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Moon’s Hidden Depths Uncovered with New Algorithm

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Certain areas near the moon’s poles linger perpetually in shadow, never receiving direct sunlight. Recent studies suggest these so-called permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) contain rich ice reservoirs that could reveal details about the early solar system; they could also help future visitors make fuel and other resources. But these areas are hard to photograph from … Read more

DeepMind has made software-writing AI that rivals average human coder

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AI company DeepMind has built a tool that can create working code to solve complex software challenges Technology 2 February 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Artist’s impression of data Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images DeepMind, a UK-based AI company, has taught some of its machines to write computer software – and it performs almost as well as an … Read more

Vaccine development: Process could be fast-tracked using antibody imaging tool

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A new imaging approach monitors antibody responses to vaccines more quickly than current techniques, which could accelerate vaccine design 19 January 2022 By Carissa Wong An artist’s illustration of antibodies (red and blue) responding to an infection with SARS-CoV-2 (purple) SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY By analysing high-resolution images, a computer can quickly predict the sequence of … Read more

Beth Singler interview: The dangers of treating AI like a god

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By Emily Bates Beth Singler, anthropologist of AI at the University of Cambridge Dave Stock We are growing used to the idea of artificial intelligence influencing our daily lives, but for some people, it is an opaque technology that poses more of a threat than an opportunity. Anthropologist Beth Singler studies our relationship with AI … Read more

What is an algorithm? | New Scientist

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Although human civilisation had been pondering the many nuances of mathematics since before the time of the ancient Greeks, it was the 9th-century Persian polymath Muhammad ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed the concept of algebra, allowing us to solve complicated equations with moving variables. It was his work that formed the foundation of what we … Read more

Robots: Watch a robotic arm play table tennis after just 90 minutes of training

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By Chris Stokel-Walker A table tennis-playing robot can keep up a rally against humans, but like many amateur players, it struggles when attempting fancier shots. Yapeng Gao, Jonas Tebbe and Andreas Zell at the University of Tübingen in Germany began by designing a computer simulation in which a virtual robot arm equipped with a table tennis racket … Read more