AIs allow us to outsource the act of thinking... That doesn't bode well for the future of the human brain. Credit: PixabayAs technology becomes deeply embedded in our daily routines, it can physically alter our brains. However, each time we delegate a task to technology, we risk allowing our abilities to diminish. What happens...
Credit: PixabayOpenAI's "deep research" is the latest AI tool generating buzz, claiming to accomplish in minutes what would take a human expert hours.Integrated into ChatGPT Pro and promoted as a research assistant on par with a trained analyst, it autonomously browses the web, gathers sources, and generates structured reports. Impressively, it scored 26.6% on...
Credit: Analystics VidhyaAfter weeks of speculation, Elon Musk announced on his profile on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) the release date of Grok 3, the new version of the platform's AI chatbot. According to the post, there will be a live demonstration of Grok 3 this Monday (17) at 8 PM Pacific...
Torque Clustering may – or may not – constitute a revolution in the field of artificial intelligenceImage generated by DALL-EEvery ten minutes or so, another article about a "groundbreaking" AI breakthrough pops up on my screen. A new method, a new capability, billions invested here, AI agents there. The cycle has been relentless for...
The 1.5-gigawatt AI data center is planned for Neom's Oxagon district, pictured, and will be completed in 2028NeomSaudi Arabia is certainly not short on ambition. Amid its numerous ongoing projects, the kingdom has signed an agreement with data center company DataVolt to establish what it claims to be the region's first "truly sustainable" AI...
Topaz Labs claims its diffusion model for enhancing footage delivers "the highest visual quality difference ever achievable in video"Topaz LabsTopaz Labs, known for its advanced photo and video enhancement software, has unveiled a new AI model that automatically restores old footage, whether from personal home videos or aging archival content stored on traditional media.In...
Credit: AIThe Chinese AI company DeepSeek has made a major impact on the tech industry by launching highly efficient AI models that rival advanced offerings from US firms like OpenAI and Anthropic.Established in 2023, DeepSeek has reached its milestones using significantly less funding and computing power than its rivals.Last week, the company unveiled its...
AI rivals doctors’ ability to interpret mammograms, a real-world study with nearly 500,000 participants in Germany suggests. Credit: DepositphotosResearchers reported on January 7 in Nature Medicine that AI-assisted mammogram analysis helped doctors detect one additional cancer case for every 1,000 women screened compared to when the technology wasn’t used. This finding comes from the...
DeepSeek's open-source model shows that the US way is not the only AI wayDepositphotosThis week, U.S. AI giants received a stark wake-up call as emerging Chinese company DeepSeek erased an unprecedented trillion dollars from the valuations of industry leaders like Nvidia and OpenAI. The established tech players are shaken—and for good reason—since DeepSeek's R1...
"Behind the scenes" on a 99% AI-generated productionLászló GaálTo grasp the seismic impact generative AI is poised to have on the film industry, this brief video says it all. Just one shot is truly "real"—and that includes the so-called "behind-the-scenes footage."If you didn’t look too closely, this playful production could easily be mistaken for...
