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AI’s great brain robbery — and how universities can fight back

The rapid advancement of AI is transforming education, work, and society. ChatGPT's widespread adoption, especially among students, raises concerns about declining study hours and cognitive impacts. Some experts propose AI-free spaces at universities to preserve traditional learning methods. The AI revolution has significant economic and geopolitical implications, with tech giants and countries competing for...

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Turn on all the lights: why your AI fails without the right data

Data hygiene is crucial for effective AI implementation and innovation. Barge Design Solutions experts highlight the importance of integrating siloed data systems before adopting AI, using the "streetlight effect" metaphor to...

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rllm: Democratizing Reinforcement Learning for LLMs

rLLM, an open-source framework for training language agents, has released DeepSWE-Preview and DeepCoder-14B-Preview, demonstrating improved AI coding abilities on benchmarks like SWEBench-Verified and LiveCodeBench.

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Everything around LLMs is still magical and wishful thinking

The debate on AI's role in software development reveals a divide between supporters and critics, stemming from a lack of context and quantifiable data. Factors like project type, codebase characteristics, user expertise, and...

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AI-Powered Barbies. The Family Nightmares That Come True

Mattel and OpenAI are partnering to create AI-powered toys, including conversational Barbie dolls. This collaboration raises serious concerns about children's privacy, emotional development, and data security. Previous smart toy...

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Open source project is making strides in bringing CUDA to non-Nvidia GPUs

Zluda, an open-source project, aims to enable CUDA applications to run on non-Nvidia GPUs. Recent updates include doubling the development team, improving ROCm/HIP GPU runtime, enhancing execution of unmodified CUDA binaries, and...

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Is there a no-AI audience?

Users are pushing back against default AI integration in software, citing concerns about privacy, performance, and its effects on creativity and learning, leading to debates about AI's necessity in applications.

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I Made Dall-E Transform Children's Sketches Into Realistic Images

A child's crayon scribble transforms into vibrant, fantastical characters before our eyes. This isn't magic, but the latest feat of generative AI. Maria Piterberg, an AI expert at Intel, has been experimenting with DALL-E to...

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Scale ML Models to Billions of Parameters

Xpander, a new framework-agnostic backend for AI agents, manages memory, tools, and multi-user states across various platforms. It offers flexible deployment options and works with popular frameworks like LlamaIndex and...

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GraphRAG in Action: A Simple Agent for Know-Your-Customer Investigations

A KYC agent prototype using OpenAI Agents SDK and Neo4j demonstrates how AI can enhance financial fraud detection. The agent leverages graph databases, pre-defined Cypher queries, and dynamic text-to-Cypher translation to analyze...

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Making the Case for the CS Degree in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

CS degrees remain relevant despite AI advancements, as core programming skills and expertise are still crucial for complex systems, while AI tools augment rather than replace human developers in the evolving tech landscape.

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Tesla Full Self-Driving testing continues European expansion: here’s where

Tesla is expanding Full Self-Driving testing to Spain, making it the fifth European country involved, as the company works towards launching FSD in Europe by 2025 despite regulatory challenges.

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Crunchyroll blames third-party vendor for AI subtitle mess

Crunchyroll faces backlash over AI-generated subtitles in anime episodes. Fans discovered ChatGPT was used to translate German subtitles for "Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show," violating the company's agreement with...

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This AI Startup Cracks Open Pre-IPO Investing For Everyone

Jarsy, a new investing app with $5 million in funding, offers tokenized shares of pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and Anthropic to retail investors, with a minimum investment of $10. The platform utilizes AI for development and...

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Alibaba Resharpens Focus on AI and eCommerce

Alibaba, founded in 1999 as a B2B website, has evolved into China's largest eCommerce company. Now pivoting for the AI era, Alibaba is focusing on eCommerce and cloud computing, divesting non-core businesses like physical retail....

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AI models just don't understand what they're talking about

Researchers discovered "potemkin understanding" in large language models, where AIs pass conceptual tests without truly grasping concepts. This differs from hallucinations and undermines AI benchmarks. Tests showed models often...

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How Shortwave Wants To Reinvent Email With AI

Shortwave, a Gmail-focused email client, is integrating AI to improve inbox management, offering features like summarization and tool calling, while exploring proactive AI actions and dynamic interfaces to boost productivity.

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ChatGPT and other AI tools could be putting users at risk by getting company web addresses wrong

AI-generated URLs pose significant security risks, with one-third of login links from large language models leading to incorrect or dangerous websites. Netcraft's research shows 34% of AI-suggested login links were not owned by...

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The End of Moore's Law for AI? Gemini Flash Offers a Warning

Google has raised the price of its Gemini 2.5 Flash model, the first major AI provider to do so for an established model. This move may signal the end of decreasing AI costs, likely due to unexpected usage patterns and demand. It...

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Making AI useful at every level of the business

UK businesses are ambitious about AI but struggling to implement it effectively. Three out of four business leaders say they're falling behind, facing challenges with legacy tech stacks, employee resistance, and overly complex...

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Meta is reportedly training its AI chatbots to send unprompted messages

Meta is testing a feature for AI chatbots to send unprompted follow-up messages based on previous conversations, aiming to boost user engagement. Called "Project Omni," it's for chatbots created with Meta's AI Studio. The company...

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Premier League Makes An AI Play To Enhance The Fan Experience

Imagine a world where your favorite soccer team's virtual assistant knows more about the game than you do. That's the future the English Premier League is betting on with its new partnership with Microsoft. The league is...

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AI's Black Box Problem: Can Web3 Provide the Key?

Web3 technologies offer potential solutions to AI's transparency and trust issues by enabling open, decentralized systems with improved explainability, governance, and auditability, addressing concerns as AI makes critical...

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Are We Finally Ceding Control to the Machine? The Human Costs of AI Transformation

Generative AI's rapid adoption has sparked debate about its impact on work, creativity, and human cognition. While it saves time and money, concerns arise about potential health effects and job displacement. A recent MIT study...

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