MIT’s New Robot Dog Learned to Walk and Climb in a Simulation …
Nov 15, 2024 · A big challenge when training AI models to control robots is gathering enough realistic data. Now, researchers at MIT have shown they can train a robot dog using 100 percent synthetic data.
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Poetry by History's Greatest Poets or AI? People Can't Tell the ...
Nov 19, 2024 · This apparently Plath-like verse was produced by GPT-3.5 in response to the prompt “write a short poem in the style of Sylvia Plath.” The stanza hits the key points readers may expect of Plath’s poetry, and perhaps a poem more generally.
The World in 2025: 8 Predictions for the Next 10 Years
May 11, 2015 · In 2025, in accordance with Moore’s Law, we’ll see an acceleration in the rate of change as we move closer to a world of true abundance. Here are eight areas where we’ll see extraordinary transformation in the next decade: 1. A $1,000 Human Brain In 2025, $1,000 should buy you a computer able to calculate at 10^16 […]
This Tiny House Is Made From the Recycled Heart of a Wind Turbine
Dec 2, 2024 · Vanessa has been writing about science and technology for eight years and was senior editor at Singularity Hub. She's interested in biotechnology and genetic engineering, the nitty-gritty of the renewable energy transition, the roles technology and science play in geopolitics and international development, and countless other topics.
AI Models Scaled Up 10,000x Are Possible by 2030, Report Says
Aug 29, 2024 · Recent progress in AI largely boils down to one thing: Scale. Around the beginning of this decade, AI labs noticed that making their algorithms—or models—ever bigger and feeding them more data consistently led to enormous improvements in what they …
You’ll Soon Be Able to Book a Room at the World’s First 3D …
Oct 10, 2024 · The first 3D-printed house in the US was unveiled just over six years ago. Since then, homes have been printed all over the country and the world, from Virginia to California and Mexico to Kenya.If you’re intrigued by the concept but not sure whether you’re ready to jump on the bandwagon, you’ll soon be able to take a 3D-printed dwelling for …
First Woolly Mammoth Genome Reconstructed in 3D Could Help …
Jul 11, 2024 · Roughly 52,000 years ago, a woolly mammoth died in the Siberian tundra. As her body flash froze in the biting cold, something remarkable happened: Her DNA turned into a fossil.
The First Cells May Have Formed From Simple Fatty Bubbles Like …
Nov 7, 2024 · Dr. Shelly Xuelai Fan is a neuroscientist-turned-science-writer. She's fascinated with research about the brain, AI, longevity, biotech, and especially their intersection.
A ChatGPT-Like AI Can Now Design Whole New Genomes From …
Nov 18, 2024 · All life on Earth is written with four DNA “letters.” An AI just used those letters to dream up a completely new genome from scratch. Called Evo, the AI was inspired by the large language models, or LLMs, underlying popular chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude.These models have taken the world by storm for their prowess at generating human-like responses.