Cellular traffic congestion in chronic diseases suggests new therapeutic targets

Chronic diseases like diabetes are prevalent, costly, and challenging to treat. A common denominator driving them may be a promising new therapeutic target.

Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute • mit
Dec. 10, 2024 ~10 min

Study: Some language reward models exhibit political bias

Research from the MIT Center for Constructive Communication finds this effect occurs even when reward models are trained on factual data.

Ellen Hoffman | Media Lab • mit
Dec. 10, 2024 ~7 min


When AI goes shopping: AI agents promise to lighten your purchasing load − if they can earn your trust

AI shopping agents are coming. They could hunt for deals, find the right items and even make purchases – if you trust them to ‘get’ you, protect your privacy and not coax you into buying too much.

Tamilla Triantoro, Associate Professor of Business Analytics and Information Systems, Quinnipiac University • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~8 min

Large language models: how the AI behind the likes of ChatGPT actually works

Language models are likely to have an important impact on how we live and work in future, but they’ve also been around longer than many realise.

Mark Stevenson, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield • conversation
Dec. 10, 2024 ~8 min

Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language

Using LLMs to convert machine-learning explanations into readable narratives could help users make better decisions about when to trust a model.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Dec. 10, 2024 ~7 min

Listen: What if what we know about death is wrong?

On this episode of the Big Brains podcast, the author of a new book digs into what happens when we die.

U. Chicago • futurity
Dec. 9, 2024 ~3 min

Citation tool offers a new approach to trustworthy AI-generated content

Researchers develop “ContextCite,” an innovative method to track AI’s source attribution and detect potential misinformation.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Dec. 9, 2024 ~8 min

How utilities are working to meet AI data centers’ voracious appetite for electricity

Utilities have options for addressing surging power demand from AI data centers, but there’s no silver bullet.

Anurag Srivastava, Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University • conversation
Dec. 9, 2024 ~9 min


Rare Birth Gives Hope to Endangered Deer

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 8, 2024 ~4 min

New Study Examines Whether Venus Had Liquid Water

VOA Learning English • voa
Dec. 8, 2024 ~5 min

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