AI chatbot models ‘think’ in English even when using other languages (www.newscientist.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/Qq9Yd
Pi day: These 7 mathematical facts will blow your mind (www.newscientist.com)
We finally know why live music makes us so emotional (www.newscientist.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
Magnificent yellow-crested bird photographed for the first time (www.newscientist.com)
The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed (www.newscientist.com)
Huge deposit of natural hydrogen gas detected deep in Albanian mine (www.newscientist.com)
New Scientist: The existence of a new kind of magnetism has been confirmed (www.newscientist.com)
Enormi montagne sottomarine scoperte al largo della costa occidentale delle Americhe (www.newscientist.com)
Nell’oceano Pacifico, al largo delle coste dell’America centrale e meridionale, sono state individuate sui fondali quattro montagne finora sconosciute.
Enorme deposito di gas idrogeno naturale rilevato nelle profondità di una miniera albanese (www.newscientist.com)
In una miniera dell’Albania potrebbe essere stato trovato un nuovo giacimento di idrogeno naturale. “Le imprese stanno cercando in tutto il mondo depositi di idrogeno geologico che potrebbe essere usato come combustibile pulito” scrive New Scientist. La miniera di Bulqizë si trova a circa quaranta chilometri a nordest di...
Hottest January on record sees the world reach 1.7°C warming mark | January was the hottest on record, at 1.7°C above the pre-industrial average for the month. (www.newscientist.com)
This means there has been a 12-month period in which average global surface temperature was more than 1.5°C above the 1850 to 1900 average
Minecraft could be the key to creating adaptable AI (www.newscientist.com)
Steven James at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and his colleagues developed a benchmark test within Minecraft to measure the general intelligence of AI models. MinePlanner assesses an AI’s ability to ignore unimportant details while solving a complex problem with multiple steps....
There were 69 unprovoked shark attacks on people and 10 fatalities in 2023 worldwide, with four of the deaths occurring in Australia (www.newscientist.com)
UK nuclear fusion reactor sets new world record for energy output (www.newscientist.com)
The UK’s 40-year-old fusion reactor achieved a world record for energy output in its final runs before being shut down for good, scientists have announced....
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)
Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer (www.newscientist.com)
Nuclear fusion reaction releases almost twice the energy put in (www.newscientist.com)
Dance mat-style game helps stop older people falling (www.newscientist.com)
Mathematicians have finally proved that Bach was a great composer (www.newscientist.com)
I didn’t need proof myself, but I suppose it’s comforting nevertheless to have it mathematically confirmed.
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
Did nobody really question the usability of language models in designing war strategies?
Armies of bots battled on Twitter over Chinese spy balloon incident (www.newscientist.com)
Large proportions of users posting on Twitter – now X – about the Chinese balloon that drifted over the US and Canada in 2023 were bots attempting to shape the debate...
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)
AI chatbots tend to choose violence and nuclear strikes in wargames (www.newscientist.com)