Category: Machine learning & AI

Explainable AI can enhance deepfake detection transparency A new study by SRH University emphasizes the benefits of explainable AI systems for the reliable and transparent detection of deepfakes. AI decisions can be presented in a comprehensible way through feature analyses and visualizations, thus promoting trust in AI technologies. Go to techxplore

Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on govt devices Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices as it seeks to block “an unacceptable level of security risk” presented by China’s breakout artificial intelligence program, according to an official order Tuesday. Go to techxplore

EU sets out guidance on banning harmful AI uses Mass surveillance, detecting emotions, social scoring: EU regulators laid out Tuesday what types of artificial intelligence tools are to be outlawed as too dangerous under the bloc’s pioneering AI Act. Go to techxplore

Taiwan bans government agencies from using DeepSeek Taiwan has banned workers in the public sector and at key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, saying it was a Chinese product and could endanger national security. Go to techxplore

OpenAI chief says it needs new open-source strategy OpenAI chief Sam Altman on Friday said his high-profile artificial intelligence company is “on the wrong side of history” when it comes to being open about how its technology works. Go to techxplore

New play takes on OpenAI drama and AI’s existential questions Revolutionize humanity or destroy it? Playwright Matthew Gasda’s characters, inspired by OpenAI and its famous ChatGPT, grapple with existential questions about the direction of artificial intelligence. Go to techxplore

Italy blocks access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users’ data Italy’s data protection authority on Thursday blocked access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users’ data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot. Go to techxplore

OpenAI seeking $40 billion in new fundraising round: Report OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, is seeking to raise $40 billion in a fresh round of funding that would value the startup at a staggering $340 billion, the Wall Street Journal Reported on Thursday. Go to techxplore

DeepSeek shock shows Europe not out of AI race: experts China-based DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence model has shaken the sector by offering high performance apparently at a fraction of the cost of those developed by US giants, with many experts saying the release also hints at opportunity for investment minnow Europe. Go to techxplore

Q&A: What is China’s DeepSeek and why is it freaking out the AI world? DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup that’s just over a year old, has stirred awe and consternation in Silicon Valley after demonstrating breakthrough artificial-intelligence models that offer comparable performance to the world’s best chatbots at seemingly a fraction of the cost. Go…

Self-adaptive LLM dynamically adjusts its weights to learn new tasks A trio of AI researchers at Sakana AI, a Japanese startup, has announced the development of a self-adaptive AI LLM called Transformer2. Qi Sun, Edoardo Cetin, and Yujin Tang, have posted their paper on the arXiv preprint server. Go to techxplore

AI experiment in halfpipe judging at X Games will give snowboarders a glimpse into the future The X Games will experiment judging halfpipe runs this week in Aspen using artificial intelligence, the cutting-edge technology that could someday play a role in the way subjectively judged sports are scored. Go to techxplore

A new research program is Indigenizing artificial intelligence A new initiative steered by Concordia University researchers is challenging the conversation around the direction of artificial intelligence (AI). It charges that the current trajectory is inherently biased against non-Western modes of thinking about intelligence—especially those originating from Indigenous cultures. Go to techxplore

Translating fiction: How AI could assist humans in expanding access to global literature and culture News that Dutch publishing house Veen Bosch & Keuning (VBK) has confirmed plans to experiment using AI to translate fiction has stirred up a thought-provoking debate. Some believe it marks the beginning of the end for human translators, while others…

In 2024, artificial intelligence was all about putting AI tools to work If 2023 was a year of wonder about artificial intelligence, 2024 was the year to try to get that wonder to do something useful without breaking the bank. Go to techxplore

AI is becoming ingrained in businesses across industries. Where is it going in 2025? As artificial intelligence continues to grow at a rapid pace, more and more businesses are grappling with how to adapt both quickly and responsibly. Go to techxplore

