Computer & Electronics

The Fastest AI Chip will Greatly Accelerate AI Progress

The Wafer Scale Engine (WSE-3) is the world's fastest AI chipCerebras SystemsWhether you view AI as an extraordinary tool with immense advantages or a societal detriment that favors only the powerful, a groundbreaking new chip can now train them at unprecedented speeds. Cerebras Systems has introduced the Wafer Scale Engine 3 (WSE-3), the world's...

Expert Warns of Mental Health Risks from AI Ghosts

Credit: DepositphotosThe expert warns of mental health risks linked to AI ghosts, cautioning that interacting with AI versions of deceased individuals could harm psychological well-being. Concerns include emotional attachment to the AI, confusion between reality and simulation, and the potential for harmful advice. This underscores the need to address the psychological impact of such...

Microsoft Azure is Pushing AI Forward with Top Solutions

Credit: CanvasAI is making businesses better in almost every field by helping them work faster, connect with customers, save time and money, and stay ahead of the competition. Big improvements in super powerful computers in the cloud and the ability to process massive amounts of data are driving this exciting new phase of AI...

Elon Musk Warns of AI Power and Transformer Shortages by 2025

Elon Musk gave a closing Q&A (albeit a remote one) at the Bosch Connected World conferenceBosch Connected World conference"I've never witnessed a technological advancement as rapid as this." Although the chip shortage might be resolving, Elon Musk warns that the exponential growth of AI and EVs will lead to electricity and transformer shortages next...

Galaxy S24´s Buds now using AI for Language Assistance

Samsung Electronics is releasing a software update for its Galaxy Buds series. / Samsung Electronics supplied by THE CHOSUNILBOSamsung Electronics is launching a software update for its Galaxy Buds series, which will elevate the artificial intelligence (AI) functionalities of these wireless earphones. On February 20th, Samsung Electronics revealed that enhancements to Galaxy Buds will...

AI Predicts Real-Time Plasma Instabilities in Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Engineers Employ AI to Manage Fusion Power Integration into the Grid. Credit: Google DeepMindDeep within the confines of the tokamak, a toroidal chamber sculpted to embrace the marvels of nuclear fusion, hydrogen atoms collide with immense force, birthing a searing plasma hotter than the sun.Nuclear fusion is key to sustainable energy, leveraging hydrogen isotopes,...

Apple’s Updated Guidelines on Wet Phones: What to Do (and Not to Do)

Did dipping a wet mobile phone in rice solve anything?. Credit: Tec Mundi.It's a scenario many have faced: you're innocently scrolling through your phone when, suddenly, it slips from your grasp and plunges into the toilet bowl. Before you can utter, "My phone is wet," someone - be it a friend, family member, or even the...

Rare Discovery: Cleaners Unearth World’s First Microcomputers in Barn

The Q1 computerThe Byte AtticTwo of the earliest desktop computers have been discovered in storage boxes at Kingston University in London. A significant milestone in technological advancement, the Q1 microprocessor computer was introduced over fifty years ago, with only one other known to exist.The evolution of computers, particularly the emergence of personal computing, is...

AI-Produced Rat Reproductive Anomalies in Scholarly Journal

Credit: AI-generated imageThe journal Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology retracted a paper after receiving reader feedback that the accompanying images were inaccurately generated by an AI tool. The editors explained that concerns about the authenticity of the AI-generated figures prompted the retraction.The article, focused on stem cell research in small mammals, featured images...

Innovation in MOF Design with Generative AI and Supercomputing

Credit: Unsplash.MOFs consist of inorganic nodes, organic nodes, and organic linkers, offering countless configuration possibilities. To expedite the discovery process, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, in collaboration with institutions including the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), are leveraging generative artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, high-throughput screening, and molecular dynamics...