Artificial Intelligence
Neural-network “MLC” training shows human-like language skill and could surpass today’s chatbots
Researchers have developed a training procedure called Meta-learning for Compositionality (MLC) that teaches a standard transformer to combine known words in new ways, much as people do. In controlled tests, an MLC-trained network learned fresh vocabulary from only a handful…
ChadGPT : AI as a Substitute for a Boyfriend
AI technology can replace some positive aspects of a relationship: chatting, generating love songs, recommending restaurants. AI can replicate some aspects but face challenges in areas like social media and personal connections.
HeyGen AI lets anyone speak any language on video with near-perfect lip sync
HeyGen is a Los Angeles-based generative-AI start-up that turns an ordinary clip into a multilingual version where the original speaker’s face, lips and voice all match the new language. Users upload a video, choose a target language, and in a…
Japanese teams show MRI can decode simple dream content
For years, headlines said that Japanese scientists built an MRI dream machine. The research is real, but the claim is not. Two lines of work from Japan explain what is possible today. First, in 2013, a team in Kyoto used…
An AI at Google called AutoML generated its own AI, which outperforms those created by humans for image recognition
Google’s AutoML creates NASNet, an AI-designed vision model that surpasses human-crafted architectures In a landmark advancement in artificial intelligence, researchers at Google Brain have developed AutoML, an AI system capable of designing other AI models. Using reinforcement learning, AutoML acts…