Multimodal learning with next-token prediction for large multimodal models
Tokenizer design A unified tokenizer discretizes texts, images and videos into compact token sequences using shared codebooks. This…
AI scientist Ling Haibin, father of world’s first plant ID app, leaves US for China
AI scientist Ling Haibin, the acclaimed computer scientist behind the world’s first mobile plant identification app, has left…
The consequences of AI slop and a hopeful look at what will follow it
Published: Jan. 2, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. ET You may already be familiar with the term “AI slop,” with…
Should you still learn to code? Godfather of AI says says don’t give up on computer science degree just yet
With the rise of artificial intelligence, there has been a growing belief in the tech industry that coding…
Artificial intelligence, intellectual property, and human rights: mapping the legal landscape in European health systems
World Health Organization. Regulatory Considerations on Artificial Intelligence. https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373421/9789240078871-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y (2023). Widder, D. G., Whittaker, M. & West, S.…
A Young VC Is Deploying a Bold Strategy for Investing in AI Startups.
At just 29, Brian Zhan, who practices what he describes as “nerdy investing,” has already made early bets…
She ran her parents’ dry-cleaning business at 18. Today, the ‘godmother of AI’ is advising world leaders and running a billion-dollar startup
Before Fei-Fei Li helped launch the modern era of artificial intelligence, she was running a dry-cleaning business in…
Teens Seek Mental-Health Help From Chatbots. That’s Dangerous, Says New Study.
Teens regularly turn to generative-AI chatbots in search of mental-health support. A report on a study said this…
Effective descriptions of bosonic systems can be considered complete
Bosonic quantum information theory Quantum information theory with bosonic systems typically involves modeling unbounded operators over infinite-dimensional Hilbert…
The universe is not and could never be a simulation, study finds
Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to…
Researchers build magnetic computer that thinks like a brain
In the future, a new type of computer may be able to learn much like you do—by experience…
Multi-view deep learning framework for the detection of chest X-rays compatible with pediatric pulmonary tuberculosis
Multi-view deep learning framework for pediatric TB-compatible CXR detection The framework proposed (see Fig. 1-II) is a multi-view pipeline…