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The Physical Process That Powers a New Type of Generative AI

By Steve Nadis
September 19, 2023
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Some modern image generators rely on the principles of diffusion to create images. Alternatives based on the process behind the distribution of charged particles may yield even better results.

quantum computing

Machine Learning Aids Classical Modeling of Quantum Systems

By Lakshmi Chandrasekaran
September 14, 2023
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By using “classical shadows,” ordinary computers can beat quantum computers at the tricky task of understanding quantum behaviors.

explainers

Alan Turing and the Power of Negative Thinking

By Ben Brubaker
September 5, 2023
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Mathematical proofs based on a technique called diagonalization can be relentlessly contrarian, but they help reveal the limits of algorithms.

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Why Mathematical Proof Is a Social Compact

By Jordana Cepelewicz
August 31, 2023
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Number theorist Andrew Granville on what mathematics really is — and why objectivity is never quite within reach.

A representation of cubits. In this image, they look like fragile bubbles arranged in a grid. Each bubble has similar mathematical markings on it, but they each have an illuminated arrow in their center that’s pointing a different way.
quantum computing

New Codes Could Make Quantum Computing 10 Times More Efficient

By Charlie Wood
August 25, 2023
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Quantum computing is still really, really hard. But the rise of a powerful class of error-correcting codes suggests that the task might be slightly more feasible than many feared.

artificial intelligence

The AI Tools Making Images Look Better

By Amos Zeeberg
August 23, 2023
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Researchers have discovered ways around a fundamental trade-off between accuracy and beauty in digital images.

computational complexity

Complexity Theory’s 50-Year Journey to the Limits of Knowledge

By Ben Brubaker
August 17, 2023
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How hard is it to prove that problems are hard to solve? Meta-complexity theorists have been asking questions like this for decades. A string of recent results has started to deliver answers.

algorithms

Risky Giant Steps Can Solve Optimization Problems Faster

By Allison Parshall
August 11, 2023
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New results break with decades of conventional wisdom for the gradient descent algorithm.

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The Cryptographer Who Ensures We Can Trust Our Computers

By Allison Parshall
July 27, 2023
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Yael Tauman Kalai’s breakthroughs secure our digital world, from cloud computing to our quantum future.


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