Search results for artificial general intelligence

Social Sciences Apr 25, 2024

Study demonstrates efficacy of web programming course for incarcerated individuals

Several years ago, a team of scientists from MIT and the University of Massachusetts at Lowell designed and deployed a first-of-its-kind web programming course for incarcerated individuals across multiple correctional facilities. ...

Economics & Business Apr 23, 2024

How companies can use generative AI for empathetic customer relationships to create lifetime value

Researchers from National Taiwan University and the University of Maryland have published a new Journal of Marketing article that examines how marketers can use GenAI to provide empathetic customer care.

Political science Apr 23, 2024

Freedom of information: To what extent are public archives accessible?

In 2000, the Council of Europe issued a Recommendation aimed at improving access to archives in the member states. Together with the Vera and Donald Blinken Open Society Archives (OSA Archivum) in Budapest, Fraunhofer ISI ...

Ecology Apr 22, 2024

Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61%—but puzzling failures mean we can still do better

Humans love the coast. But we love it to death, so much so we've destroyed valuable coastal habitat—in the case of some types of habitat, most of it has gone.

Astronomy Apr 22, 2024

AI and physics combine to reveal the 3D structure of a flare erupting around a black hole

Scientists believe the environment immediately surrounding a black hole is tumultuous, featuring hot magnetized gas that spirals in a disk at tremendous speeds and temperatures. Astronomical observations show that within ...

Other Apr 20, 2024

Saturday Citations: Irrationality modeled; genetic basis for PTSD; Tasmanian devils still endangered

Hello, stakeholders. (This is the nongendered term of address I've been workshopping because I see "folks" in too many social media posts.) Researchers this week reported on an AI model that attempts to emulate human irrationality ...

Social Sciences Apr 17, 2024

Researchers find lower grades given to students with surnames that come later in alphabetical order

Knowing your ABCs is essential to academic success, but having a last name starting with A, B or C might also help make the grade.

Social Sciences Apr 17, 2024

AI has the power to revolutionize lending, but at a cost to people with lower credit scores

As artificial intelligence (AI) steadily increases its hold on the global economy, one of many areas ripe for disruption is consumer pricing. In situations where different consumers are offered the same product or service ...

Earth Sciences Apr 12, 2024

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse

Australia's weather bureau copped harsh criticism after El Niño failed to deliver a much-vaunted dry summer in eastern Australia. Parts of northern Queensland in the path of Tropical Cyclone Jasper had a record wet December ...

Social Sciences Apr 11, 2024

Israel accused of using AI to target thousands in Gaza, as killer algorithms outpace international law

The Israeli army used a new artificial intelligence (AI) system to generate lists of tens of thousands of human targets for potential airstrikes in Gaza, according to a report published last week. The report comes from the ...

page 1 from 40