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The AI Tools Making Images Look Better

August 23, 2023

Researchers have discovered ways around a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and beauty in digital images.

Neural Networks Need Data to Learn. Even If It’s Fake.

June 16, 2023

Real data can be hard to get, so researchers are turning to synthetic data to train their artificial intelligence systems.

Sparse Networks Come to the Aid of Big Physics

June 8, 2023

A novel type of neural network is helping physicists with the daunting challenge of data analysis.

Some Neural Networks Learn Language Like Humans

May 22, 2023

Researchers uncover striking parallels in the ways that humans and machine learning models acquire language skills.

Secret Messages Can Hide in AI-Generated Media

May 18, 2023

In steganography, an ordinary message masks the presence of a secret communication. Humans can never do it perfectly, but a new study shows it’s possible for machines.

Chatbots Don’t Know What Stuff Isn’t

May 12, 2023

Today’s language models are more sophisticated than ever, but they still struggle with the concept of negation. That’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

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The Computer Scientist Peering Inside AI’s Black Boxes

April 27, 2023

Cynthia Rudin wants machine learning models, responsible for increasingly important decisions, to show their work.

A New Approach to Computation Reimagines Artificial Intelligence

April 13, 2023

By imbuing enormous vectors with semantic meaning, we can get machines to reason more abstractly — and efficiently — than before.

The Unpredictable Abilities Emerging From Large AI Models

March 16, 2023

Large language models like ChatGPT are now big enough that they’ve started to display startling, unpredictable behaviors.

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