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A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language
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A neuroscientist explains why it’s impossible for AI to ‘understand’ language

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As meaning-makers, we use spoken or signed language to understand our experiences in the world around us. The emergence...

Why AI can’t understand a flower the way humans do
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Why AI can’t understand a flower the way humans do

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Even with all its training and computer power, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool like ChatGPT can’t represent the concept...

This new AI claims to “feel” your emotions, but can machines really understand what’s in your heart and mind?
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This new AI claims to “feel” your emotions, but can machines really understand what’s in your heart and mind?

Kopernica AI platform tracks over 790 body points Combines vision, voice, and psychology to “understand” complex human emotions Continuously learns users’ emotional patterns...

Deafblind people to understand live conversations thanks to e-textiles technology
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Deafblind people to understand live conversations thanks to e-textiles technology

The prototype smart glove. Credit: Nottingham Trent University Thousands of people who are born deafblind will understand live conversations for the first time...

Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong
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Forensics tool ‘reanimates’ the ‘brains’ of AIs that fail in order to understand what went wrong

Tesla crashes are only the most glaring of AI failures. Credit: South Jordan Police Department via APPEAR From drones delivering medical supplies to...

Two-thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI, but most don’t understand its impacts
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Two-thirds of Canadians have experimented with generative AI, but most don’t understand its impacts

Only 36 per cent of survey respondents were familiar with the rules and ethics around GenAI. Credit: Social Media Lab, CC BY When...

Study is first to use VR to understand pedestrian stress
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Study is first to use VR to understand pedestrian stress

A view of the simulated environments in VR. Credit: Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2024.104952 A large-scale study led by...

Google’s new AI model could someday let you understand and talk to dolphins
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Google’s new AI model could someday let you understand and talk to dolphins

Google and the Wild Dolphin Project have developed an AI model trained to understand dolphin vocalizations DolphinGemma can run directly on Pixel smartphones...

Windows 11 could eventually help you understand how fast your PC is – as well as offer tips for making your PC or laptop faster for free
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Windows 11 could eventually help you understand how fast your PC is – as well as offer tips for making your PC or laptop faster for free

Windows 11 could get a feature to better inform you on how fast your PC is It’s still hidden in testing, but a...