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Peter Grad

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Peter Grad was a reporter, columnist and editor at newspapers in his hometown of the Bronx; Meriden, Conn., and then (for 32 years) in New Jersey at The Record. He was the Op-Ed Page editor at The Record for 18 years and also contributed a weekly computer column beginning in the nineties under the titles "The Computer Tutor" and "The PC Guy."" He designed a prototype for a video- and audio-enhanced online multimedia newspaper for The Record years before that became the norm for the nation's.

Articles by Peter Grad

Tech Xplore / The future of AI could be great—or catastrophic

A survey of nearly 3,000 machine learning experts on how our lives will be different in an AI world has been completed and the results are in.

Jan 30, 2024
Tech Xplore / Scientists announce breakthrough in hypersonic heat shield

In a giant leap for future hypersonic flight, Chinese scientists have turned to multi-scale technology to develop a revolutionary new material that has achieved record high marks in tests for vital strength and thermal insulation ...

Jan 24, 2024
Tech Xplore / Faulty machine translations litter the web

Near the end of the last century, Bill Gates saw the prospect of unifying citizens of nearly 200 countries, speaking more than 7,000 languages, coming together in common dialogue through the suddenly burgeoning web community.

Jan 22, 2024
Tech Xplore / Apple flash: Our smart devices will soon be smarter

Our smart devices take voice commands from us, check our heartbeats, track our sleep, translate text, send us reminders, capture photos and movies, and let us talk to family and friends continents away.

Dec 28, 2023
Tech Xplore / GPT-4 driven robot takes selfies, 'eats' popcorn

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo has built a bridge between large language models and robots that promises more humanlike gestures while dispensing with traditional hardware-dependent controls.

Dec 19, 2023
Tech Xplore / Scientists tackle AI bias with polite prodding

The troubling presence of racial bias in AI output may be easier to contain than many thought. Scientists at AI research company Anthropic say a little politeness may just do the trick, at least in some instances.

Dec 13, 2023
Tech Xplore / Brain tissue on a chip achieves voice recognition

Clusters of lab-raised brain cells connected to a computer are capable of elementary speech recognition and math problems.

Dec 12, 2023
Tech Xplore / Study: Customized GPT has security vulnerability

One month after OpenAI unveiled a program that allows users to easily create their own customized ChatGPT programs, a research team at Northwestern University is warning of a "significant security vulnerability" that could ...

Dec 11, 2023
Phys.org / Researchers create 3D DNA nanorobots

Researchers at universities in New York and Ningbo, China, say they have created tiny robots built from DNA that can reproduce themselves.

Dec 7, 2023
Tech Xplore / 24/7 solar towers could double energy output

If you want to improve the output of solar energy systems, why not also run them at night? That's the question researchers in Qatar and Jordan addressed as they successfully devised a system that promises to more than double ...

Dec 6, 2023
Tech Xplore / AI image generation adds to carbon footprint, research shows

So you program your thermostat to save heating costs, recycle glass and plastic, ride a bicycle to work instead of driving a car, reuse sustainable grocery bags, buy solar panels, and shower with your mate—all to do your ...

Dec 4, 2023
Tech Xplore / Trick prompts ChatGPT to leak private data

While OpenAI's first words on its company website refer to a "safe and beneficial AI," it turns out your personal data is not as safe as you believed. Google researchers announced this week that they could trick ChatGPT into ...

Dec 1, 2023
Tech Xplore / ChatGPT creates persuasive, phony medical report

A common truism among statisticians is that "the data don't lie." However, recent findings by Italian researchers may make those who study data think twice before making such assumptions.

Nov 28, 2023
Tech Xplore / Researchers seek consensus on what constitutes Artificial General Intelligence

A team of researchers at DeepMind focusing on the next frontier of artificial intelligence—Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)—realized they needed to resolve one key issue first. What exactly, they asked, is AGI?

Nov 20, 2023
Tech Xplore / DeepMind tool makes 10-day weather forecast in 60 seconds

Google DeepMind researchers this week unveiled a highly accurate AI-based weather prediction model they say marks "a turning point in weather forecasting."

Nov 15, 2023