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SCI & TECHSep 18Are AIs Still Struggling with CAPTCHAs?Anthropic’s recent security-incident document contains a bit about how CAPTCHAs are still frustrating Claude. In the transcript, the Claude model that is so powerful that Anthropic is gatekeeping access to it appeared to slam its virtual head against the wall solving a simple image identification test. In a test where the agent was asked to identify a shape that didn’t match the others displayed, it couldn’t even decide which image to select. Instead, it repeatedly went over the same images and questioned its own conclusions. “Actually hmm, wait,” it said in its cSchneier
SCI & TECHSep 18Who gets to decide how quickly AI moves?The biggest AI companies want to slow development together. The real question is what power they gain in return.Al Jazeera [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18AI safety debate meets reality at Dreamforce as business leaders say last year's models are enoughAt Salesforce's annual mega-conference in San Francisco, attendees said they get enough value from older AI models.CNBC
SCI & TECHSep 18Fishapod fossil shows early elbows came in a variety of formsThe fish that preceded the first four-legged land animals came in a wider variety of forms than we had thought, and fossils show that one had an elbow joint that moved in an oddly restrictive wayNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 18AI startup Mantic raises $25 million for superhuman forecastingSept 18 (Reuters) - Mantic, an ⁠artificial intelligence developer that beat humans in a recent contest for forecasting events, ⁠on Friday said it raised $25 million in seed funding.thestar_my · malaysia
SCI & TECHSep 18How to clean car battery terminals: the trick to remove corrosion and improve contactLa suciedad y la sulfatación pueden afectar la conexión eléctrica y dificultar el arranque del vehículo.De qué modo hacer la limpieza de forma segura y qué producto casero usar.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18AI advances towards autonomous creation of new versions of itself, warns AnthropicAnthropic alerta sobre el riesgo de que la IA desarrolle futuras versiones de sí misma, intensificando preocupaciones en el sector.Claude, el chatbot de Anthropic, participa en gran parte de la I+D de la empresa, aunque aún no es completamente autónomo, según la compañía.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18UNESCO can be a "moderator" in the global debate on AI, says its directorLa Unesco se posiciona como mediadora clave en el debate sobre inteligencia artificial, recibiendo al pontífice estadounidense-peruano para fortalecer alianzas.La visita del papa a París busca reforzar la cooperación multilateral en un contexto de transformaciones digitales y desafíos globales.Clarín
SCI & TECHSep 18Child protection is not 'only one party's responsibility', business group saysCecilia Bonefeld-Dahl, Director General of DigitalEurope, said protecting children from social media risks is a "joint responsibility of the public and private sectors". The association, which represents companies such as OpenAI and Meta, believes it cannot be "one party's responsibility".EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Bolivia: New cat species discovered by scientistsGenetic data confirmed that the small feline, called "tilcayo" by locals, is a new species of cat. It's the first such discovery in more than 100 years.DW News [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Anthropic warns AI is getting closer to building its own successorAnthropic says its Claude chatbot now leads more than a quarter of the company's research and development, as fears grow that AI systems could soon improve themselves faster than humans can keep up.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18How BEAD Restructured and Saved $21 BillionDirecting funds toward network sustainability and operational costs, with states allocating funds from their BEAD allocation, will give local state broadband directors flexibility and discretion in post-deployment allocations to keep areas served well beyond the initial government program. The goal now is to keep citizens connected by keeping up with technology. The post How BEAD Restructured and Saved $21 Billion appeared first on American Enterprise Institute - AEI.AEI
SCI & TECHSep 18'Remarkable': Scientists discover new wild cat species for first time in 100 yearsThe Leopardus tilcayo is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, measuring around 45 centimetres - and was first mistaken for a pet.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18From Madrid to Zagreb, Europe's autonomous vehicles are multiplyingFrom Tesla's FSD rollout to driverless lorries connecting Lidl's warehouses, a wave of approvals across the EU shows regulators embracing autonomous mobility faster than expected — and the pace shows no sign of slowing.EuroNews [en]
SCI & TECHSep 18Top Chinese AI models make 10% of OpenAI, Anthropic revenue despite high valuations: reportChinese artificial intelligence models from seven major developers combined generate only about 10 per cent of the revenue reported for OpenAI and Anthropic, even as investor enthusiasm remains intense, according to US-based research firm Rhodium Group. The Chinese AI models earned an estimated US$10.7 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) from March to August, a fraction of the more than US$100 billion combined for OpenAI and Anthropic, according to the Rhodium report published on...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 18Inside the scramble for trusted AI copsA host of industry players, policy wonks and businesses are grappling with the question of how to regulate AI in a trustworthy manner.Inside the White House, it's mostly business as usual.Why it matters: The industry's mad dash is the product of an ad hoc regulatory apparatus and a general consensus that swift action from Washington is unlikely in the near term.State of play: AI CEOs have been grappling with how to test advanced AI and work with Beijing on safety standards, while the White House favors a solution where the industry finds ways to police itself.That means the race is on to decidAxios
SCI & TECHSep 18Our brain evolved from two primitive nervous systems that mergedThe front and back parts of our brain come from different progenitor cells in embryos, which suggests they evolved as separate entitiesNew Scientist
SCI & TECHSep 18Could trees developed with gene-editing technology protect Florida's citrus industry?A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay.NPR News
SCI & TECHSep 18Google is helping write AI chatbot safety laws — while pushing for loopholesAs states push to regulate chatbots, tech companies are trying to write safety rules in ways that exempt some of their key products.NPR News
SCI & TECHSep 18AI Doomsday Warnings Unlikely To Slow IPOs But Questions LingerThe fracas forms a backdrop for highly anticipated initial public offerings from both OpenAI and Anthropic. The post AI Doomsday Warnings Unlikely To Slow IPOs But Questions Linger appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
SCI & TECHSep 18How to find free or cheap electric car charging in FranceDiscover where to find free or discounted electric car charging in France, from supermarket loyalty schemes and town networks to home tariffs and EV charging apps.connexionfrance · france
SCI & TECHSep 18Chinese paint cuts wall temperature by 25 degrees Celsius in summer test: reportChina has begun mass production of a super-coating that can cut wall temperatures by 25 degrees Celsius in summer, according to the state-run Science and Technology Daily. The material, which has undergone six months of real-world testing at a petrochemical plant in the southern island province of Hainan, uses the principles of radiative cooling. It requires neither electricity nor cooling agents and its overall performance is reportedly the highest among known global competitors, according to...South China Morning Post
SCI & TECHSep 18Waymo targets Singapore robotaxi launch in 2028Waymo plans to launch its robotaxi service in Singapore by 2028, indicating a significant expansion of autonomous vehicle technology into a new geographic market. This development marks a step forward in the global adoption of self-driving transportation.Seeking Alpha Tech
SCI & TECHSep 18How China plans to ‘firmly rank at the global forefront’ with 25% of first-in-class drugsChina has set its sights on becoming a global biomedicine powerhouse by 2030, targeting key technological breakthroughs and at least a quarter of the world’s first-in-class drugs market under a new five-year plan for the sector. By the end of the decade, China would “firmly rank at the global forefront” in biopharmaceutical research and development and applications, with its “core competitiveness” and international influence making a significant leap, authorities said on Friday. The biomedical...South China Morning Post
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