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Ecologists find computer vision models’ blind spots in retrieving wildlife images
Biodiversity researchers tested vision systems on how well they could retrieve relevant nature images. More advanced models performed well on simple queries but struggled with more research-specific prompts.
Top 8 Software Development Technologies to Consider in 2025
Discover the latest software development technologies shaping the industry today and for the year ahead.
Here’s the full list of 49 US AI startups that have raised $100M or more in 2024
In the first half of 2024 alone, more than $35.5 billion was invested into AI startups globally. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
EU Approves NVIDIA Deal With Run:ai, Pushes for Apple Interoperability
GPU supplier NVIDIA announced its plans to purchase compute management platform Run:ai in April.
Startup’s autonomous drones precisely track warehouse inventories
Corvus Robotics, founded by Mohammed Kabir ’21, is using drones that can navigate in GPS-denied environments to expedite inventory management.
EU Provides Guidance on How AI Developers Can Obey Privacy Laws
The opinion addresses how AI companies can be exempt from GDPR, when they can process personal data without the individuals’ consent, and the consequences of developing a model with unlawfully processed data.
MIT welcomes Frida Polli as its next visiting innovation scholar
The neuroscientist turned entrepreneur will be hosted by the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing and focus on advancing the intersection of behavioral science and AI across MIT.
Need a research hypothesis? Ask AI
Engineers have developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials.
Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed
Researchers developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron, which could lead to new breakthroughs in advanced computing. With a processing speed a billion times faster than nature, chip-based laser neuron could help advance AI tasks such as pattern recognition and sequence prediction.
Rounding Up 2024’s Biggest Tech Fails: What Went Wrong This Year?
Explore the biggest tech failures of 2024, from product flops to security breaches, and uncover the lessons that rocked the industry this year.
Need a research hypothesis? Ask AI.
MIT engineers developed AI frameworks to identify evidence-driven hypotheses that could advance biologically inspired materials.
Australia’s Cloud Computing Growth to Reach $81 Billion by 2029
AIIA's report reveals Australia's cloud computing sector will contribute $81B to GDP by 2029, driving job growth and economic productivity.
NVIDIA Releases New Mini Supercomputer with Enhanced Generative AI Capabilities
The Jetson Orin Nano Super development board allows for 67 generative AI operations per second.
UK Government Proposes Copyright Reforms to Support AI and Creative Industries
The government proposes allowing AI developers to use copyrighted material for training their models without permission but requires them to be transparent about it. Creators will also be able to opt out of having their work used in AI training or strike licensing agreements.
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, researchers show
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, a new study finds.
New recommendations to increase transparency and tackle potential bias in medical AI technologies
A new set of recommendations aims to help improve the way datasets are used to build Artificial intelligence (AI) health technologies and reduce the risk of potential AI bias.
Engineers grow 'high-rise' 3D chips
Researchers can now fabricate a 3D chip with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon substrates between the layers, leading to better and faster computation, for applications like more efficient AI hardware.
How AI Agents Will Revolutionize the Australian Workplace by 2025
Australia is grappling with productivity losses and employee burnout. Can AI reverse this trend?
Australia Unveils National AI Plan to Boost Investment and Capabilities
Australia announces a national AI plan to boost investment, skills, and infrastructure, aiming to capitalize on AI's potential to drive economic growth by 2030.
MIT engineers grow “high-rise” 3D chips
An electronic stacking technique could exponentially increase the number of transistors on chips, enabling more efficient AI hardware.
