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Chatbots can persuade conspiracy theorists their view might be wrong

After a short conversation with an artificial intelligence, people’s belief in a conspiracy theory dropped by about 20 per cent

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AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections

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Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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Digital Human Brain Covered with Networks
How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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How AI mathematicians might finally deliver human-level reasoning

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Microsoft and Quantinuum’s quantum computer may be most reliable yet

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There’s a 5% chance of AI causing humans to go extinct, say scientists

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AI trained on millions of life stories can predict risk of early death

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DeepMind AI with built-in fact-checker makes mathematical discoveries

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The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction

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The future of AI: The 5 possible scenarios, from utopia to extinction

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Supercomputer that simulates entire human brain will switch on in 2024

A neuromorphic supercomputer called DeepSouth will be capable of 228 trillion synaptic operations per second, which is on par with the estimated number of operations in the human brain

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Mind-reading AI can translate brainwaves into written text

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AI made from living human brain cells performs speech recognition

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DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate

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Google says its Gemini AI outperforms both GPT-4 and expert humans

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