World’s timekeepers to vote on ditching leap second
On 27 days in the past century, time has gone backwards for a second. Or, at least, our…
Retrofitting language models to operate over bytes
Byteified model architecture details Our architecture follows the same overall structure as earlier LTLMs, including DTP, BLT and…
Scalable decision-making for games of imperfect information
Design of Ataraxos Ataraxos consists of two interdependent self-play reinforcement learning processes, realized by transformer networks for set-up…
AI researchers reckon with the $1.5 million ‘academia tax’
Artificial-intelligence researchers say that the idea of leaving academia is tempting, but some nevertheless resist the move.Credit: Jay…
Safety and security of large language models in healthcare
Gommers, J. et al. Interval cancer, sensitivity, and specificity comparing AI-supported mammography screening with standard double reading without…
Quantum Computer Solves a Problem in 15 Minutes That Classical Methods Can’t Practically Compute
Scientists used a new error correction method to encode 70 logical qubits and solve a problem that is…
Artificial intelligence for representing and characterizing quantum systems
Van Damme, J. et al. Advanced CMOS manufacturing of superconducting qubits on 300 mm wafers. Nature 634, 74–79…
Researchers are building computers that run on brain organoids — but have neglected a major ethical issue
The workings of the brain are often compared to those of a computer. Some researchers are testing this…
UKZN student to represent South Africa at international entrepreneurship competition
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) student Chwayita Momoza has been selected to represent South Africa at the Middle East,…
Physicists Solve a “Quantum-Only” Problem Using an Ordinary Laptop
Tensor networks enable researchers to tackle quantum physics problems previously thought to be solvable only by quantum computers.…
College students are swapping coding for healthcare: Goldman Sachs
College students are beginning to eschew AI-exposed majors in favor of fields associated with stronger job growth, according…
The Hacker Sent by Anthropic to Calm the Government’s Nerves About AI Safety
Trump administration officials have spent recent days fretting over the power of Anthropic’s next-generation AI software to potentially…