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Researchers take major step towards creating synthetic embryo-like structures that mimic real human embryos | Science & Tech News
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Researchers have taken a major step towards creating synthetic embryo-like structures that mimic real human embryos with most of the fundamental features of the earliest stages of life. The latest study, from researchers at the Weizmann Institute in Israel, built on the work of a number of recent experiments using human embryonic stem cells and…
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Scientists discover the real meaning of a selfie – and why we all take them | Science & Tech News
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When the world’s first photographic self-portrait was taken nearly 200 years ago by the pioneering American Robert Cornelius, the selfie was born. Now, millions of are taken every day and uploaded to social media sites such as Instagram, where audience engagement through clicks, likes and comments are assumed to be the snapper’s motivation. But researchers…
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There’s an explosion in AI interest but there’s lots of life left in real human intelligence | Adam Boulton | UK News
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There is currently an explosion of public interest in artificial intelligence, or AI for short. This has been sparked by the mass availability of two generative AI programmes, both developed by the company OpenAI, which has support from Microsoft. Inputting a few specifications to Dall-E will produce an image of your choice. ChatGPT will produce…
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M3GAN: The very real inspirations behind Hollywood’s new favourite killer robot – and why we’re so fascinated with AI | Science & Tech News
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Look beyond the enduring appeal of James Cameron’s Avatar sequel, which continues to storm box office charts more than a month after its release, and M3GAN is what’s enticing people to the cinema to start 2023. The horror hit, which this week had a quick-fire sequel announced for 2025 after early takings of $100m (£81m),…
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Meta’s rules for checking VIP posts have caused ‘real harm’ and need ‘overhaul’, review says | Science & Tech News
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On Facebook and Instagram there are rules about what can and can’t be posted. They can change from time to time, as can the way they are enforced by human and robot moderators. But in theory the rules are the same for every one of the sites’ nearly five billion users. Unless, that is, you…