Study shows AI-generated fake reports fool experts
It doesn't take a human mind to produce misinformation convincing enough to fool experts in such critical fields as cybersecurity....
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Can Facebook’s smart glasses be smart about security and privacy?
Is he looking at you or looking at personal information about you? CSA Images via Getty ImagesFacebook’s smart glasses ambitions...
What makes a fruit flavorful? Artificial intelligence can help optimize cultivars to match consumer preferences
Aroma plays a big role in flavor perception. Lina Darjan/500px via Getty ImagesThe Research Brief is a short take about...
AI maps psychedelic ‘trip’ experiences to regions of the brain – opening new route to psychiatric treatments
Psychedelics have been the subject of a recent surge of interest in their potential therapeutic effects. metamorworks/iStock via Getty ImagesFor...
From fear to connection, dynamic MENTAL exhibition explores a colourful spectrum of experiences
Wheel by Hiromi Tango and Dr Emma Burrows (2021) Science Gallery/Alan WeedonReview: MENTAL: Head Inside, curated by Tilly Boleyn. After...
Men think they’re brighter than they are and women underestimate their IQ. Why?
ShutterstockWhen asked to estimate their own intelligence, most people will say they are above average, even though this is a...
AI developers often ignore safety in the pursuit of a breakthrough – so how do we regulate them without blocking progress?
bettervector/ShutterstockEver since artificial intelligence (AI) made the transition from theory to reality, research and development centres across the world have...
Defining what’s ethical in artificial intelligence needs input from Africans
"Alfie", a moral choice machine, is pictured in front of an important question during a press conference in Germany. Arne...
Deciphering the Philosophers’ Stone: how we cracked a 400-year-old alchemical cipher
What secret alchemical knowledge could be so important it required sophisticated encryption? The setting was Amsterdam, 2019. A conference organised...
New data-sharing requirements from the National Institutes of Health are a big step toward more open science – and potentially higher-quality research
In order to get funding from the National Institutes of Health, researchers now need a plan for sharing and managing...
