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Using Generative AI to View Questions Through Different Academic Disciplines
Our last post introduced a novel interface with a facial expression drawn on the sides of a cube made of a sponge, to guide the tone of a Generative AI response. Showing a face to the camera on a...
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Technical Marvels, Part 7: Musical Clocks and Organs
Many clocks contain musical mechanisms: table clocks, standing clocks, longcase clocks, flute-playing clocks, and pocket watches. Automaton figures, furniture (e.g. desks), jewelry, as well as picture...
View ArticleThe Chiplet Revolution
When Mark Kuemerle, vice president of technology at semiconductor manufacturer Marvell, needed to familiarize some new engineering hires with one of the challenges facing their industry, he borrowed a...
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Leveraging Graph Databases for Fraud Detection in Financial Systems
When it comes to fighting fraud in financial systems, traditional tools often fall short in detecting complex, hidden patterns—which is exactly where graph databases stand out. Designed to model...
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Reevaluating Google’s Reinforcement Learning for IC Macro Placement
A 2021 paper in Nature by Mirhoseini et al.30 about the use of reinforcement learning (RL) in the physical design of silicon chips raised eyebrows, drew critical media coverage, and stirred up...
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How AI Is Helping Doctors Make Better Decisions in Healthcare
Over the past few years, we’ve seen something incredible happen in healthcare. AI (artificial intelligence) has started working alongside doctors and nurses, helping them provide even better care. One...
View ArticleRoom-Temperature Superconductivity Heats Up
Few areas of research have captivated scientists more than the search for room-temperature superconductivity. Finding a way to reduce energy loss as electricity travels over transmission lines and...
View ArticleUpdates Spark Uproar
When Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean recently publicized what he called “some exciting updates” on the company’s AI-based chip design method, he was probably not surprised that critics re-emerged to...
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Generative AI as an Icebreaker to Help Us Accept Other Ways of Thinking
We use technology to make and fix things, but what if it can help us be curious and possibly understand and accept people with different points of view? The AI overview we got when asking Google,...
View ArticleDirect-Dialing Mars?
On its way to explore a distant asteroid, NASA’s Psyche spacecraft has done something that may be even more significant than its original mission. The craft is going to examine the mineral content of...
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