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Google creates AI with same level of accuracy and bias as doctors | Science & Tech News
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Artificial intelligence produces misinformation when asked to answer medical questions, but there is scope for it to be fine tuned to assist doctors, a new study has found. Researchers at Google tested the performance of a large language model, similar to that which powers ChatGPT, on its responses to multiple choice polls and commonly asked…
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Transparency is crucial over how AI is trained – and regulators must take the lead | Science & Tech News
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Transparency over what goes into developing artificial intelligence systems is crucial, but the push to improve it must be led by regulators, not private companies. Nick Clegg, head of global affairs at Meta, today made the case for openness as the way forward, arguing in the Financial Times that greater transparency over how AI works…
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Earth moves closer to Anthropocene epoch as surface shows indelible impact of human activity | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are a step closer to officially declaring a new geological time period that marks the start of humanity’s irreversible impact on the planet. How to define the start of the Anthropocene epoch, which would need to be visible in layers of rock in millions of years’ time, has proved controversial. Although humans began to…
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Daffodil extract fed to cows could be ‘game changer’ in reducing methane production | Science & Tech News
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Daffodils could provide the key to more sustainable livestock farming, according to scientists who say lab tests have proven promising. Adding an extract from the flowers to livestock feed reduced methane in artificial cow stomachs by 96%. A team of researchers at Scotland’s Rural College hope that when trialled in real cows, it could reduce…
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Threads: What needs fixing in the new rival to Twitter according to people who’ve just started using it | Science & Tech News
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Meta has launched what some are calling its “Twitter killer” app – Threads – with Mark Zuckerberg saying more than 30 million signed up in the first day. Twitter has reportedly threatened to sue over “intellectual property rights” – with Elon Musk suggesting Meta has “cheated”. And while many are excited about a new challenge…
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Zuckerberg v Musk: Will Threads ‘kill’ Twitter? | Science & Tech News
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Meta launched its new microblogging app Threads on Thursday, with boss Mark Zuckerberg reporting 30 million sign-ups in the first day. But can the tech company, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, capitalise on recent changes at Twitter by owner Elon Musk which have alienated many of its users and advertisers? Not content with a battle on socials,…
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Twitter threatens to sue Facebook owner Meta over new Threads platform | Science & Tech News
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Twitter has threatened to sue Facebook owner Meta over its new Threads platform. The company has written to Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg to say it “intends to strictly enforce its intellectual property rights, according to news site Semafor, citing a letter from Twitter lawyer Alex Spiro. “It demands that Meta take immediate steps to stop…
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Artificial intelligence ‘doesn’t have capability to take over’, Microsoft boss says | Science & Tech News
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The head of artificial intelligence at Microsoft says the company will continue to accelerate its work on large AI models despite concerns from some in the field that the technology is growing too fast and is too unpredictable to be safe. “The potential for this technology to really drive human productivity… to bring economic growth…
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This is how AI could change the future of journalism | Science & Tech News
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Sky News has been testing the limits of Artificial Intelligence to see what effect it could have on the future of journalism. Our experiment with having computers research, write and edit the news gave us mixed results – from pitching sensible stories about affordable housing to the bizarre claim that spilling milk can help the…
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Alzheimer’s: First drug to slow progression of disease gains approval of US regulator the FDA | Science & Tech News
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved a drug that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for the first time. The FDA has granted full regulatory approval to Leqembi – a drug by Japanese manufacturers Eisai and US drugmakers Biogen. Up to now, other approved drugs targeted only the symptoms of the…