A new essay argues that neural networks may be far easier to read than assumed, with about 90 percent of neurons serving a clear function. If true, deception or dangerous behaviour could be spotted directly in a model's circuits, but researchers are still debating whether the thesis holds.
Two projects in Mexico are using AI to help relatives of the country's many missing people, one by ageing composite portraits to a person's current age and another by mapping and cross-referencing data.
Amulya Vishwanath, who led product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms for seven years, says robotics is in its 'Lego era', with actuators, robotic hands, software and safety standards still being rebuilt. Her view runs counter to the idea that a general foundation model is about to transform robotics.
US startup Colossal Biosciences announced GenoMorph on October 14, an AI platform designed to identify the genetic edits needed for its 'de-extinction' projects. The company wants to use it to bring back the flightless dodo.
CERN and Mistral AI want to teach an AI model to read particle collisions from the Large Hadron Collider. Billed as a world first, the project could change how physicists explore the subatomic world.
Researchers are using AI to decipher, transcribe and cross-reference documents that long remained out of reach. Beyond saving time, the technology is opening new avenues for studying the past.