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Climate change.

Climate chaos could ‘derail’ climate action, researchers warn

The worsening impacts of the climate crisis risk creating a vicious cycle…
Robin Welsch.

Dunning-Kruger Effect flips for AI: Literacy fuels overconfidence

Using AI tools like ChatGPT for complex tasks leads people to significantly…
Video game privacy.

Video game studios ‘scandalously’ violating child privacy laws, study claims

Video game studios are systematically disregarding legal frameworks and exploiting children’s privacy…
AI customer service.

Emotion AI best for customer service when paired with humans, study advises

Artificial intelligence systems designed to detect human emotions – sometimes called “emotion…
Searching

AI chatbots lead to ‘shallower knowledge’ than traditional web search

Learning about new topics using AI chatbots like ChatGPT yields shallower knowledge…
LEGO hands

UK teen builds advanced robotic hand using standard LEGO parts

A 16-year-old student from the UK has designed and built a four-fingered…
Mushroom computers

Shiitake mushrooms trained to act as living computer components

Researchers at The Ohio State University have successfully grown and trained common…
AI scientists

Duke engineers build AI ‘virtual scientists’ to solve complex design problems

Engineers at Duke University have built a group of AI bots, or…
Jacob Benestad

Quantum computers get real-time tuning to keep unstable qubits in check

Researchers develop a method that continuously adjusts quantum bits like tuning a…
Pain

Mind over matter: Pain resilience trumps pain intensity for staying active

New research from the University of Portsmouth reveals that how well people…