What the Soup-Throwing Climate Activists Got Right
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A broader definition of learning could help stimulate interdisciplinary research
By embracing a broader definition of learning that includes any behavioral adaption developed in response to regular features of an environment, researchers could better collaborate across the fields of psychology, computer science, sociology, and genetics, according to a new Perspectives on Psychological Science article.
Scared of injections? Try a wearable soft robot to ease aversion to needles
Researchers have shown that pain experienced by patients during medical treatments can be considerably alleviated by holding and experiencing the motions of a soft furry robot. Based on measures of pain, fear, and biomarker collection, the researchers believe that the robot can improve patient experience.
Tentacle robot can gently grasp fragile objects
If you’ve ever played the claw game at an arcade, you know how hard it is to grab and hold onto objects using robotics grippers. Imagine how much more nerve-wracking that game would be if, instead of plush stuffed animals, you were trying to grab a fragile piece of endangered coral or a priceless artifact …
Sensat creates digital twins for public infrastructure to improve productivity, raises $20M
London-based Sensat raised $20.5M to help commercialize digital twins for infrastructure projects in energy, rail and telecommunications.Read More
OpenAI offers early look at DALL-E API, showcases text-to-image use case
The DALL-E API hasn’t yet been officially announced, but OpenAI shared details about an early customer already testing the API.Read More
Deep learning with light: Components of machine learning model encoded onto light waves
Ask a smart home device for the weather forecast, and it takes several seconds for the device to respond. One reason this latency occurs is because connected devices don’t have enough memory or power to store and run the enormous machine-learning models needed for the device to understand what a user is asking of it. …
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Oracle’s Fusion Cloud updates focus on improving patient care
Oracle today announced updates to its key fusion cloud products to help healthcare organizations better focus on improving patient care.Read More
Meta AI announces first AI-powered speech translation system for an unwritten language
Meta AI pioneers speech-to-speech translation for languages that are spoken but not typically written, for real life and the metaverse.Read More
New Amex ML model helps reduce account login fraud
Amex recently developed an end-to-end ML modeling solution which can predict if an account login is from a genuine customer.Read More