Are emergent abilities in large language models just in-context learning?
According to a new study led by TU Darmstadt, AI models such as ChatGPT are apparently less capable of learning independently than previously assumed.
29 Great Gifts for Mom: Ideas for the Mother in Your Life (2024)
There are many kinds of mothers, but these are our favorite picks for the WIRED mom in your life.
Artificial compound eye to revolutionize robotic vision at lower cost but higher sensitivity
A research team has recently developed a novel artificial compound eye system that is not only more cost-effective, but demonstrates a sensitivity at least twice that of existing market products in small areas. The system promises to revolutionize robotic vision, enhance robots’ abilities in navigation, perception and decision-making, while promoting commercial application and further development …
LLM progress is slowing — what will it mean for AI?
It’s easy to forget how much has happened since the launch of ChatGPT. Now, for the first time, there are signs that pace might be slowing.Read More
Thousands of Corporate Secrets Were Left Exposed. This Guy Found Them All
Security researcher Bill Demirkapi found more than 15,000 hardcoded secrets and 66,000 vulnerable websites—all by searching overlooked data sources.
Researcher designs robot to help children cross streets safely
It looks a bit like a small lawnmower, but instead of dual handles, a single black pole with a tablet-sized screen attached rises from the machine.
Google Researchers Found Nearly a Dozen Flaws in Popular Qualcomm Software for Mobile GPUs
The vulnerabilities, which have been patched, may have novel appeal to attackers as an avenue to compromising phones.
DeepMind develops a robot that can play amateur level ping-pong
A team of engineers at Google’s DeepMind Project has demonstrated a robot capable of playing amateur-level table tennis (ping-pong). The team has published a paper on the arXiv preprint server describing how they developed the robot, how well it performed at different ability levels and how human players responded to playing with the robot.
Computer Crash Reports Are an Untapped Hacker Gold Mine
One hacker solved the CrowdStrike outage mystery with simple crash reports, illustrating the wealth of detail about potential bugs and vulnerabilities those key documents hold.
When AI aids decisions, when should humans override?
The $184 billion market for artificial intelligence shows no signs of slowing. A big slice of that market is organizations, from businesses to government agencies, that rely on AI to help make decisions. A 2023 study by IBM found 43% of CEOs are using AI to make strategic decisions.