Artificial Intelligence

Why agriculture is a tough climate problem to solve

It’s a real problem, from a climate perspective at least, that burgers taste good, and so do chicken sandwiches and cheese and...

Robotic automation, AI will speed up scientific progress in science laboratories

Science laboratories across disciplines -- chemistry, biochemistry and materials science -- are on the verge of a sweeping transformation as robotic automation and...

The Download: the AI Hype Index, and spotting machine-written text

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing: The...

Non-electric touchpad takes sensor technology to extreme conditions

Researchers at Tampere University have developed the world's first soft touchpad that can sense the force, area and location of contact without electricity....

The Download: Wayve’s driverless ambitions, and AI models built by kids

The UK driverless-car startup Wayve is headed west. The firm’s cars learned to drive on the streets of London. But Wayve has...

Scientists develop grain-sized soft robots controlled by magnetic fields for targeted drug delivery

A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed grain-sized soft robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields...

Kids are learning how to make their own little language models

“What does it mean to have children see themselves as being builders of AI technologies and not just users?” says Shruti. ...

Discovering Rome’s hidden treasures with an AI virtual assistant

On a sunny Monday morning in late September, a river of...

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