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22 stories taggedmachine learning.
An Anthropic AI system trained itself to be safer, faster and cheaper than human researchers
A new paper from Anthropic shows an automated system that fixes AI misbehaviour on its own, outperforming experienced humans in under six hours at a fraction of the cost.
AI and drones are decoding whale calls. What they're finding could change how we think about animal culture.
Researchers are using artificial intelligence to crack the complex language of beluga whales. The findings hint that these animals pass down knowledge and traditions, much like we do.
Apple researchers found a smarter way to build smaller AI models, and it could cut your phone's battery drain
A new technique called IDEA Prune trains a big AI model first, then trims it down. The result is a leaner model that outperforms ones built small from the start.
A new tool lets you train a medical-grade AI search model on a single gaming GPU in half a day
Sentence Transformers v6.0 adds a smarter way to match search queries to documents, token by token. A real-world test beat every off-the-shelf retrieval model on medical text.
AI aces trivia but fumbles riddles: the puzzle tests that expose what machines still can't do
From mental rotation to river-crossing logic, a new set of benchmarks shows where AI trips over problems any sharp human can crack, and where it beats us cold.
AI Is Helping Robot Labs Design New Medicines and Materials Faster Than Ever
Automated biofoundries, labs where robots do the bench work, are getting an AI upgrade. Here is what that means for drug discovery and everyday health.
This Robot Watched a Short Video and Figured Out the Rest Itself
A Cambridge startup called Generalist AI is building robot arms that learn new physical tasks from a single video clip, no task-specific training required. The results are imperfect but striking.
More Memory Does Not Always Mean a Smarter AI Agent
A study across eight AI models found that feeding an agent more of its own past experience can hurt as much as help. The right amount of memory depends entirely on how capable the model already is.
Brain scanning just got smarter: what a new AI technique means for neuroscience
Researchers have built a method that finds hidden patterns in brain signals across multiple people at once, even when each person's brain data looks slightly different.
AI Models May Not Need to Forget Everything: The Case for Smarter Unlearning
New research from Apple ML Research suggests some training data has so little effect on an AI model that removing it is a waste of time and money.
The Dirty Data Problem That Is Stalling the Next Wave of AI Robots
A new survey of more than 700 AI engineers finds that bad data, not weak algorithms, is the main reason physical AI systems fail before they reach the real world.
Warehouse Robots Are Getting Smarter. Here Is What Is Driving the Boom.
Two new market forecasts show the autonomous mobile robot industry doubling or tripling by 2030, pushed by labour costs and better AI-powered navigation.
The Power Grid Is Struggling. A New AI Course Wants to Train the Engineers Who Can Fix It
America's electrical grid was designed for a calmer era. Now AI tools are being drafted to keep the lights on, and a new online programme is teaching engineers how to use them.
Your AI Data Map Has a Hidden Layer. Researchers Want to Use It.
A study from Apple ML Research shows that a structure AI tools quietly build while organising data can reveal far more than the pretty charts researchers usually look at.
What is the difference between machine learning and deep learning? A plain-English guide
One is the broad field, the other is a powerful technique inside it. Here is exactly how they relate.