the most marginalized populations?…
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ASCII art by chatbot
[ad_1] I’ve finally found it: a use for chatGPT that I find genuinely entertaining. I enjoy its ASCII art. (huge thanks to mastodon user blackle mori for the inspiration) I think chatGPT’s ASCII art is great. And so does chatGPT. My prompt: “Please generate incredible ASCII art of a running unicorn, and also rate the…
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Startup Develops App Letting Users Turn Objects Into 3D Models With Just a Smartphone
[ad_1] Editor’s note: This post is a part of our Meet the Omnivore series, which features individual creators and developers who accelerate 3D workflows and create virtual worlds using NVIDIA Omniverse, a development platform built on Universal Scene Description, aka OpenUSD. As augmented reality (AR) becomes more prominent and accessible across the globe, Kiryl Sidarchuk…
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David Autor named NOMIS 2023 Distinguished Scientist | MIT News
[ad_1] David H. Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, has been recognized as one of two 2023 NOMIS Distinguished Scientists for his significant contributions and ongoing research work to understand the effects of technological change and globalization on jobs and earnings prospects for workers. Anne Brunet of Stanford University is the other winner for…
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10 mistakes you should NEVER make in Python | by Amado de Jesús Vázquez Acuña
[ad_1] When we start learning Python, many times, we come across bad practices. In this article, you will learn the best practices to take your Python developer level to the next level. I remember when I first started learning Python, I made a lot of mistakes that, if I had known about it beforehand, would…
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The Berkeley Crossword Solver – The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research Blog
[ad_1] We recently published the Berkeley Crossword Solver (BCS), the current state of the art for solving American-style crossword puzzles. The BCS combines neural question answering and probabilistic inference to achieve near-perfect performance on most American-style crossword puzzles, like the one shown below: Figure 1: Example American-style crossword puzzle An earlier version of the BCS,…