Partner, helper, or boss? ChatGPT was asked to design a robot and this happenedResearchers who designed and built a tomato-picking robot together with ChatGPT have demonstrated some crucial lessons for the future of human-AI collaboration.August 29, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Worried about AI gobbling up your job? Start doing these 3 things nowIf your job relies on a complex set of rules or codes, such as tax accounting or financial analysis, then it might be among the first to go. But don't lose hope yet.October 25, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Using ChatGPT for accounting? You may want to think againChatGPT is an language model that uses probability to create a text-based answer to your question. But math and accounting hinge on accuracy, not probability. Here's why that matters.October 30, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
What AI forgets could kill us, but new research is helping it rememberIt's ironic: A better understanding how the human brain makes memories could help us to reduce neural networks' habit of 'catastrophic' forgetting.October 2, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Can't find your car keys? Robots will remember better than you canLike coffee machines and Roombas, these robot companions -- coupled with cameras and AI algorithms -- could soon become household fixtures for us increasingly memory-impaired humans.November 2, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
This AI-powered app makes identifying birds a breeze (with one tricky exception)Warble, trill, or chirp? The Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Merlin Bird ID app can name that tune.July 19, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Algorithms soon will run your life - and ruin it, if trained incorrectlyAI systems that use data trained with descriptive labeling can yield much harsher decisions than humans make. It's not too late to fix the problem.November 27, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
A startling thing happened when a neural net got to choose its own neuronsThis research reveals the importance of evolutionary diversity for life on Earth and, even more incredibly, in machines.December 4, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Don't diss the pigeons: How nature's algorithm rivals AIThe unassuming pigeon might not be held in high regard, but there are ways in which the pigeon makes decisions that will impress even its most ardent critics.December 12, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence
Australia launches consultative review of AIFollowing the U.S. and Europe, Australia has decided to explore a regulatory framework for AI amid mounting concerns about the technology.June 5, 2023 by Rajiv Rao in Artificial Intelligence