Efficient machine learning: Predicting material properties with limited data Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), with collaborators at University College London, have developed machine learning-based methods to predict material properties even with limited data. This can aid in the discovery of materials with desired properties, such as semiconductors. Go to techxplore

AI’s next frontier: Selling your intentions before you know them The near future could see AI assistants that forecast and influence our decision-making at an early stage, and sell these developing “intentions” in real-time to companies that can meet the need—before we even realize we have made up our minds. Go to techxplore

A comprehensive survey of federated transfer learning: Challenges, methods and applications Federated Learning (FL) has gained significant attention as a novel distributed machine learning paradigm that enables collaborative model training while preserving data privacy. However, traditional FL methods face challenges such as data heterogeneity, system heterogeneity, and labeled data scarcity. Go to techxplore

Language AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents I research the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and human reasoning as the director of the Advancing Human and Machine Reasoning lab at the University of South Florida. I am also commercializing this research in an AI startup that provides a vulnerability…

Computer models are vital for studying everything. Here’s how AI could make them even better Here’s one definition of science: it’s essentially an iterative process of building models with ever-greater explanatory power. Go to techxplore

Open-source platform provides a virtual playground for human-AI teaming Artificial intelligence (AI) has already become an invisible but indispensable collaborator in our lives. It helps filter spam from your inbox, improves your Netflix recommendations, and, as an automotive copilot, suggests optimal routes, monitors blind spots, and assists with parking. Go to techxplore

Survey highlights public concerns over AI’s political and media impact As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent, a new Rutgers University-New Brunswick survey sheds light on public attitudes, revealing widespread concerns about its impact on politics and the media, alongside an increasing adoption of AI tools in daily life. Go to techxplore

AI chatbots may be repeating old biases while trying to help the planet AI chatbots may seem like neutral tools, but a new study from UBC researchers suggests they often contain biases that could shape environmental discourse in unhelpful ways. The paper is published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Go to techxplore

Study introduces a new development in landmark retrieval models A new approach to landmark retrieval, an area of computer vision that identifies and matches landmark images within a database, is discussed in the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology. The new approach taken by Kun Tong and GuoXin Tan of the National Research Center…

‘AI-at-scale’ method accelerates atomistic simulations for scientists Quantum calculations of molecular systems often require extraordinary amounts of computing power; these calculations are typically performed on the world’s largest supercomputers to better understand real-world products such as batteries and semiconductors. Go to techxplore

AI bias detection tool promises to tackle discrimination in models Generative AI models like ChatGPT are trained using vast amounts of data obtained from websites, forums, social media and other online sources; as a result, their responses can contain harmful or discriminatory biases. Go to techxplore

Some language reward models exhibit political bias even when trained on factual data Large language models (LLMs) that drive generative artificial intelligence apps, such as ChatGPT, have been proliferating at lightning speed and have improved to the point that it is often impossible to distinguish between something written through generative AI and human-composed text. However,…

AI could help reduce injury risk in pianists Researchers at Stanford Engineering have developed an AI-trained model to accurately recreate the hand movements of elite-level pianists and the physical stresses they endure while playing. Go to techxplore

Q&A: Professor of computer vision and artificial intelligence discusses the state of the technology Technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI) are already affecting our everyday lives—from the systems that facilitate movie and music selections to language assistants that formulate emails. But what developments will come along in the coming years? Go to techxplore

Is using AI tools innovation or exploitation? Three ways to think about the ethics Artificial intelligence can be used in countless ways—and the ethical headaches it raises are countless, too. Go to boat international

Science fiction has long been a window into possible futures, often anticipating technological advancements and societal shifts with surprising accuracy.

A team of computer engineers and AI specialists at Microsoft, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of Chicago, has led to the development of a new language that allows LLMs to speak with one another more efficiently. The group has posted a paper outlining the ideas behind the new language, how it…

Modern technologies like social media are making it easier than ever for enemies of the United States to emotionally manipulate U.S. citizens.