The performance of large language models like ChatGPT is more predictable than it seems.
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Gender bias in citations is evident – and the reasons are surprising.
Reindeer can activate sleep mode while eating
Sleep mode in the brain helps maximize food consumption during plentiful summer months in the Arctic.
Independent chemical research using large language models
Coscientist is an AI system based on GPT-4 that independently designs, plans, and executes experiments through the integration of large language models enabled by tools such as internet searches, documentation, code execution, and experimental running.
Daily Summary: Criticism Facing Cancer Tests for Malignant Worms
Doctors have raised concerns about a commercial cancer test that produces high levels of false negative and false positive results. Additionally, increasing extreme wildfires elevate global emissions and what quantum theory implies about determinism.
How Increased Organized Crime Threatens the Amazon
The global community needs to dismantle the networks of transnational crime and corruption that threaten one of the largest carbon sinks in the world.
Reindeer can activate sleep mode while eating
Sleep mode in the brain helps maximize food consumption during plentiful summer months in the Arctic.
Will Superintelligent AI Sneak Up on Us? A New Study Offers Reassurance
The performance of large language models like ChatGPT is more predictable than it seems.
Gender bias in citations is evident – and the reasons are surprising.
Sexual references in research citations decline among younger scientists, but still play a role in making women’s research less visible.
The polar bear-fur-inspired jacket is thinner than the down-filled jacket – yet provides the same warmth
The polar bear-fur-inspired jacket reduces thickness while increasing warmth just as effectively as the down-filled jacket.
And Scientists Say We Urgently Need Answers About AI Consciousness
Scientists say we urgently need answers about AI consciousness.
This chemical robot powered by GPT designs reactions and makes drugs – on its own
This GPT-powered chemical robot designs reactions and makes drugs on its own.
From the Archive: Dancing Mice and Louis Pasteur’s Beer Battle
Highlights from the past in nature.
Secrets of neutrinos could reveal Earth’s atmosphere
Scientists usually look to the sky or turn to the lab to explore neutrino properties. However, neutrinos produced in Earth’s atmosphere could unveil this long-sought information – and experiments are already underway.
Contact tracing app predicts risks of SARS-CoV-2 transmission
The risk of contracting COVID-19, as calculated by the smartphone app, corresponds with the likelihood of later testing positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, suggesting that digital contact tracing is a useful tool for combating future pandemics.
Two-dimensional materials enhance realism in computing
The electric switch made from atomic-thin materials mimics how connections between neurons are strengthened through activity. Two perspectives reveal why physicists and neuroscientists share the same enthusiasm for this engineering achievement.
Online search results can increase belief in fake news
To combat fake news, people are often advised to verify claims through online searches. Five experiments show this can increase people’s belief that false or misleading articles are true, and this effect may be due to low-quality search results.
Guiding large language models for automated chemical labs
A news and opinions report reveals the use of large language models in guiding automated chemical labs.
“Interpretable” AI identifies a new class of antibiotics
It reveals hybrid methods that could revolutionize antibiotic discovery.
News and Views report on the use of “explainable” artificial intelligence in identifying a new class of antibiotics.
Atomic Electron Tomography Reveals Chemical Order in Medium and High Entropy Alloys
The news and views report reveals the use of atomic electron tomography in uncovering the chemical order in medium and high entropy alloys.
Mysterious Slow and Organized Activity Observed in the Cortex
The news and views report reveals the observation of slow and mysterious organized activity in the cortex.
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North-South Collaboration
Good science is not limited to wealthy countries, and research in the global south is often overlooked, leading to a detriment of innovation and discovery everywhere.
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