Credit: Unsplash. Love, often described as a many-splendored thing, proves challenging to define, a difficulty shared by both researchers and the general public. Cultural nuances play a role, and psychological theories on romantic love are diverse, as highlighted by Chen, Xia, and Dunne (2024) in their exploration of how individuals define love in everyday contexts. Love,...
In its compact quadrupedal form, ANYmal looks like a robot dog on wheelsSwiss Mile Swiss Mile's ANYmal robot is an impressive creation with the ability to navigate as a wheeled quadruped or stand upright on its hind legs, utilizing its front wheels as hands. Currently, it is acquiring skills for practical tasks, adding a touch...
A study has found how proteins in eye fluid cause accelerated aging in ocular diseaseDepositphotos Scientists have pinpointed proteins specific to certain cells in the eye's fluid and employed artificial intelligence to identify which proteins expedited the aging process in specific diseases. Gaining insight into the source of these disease-propelling proteins at the cellular level...
Fourier is working to ship 100 GR-1 robots to early customers by the end of the yearFourier Intelligence While Tesla's Optimus robot demonstrates fresh skills in sorting and balancing during one-legged yoga, Fourier Intelligence, a Singaporean firm, has unveiled a video revealing the manufacturing journey of its incredibly robust GR-1 humanoid. Fourier asserts that the GR-1...
Credit: Pixaobay There's a humorous anecdote about a daughter inquiring why her father speaks so softly at home. The father quips, "Because there's artificial intelligence all around, listening to our conversations." This elicits laughter from the daughter, the father, and even Alexa joins in with a chuckle. From Vast Knowledge Accumulation to Human-Like Responses Artificial intelligence is...
Credit: DeepMind Someone who remains unidentified and holds an appreciation for cats once expressed, "Cats and computers share a common trait—they both exert dominance over the Internet." Researchers at Google's DeepMind recently combined artificial intelligence and a robot named RoboCat. Although it doesn't currently dominate the Internet, it is anticipated to take a significant leap into...
Simply ten months after the initial genome sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, two mRNA vaccines were shown to provide 95% effectiveness against symptomatic infections through randomized, placebo-controlled trials of more than 74,000 individuals. That unprecedented success was partially sustained by the $10 billion governmental investment in Operation Warp Speed (OWS) in March 2020 to accelerate...
Game theory, the investigation of tactical decisions, brings various skills such as math, psychology, and point of view together. Game theory was created by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern in 1944 and has traveled a long way ever since. The worth of game theory for decision making and evaluation today can be assessed...
The image above shows Instagram's brand-new video feature "Reels" on a smartphone before a screen showing an Instagram logo. Text-to-Speech and Voice Effects, two new features that TikTok users are used to, have been added to Instagram Reels. This graphic depicts the new video function for Instagram called "Reels" on a smartphone facing a screen that...
