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AI models trained on 'synthetic data' could break down and regurgitate unintelligible nonsense, scientists warn

If left unchecked, "model collapse" could make AI systems less useful, and fill the internet with incomprehensible babble. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Chemist proposes shared 'model proteins' to improve reproducibility in protein science

Protein scientists could improve reproducibility and coordination across the field by rallying around a small, shared set of ...
Microsoft

From forecasting storms to designing molecules: How new AI foundation models can speed up scientific discovery

People have always looked for patterns to explain the universe and to predict the future. “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning” is an adage predicting the weather.
MIT Technology Review

OpenAI has created an AI model for longevity science

The company is making a foray into scientific discovery with an AI built to help manufacture stem cells. When you think of AI’s contributions to science, you probably think of AlphaFold, the Google ...
The Economist

AI models make stuff up. How can hallucinations be controlled?

It is an increasingly familiar experience. A request for help to a large language model (LLM) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT is promptly met by a response that is confident, coherent and just plain wrong.
WMUR

Predictive Science creating models to predict appearance of eclipse

ALSO CANCELED OR SCHEDULED AN EARLY RELEASE. MANY STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL SEE THE ECLIPSE, BUT IT WILL NOT LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME EVERY WHERE. THE APPEARANCE OF THE ECLIPSE WILL BE ROTATED, ...
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AI models could devour all of the internet’s written knowledge by 2026

A new estimate suggests that AI could use up all of the internet’s text data within the next few years. The next recourse could be private information, a new study warns. When you purchase through ...