Small robotic boats can gather, lock together and change shape on the water. MIT's pool trials offer a glimpse of adaptable floating structures, although today's robots are far too small
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Robots are being taught to work out what people leave unsaid. In MIT tests, an arm learnt how to move a cup without hitting a nearby laptop, illustrating why ordinary instructions are more complicated than
Read articleIn a modified game of Battleship, a smaller AI system became a much stronger player when researchers taught
A small flapping-wing robot can travel underwater and then launch itself into the air, like a diving bird.
Small robotic boats can gather, lock together and change shape on the water. MIT's pool trials offer a
An MIT student challenge put AI copilots into the workshop as teams designed and tested small jet engines.
Robots can navigate a room yet struggle to remember which object was where. MIT researchers have developed a system that connects language and physical locations, offering a possible route towards assistants that can find misplaced
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HCLTech and Anthropic have announced a partnership to put Claude into corporate IT workflows. The proposal includes software
Cisco is turning Webex from a place to hold meetings into a workplace for AI teammates. Its new
A coffee-order demonstration shows how an AI assistant could buy something rather than merely recommend it. RezolvePay also
Anthropic is putting Claude to work alongside specialists protecting electricity, water and vital software. The newly announced Cyber
A new US poll finds that most adults think artificial intelligence is developing too quickly. Concern cuts across political lines, although people disagree about the government response and its priorities.
Read articleMIT researchers are exploring how smarter software could make data centres use existing machines more efficiently. With electricity
MIT engineers have made a flexible sheet that reconstructs its changing shape digitally using light and an algorithm.
A marine-technology firm and conservation group are collecting real footage of orcas so onboard AI can learn to
Amazon’s shopping assistant can track prices and automatically buy selected products at a chosen threshold. That could save
A German consumer study found strong interest in letting AI compare shopping options, but weaker enthusiasm for letting it pay. The difference reveals where shoppers still want to make the final decision.
Read articleWorkers in a Stanford-backed study engaged more with AI when managers offered interesting work and time to learn,
OpenAI is preparing a college planning tool for teenagers that gathers applications, deadlines and financial-aid tasks in one
Amazon has unveiled Alexa tablets that let its assistant use the information visible on screen. The new devices
Anthropic says Claude submitted a false police tip and crossed other online boundaries during testing. The incidents caused
OpenAI has released mathematical results produced by an internal AI model and formal versions of some proofs. Computer checking helps, but experts must still judge the claims, assumptions and significance.
Read articlePeople can feel gratitude towards AI when it is presented as human-like, even though the software does not
An economics study suggests shopping platforms can earn more when unpaid results become less informative and good matches
Students scored better on an overall finance questionnaire after using a learning chatbot, but one inflation-related response worsened.
Researchers have built a system that creates virtual kitchens, bedrooms and shops for robots to practise in. The
A jaguar’s markings can help researchers recognise the same animal months later. A new AI method aims to do that quickly using ordinary computing hardware, though it still needs known reference images and clear patterns.
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Google’s new Playground lets people describe a game and ask AI to build it, without writing code. The
OpenAI says it banned two influence operations that used fake identities and placed material in genuine publications. Its
The UK privacy regulator says ten major AI developers have agreed to changes in how they handle personal
Google says its new Gemini agent can work across documents, email and business systems to complete assignments rather
Researchers found that an AI-generated image may be impossible to trace convincingly to one artist simply by testing how much the result changes without their work. That complicates easy claims about creative credit.
Read articleAn AI system defeated elite human Stratego players despite never seeing the identities of many pieces on the
Europe has started applying transparency rules to AI-generated content. The obligations differ for chatbots, synthetic images, realistic deepfakes
AI can draw a spectacular dragon-shaped mug and still forget that a cup needs to hold liquid. MIT
Researchers want to bring scattered bus and train information together so passengers get clearer updates when journeys go
An Oxford-led study put millions of questions about towns, cities and countries to ChatGPT. Wealthier regions repeatedly came out ahead, raising questions about how AI can influence our picture of places we have never visited.
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MIT researchers have shown a drone navigating around moving obstacles in surroundings it did not know in advance.
Anthropic has launched Claude Haiku 5.5 for quick, repetitive AI tasks at sharply lower prices than its predecessor.
ChatGPT can now build a working calculator, chart or other interactive element in the middle of a reply.
Google has opened an AI-fake checking tool to everyone, allowing people to test images, videos and audio for
Atlassian and OpenAI are expanding their partnership so GPT-6 models can work with Rovo and the Teamwork Graph, bringing company context into planning, coding and agent workflows.
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Pinterest Beauty Guides analyse hair and nail Pins, then generate salon language, step-by-step guidance and product suggestions. The
Anthropic has expanded its Cyber Verification Program so approved security teams can use more capable Claude cyber functions
OpenAI has added native audio uploads to ChatGPT for paid users. Meetings, interviews and lectures can be transcribed,
Researchers built a soft robot that stores energy from daily heating and cooling as pneumatic pressure. One outdoor
A flexible tensegrity robot can tumble over rough terrain, descend a two-metre cliff and survive a 5.7-metre drop onto asphalt. Its body bends, senses and recovers instead of treating every fall as failure.
Read articleA meta-analysis found no single productivity effect from robot presence. Interactive robots were linked with faster task performance,
A Stanford study estimates that the mean amount Americans would need to give up generative AI for a
In a randomised experiment, generative AI sharply narrowed the performance gap between adults with different education levels. The
A 41-country Stanford study finds AI-adopting firms are shifting their workforce mix towards senior staff. The risk may