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Tech Xplore / Report calls for AI toy safety standards to protect young children
AI-powered toys that "talk" with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a report that warns they are not always developed with children's psychological safety in mind. ...
Tech Xplore / AI search robot uses 3D maps and internet knowledge to find lost items
A robot that can locate lost items on command, the latest development at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), combines knowledge from the internet with a spatial map of its surroundings to efficiently find the objects ...
Tech Xplore / 'Privacy by design': Tech protects against identity leaking during AI photo editing
Consumers, businesses, and institutions may soon have private, secure, and trustworthy generative AI tools for editing and sharing profile photos, ID images, and personal pictures without exposing their private identities ...
Tech Xplore / Dripping paint: Research resolves annoyance that hindered Michelangelo's 'The Creation of Adam'
More than 500 years ago, Michelangelo spent four years painting "The Creation of Adam" on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, struggling with paint dripping onto his face. He described the process as "closer to torture than ...
Tech Xplore / 'Happy (and safe) shooting!': Study says AI chatbots help plot attacks
From school shootings to synagogue bombings, leading AI chatbots helped researchers plot violent attacks, according to a study published Wednesday that highlighted the technology's potential for real-world harm.
Tech Xplore / Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled on Thursday.
Tech Xplore / AI is homogenizing human expression and thought, computer scientists and psychologists say
AI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and think. If this homogenization continues unchecked, it risks reducing humanity's collective wisdom and ability to adapt, computer scientists and psychologists argue ...
Tech Xplore / Brain-inspired device could lead to faster, more energy-efficient AI hardware
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new brain-inspired hardware platform that could help computer hardware keep pace with the explosive growth of artificial intelligence. By combining ...
Tech Xplore / Low-cost, high-performance plastic heat exchanger rivals traditional metal systems
A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat. The device was developed by a Rice University research team led by Daniel J. Preston, ...
Tech Xplore / AI assistants can sway writers' attitudes, even when they're watching for bias, experiments indicate
Artificial intelligence-powered writing tools such as autocomplete suggestions can definitely change the way people express themselves, but can they also change how they think? Cornell Tech researchers think so.
Tech Xplore / New model aims to keep remote robotaxi operators alert and ready
So-called "driverless" cars often have human operators remotely controlling the vehicles to help navigate tricky driving situations and avoid accidents. But this setup poses a number of challenges. How do you ensure the operators ...
Tech Xplore / Hybrid AI planner turns images into robot action plans
MIT researchers have developed a generative artificial intelligence-driven approach for planning long-term visual tasks, like robot navigation, that is about twice as effective as some existing techniques. Their method uses ...
