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Asking AI to act like an expert can make it less reliable
To get the best out of AI, some users tell it to provide answers as if it were an expert. Others ask it to adopt a persona, such as a safety monitor, to guide its […]
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When smell meets VR: Scent technology blends up to 8 fragrances for immersive virtual experiences
A multi-channel wearable scent display developed at Institute of Science Tokyo allows a user to experience multiple scents while exploring virtual environments. Based on virtual scenes, the device can blend up to eight fragrances in […]
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Dating app algorithms: What’s love got to do with it?
Love is mysterious. You feel it in your chest, your knees, your soul. Love will put you on budget airplanes across the world, leave you hiding from your own phone after a sent text message […]
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Fragmented phone use—not total screen time—is the main driver of information overload, study finds
Amid hot discussion on screen time, social media use and the impact of digital devices on our well-being, a seven-month study from Aalto University in Finland sheds new light on what overwhelms users the most—and […]
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LLMs and creativity: AI responses show less variety than human ones
Can using a large language model (LLM) make a person more creative? Prior work has shown that using LLMs can make creative outputs more homogeneous, but this homogenization could stem from the specific LLM used […]
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US regulator blacklists all new foreign-made routers
The US Federal Communications Commission on Monday banned authorizations for all new consumer routers produced in foreign countries, citing “national security” reasons.This post was originally published on this website.
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Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe
During the First World War, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb leaves could be used […]
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TVs keep getting more pixels—but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see
I remember sitting very close to the television as a child and seeing the image was made up of tiny colored dots, each of which broke down into miniature vertical strips of red, green and […]
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AI tools like ChatGPT make learning easier—and more persuasive, study finds
Googling isn’t quite what it used to be. Now, when typing something into Google’s search engine, the first response flashing to life on your screen is not the top-ranked search result but an “AI Overview.” […]
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How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media—platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection point in the global debate over Big Tech liability: For the first […]