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Anthropic's Mythos AI Uncovered Serious Security Holes in Every Major OS and Browser
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (714+ words) It's a step change in cybersecurity. Exploits that would take experts weeks to develop can now be generated in hours. Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash Concerns about AI's ability to turbocharge cybersecurity threats have been building for years. Anthropic's latest model…...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through April 4)
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (621+ words) Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. How AI Helped One Man (and His Brother) Build a $1. 8 Billion Company Erin Griffith | The New York Times ($) The First Quantum Computer to Break…...
Scientists Send Secure Quantum Keys Over 62 Miles of Fiber'Without Trusted Devices
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (571+ words) The strongest known form of quantum-secure communication is no longer limited to tabletop experiments. Anton Maksimov on Unsplash Quantum communication could enable uncrackable transfer of information, but most approaches rely on trusted devices. Researchers have now demonstrated that a new…...
Five Ways Quantum Technology Could Shape Everyday Life
1+ week, 21+ min ago (1107+ words) With billions invested and prototypes being tested outside the lab, the quantum era is starting to take shape. The unveiling by IBM of two new quantum supercomputers and Denmark's plans to develop "the world's most powerful commercial quantum computer" mark…...
Chatbots 'Optimized to Please' Make Us Less Likely to Admit When We're Wrong
1+ week, 3+ day ago (713+ words) AI companies may be reluctant to risk lower engagement with models that push back. Igor Omilaev on Unsplash We all need advice. Did I cross the line arguing with a loved one? Did I mess up my friendships by ghosting…...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 28)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (455+ words) Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. This New Benchmark Could Expose AI's Biggest Weakness Mark Sullivan | Fast Company You Can Now Buy a DIY Quantum Computer Karmela Padavic-Callaghan | New Scientist…...
These Mini Brains Just Learned to Solve a Classic Engineering Problem
2+ week, 3+ day ago (887+ words) In a step toward biological computing, brain organoids rewired their networks as they learned to balance a digital pole on a cart. A chip embedded with brain organoids / University of California, Santa Cruz Try balancing a ruler vertically on the…...
This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 21)
2+ week, 6+ day ago (547+ words) Every week, we scour the web for important, insightful, and fascinating stories in science and technology. Deborah Lupton via Better Images of AI, CC BY Open AI Is Throwing Everything Into Building a Fully Automated Researcher Will Douglas Heaven | MIT…...
Google Deep Mind Plans to Track AGI Progress With These 10 Traits of General Intelligence
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (531+ words) There's plenty of hand-waving around AGI. Deep Mind hopes to change that with a new, more rigorous approach. Danial Dez on Unsplash Few terms are as closely associated with AI hype as artificial general intelligence, or AGI. But Google Deep…...
Brain Implants Let Paralyzed People Type With Thought Alone'Nearly as Fast as Smartphone Users
3+ week, 2+ day ago (824+ words) As they imagine typing, implants translate brain signals into keystrokes on a standard digital keyboard. Brain Gate, Leigh Hochberg, Daniel Rubin and Justin Jude via You Tube It's hard to picture a keyboard layout other than the one we know…...