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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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?
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."