How to understand this hidden driver of the modern world

To get a clearer grip on what that something is, we need to understand what happens when we change between fuzzy values and ...
The New York Times

In China, A.I. Is Finding Deadly Tumors That Doctors Might Miss

A tool for spotting pancreatic cancer in routine CT scans has had promising results, one example of how China is racing to apply A.I. to medicine’s tough problems. Self-service kiosks at the ...
WHYY

Will A.I. kill human creativity – and critical thinking?

Would you watch a movie generated entirely by AI? Or read a novel written by an algorithm? Examples of AI-generated art are pretty astounding, and users are now able to create hyper-realistic videos ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
unep.org

AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.

When the United Nations Environment Assembly convenes in December, a key topic up for discussion will be the mounting environmental impact of artificial intelligence. Ahead of those talks, here’s a ...
Wired

A New Algorithm Makes It Faster to Find the Shortest Paths

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. If you want to solve a tricky problem, it often helps to get organized. You might, for example, break the problem into pieces and tackle ...
Interesting Engineering

Century-old math puzzle that stumped top supercomputers solved by quantum computing

Researchers have successfully used a quantum algorithm to solve a complex century-old mathematical problem long considered impossible for even the most powerful conventional supercomputers. The ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Physical Investigation on Robust Algorithms for Inverse Problems of Heterogeneous Metastructures ()

1 Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Civil Aviation Energy Environment and Green Development, Civil Aviation University of China, Tianjin, China. 2 Groupe d’Acoustigue de l’ Université de ...
Frontiers

Dynamic and static integrated classification model of gas well based on XGBoost algorithm—an example from block S of Sulige tight sandstone gas field

Classification of gas wells is an important part of optimizing development strategies and increasing the recovery. The original classification standard of gas wells in the Sulige gas field has weak ...
Science Daily

This Algorithm Just Solved One of Physics’ Most Infamous Problems

Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding of ...
MIT Technology Review

Google DeepMind’s new AI agent cracks real-world problems better than humans can

AlphaEvolve uses large language models to find new algorithms that outperform the best human-made solutions for data center management, chip design, and more. Google DeepMind has once again used large ...