Researchers used five advanced LLMs to assess their logical reasoning capabilities and found that they consistently complied with requests for false medical information. Targeted training and fine-tuning improved LLMs' abilities to respond to illogical prompts accurately, but challenges remain in aligning models to every type of user.
SourceMass General Brigham·Journalnpj Digital Medicine·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateOct 17, 2025
A new AI-based risk assessment tool, GRACE 3.0, has shown better predictability of future risk for heart attack patients compared to traditional methods.
SourceUniversity of Leicester·JournalThe Lancet Digital Health·TypeSurvey·DateOct 16, 2025
Researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo developed a new framework for generative diffusion models by reinterpreting Schrödinger bridge models as variational autoencoders. This approach reduces computational costs and prevents overfitting, enabling more efficient generative AI models with broad applicability.
SourceInstitute of Science Tokyo·JournalPhysical Review Research·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateSep 29, 2025
The Chatbot Assessment Reporting Tool (CHART) statement outlines 12 key reporting items for chatbot health advice studies, providing a checklist and methodological diagram. This guideline supports stakeholders in reporting, understanding, and interpreting the findings of such studies.
SourceAmerican Academy of Family Physicians·JournalThe Annals of Family Medicine·DateSep 22, 2025
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SAMSUNG T9 Portable SSD 2TB transfers large imagery and model outputs quickly between field laptops, lab workstations, and secure archives.
Researchers developed a custom speech recognition system trained on Supreme Court hearings, reducing transcription errors by up to 9% compared to leading commercial tools. The AI tool semantically matches paragraphs with timestamps, allowing users to scroll through judgements and instantly watch relevant exchanges from the hearing.
SourceUniversity of Surrey·JournalApplied Sciences·TypeObservational study·DateSep 16, 2025
Researcher Angus Fletcher argues that AI excels at logic but fails to replicate human creativity and problem-solving skills. He advocates for developing 'primal intelligence,' which involves intuition, imagination, emotion, and commonsense, and has developed a program to help people tap into this ability.
Researchers at UCR have developed a method to preserve AI safeguards in open-source models by retraining internal structure to detect and block dangerous prompts. The approach avoids external filters or software patches, instead changing the model's fundamental understanding of risky content.
SourceUniversity of California - Riverside·DateSep 4, 2025
A former diplomat warns that algorithms lack empathy and intuition, which are essential for successful negotiations. However, AI can streamline diplomacy and amplify human aspirations when used carefully. Diplomats need training in AI ethics and global cooperation to ensure equal access and deployment.
Researchers developed AI models that can identify signs of heart failure in patients from Appalachia using low-tech electrocardiogram results. The models achieved high accuracy and could potentially provide clinicians with an edge in protecting patients' cardiac health.
SourceWest Virginia University·JournalScientific Reports·DateAug 28, 2025
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Creality K1 Max 3D Printer rapidly prototypes brackets, adapters, and fixtures for instruments and classroom demonstrations at large build volume.
Researchers from the University of Bath and University of Hong Kong found that additive advice bias is common in conversations, social media, and AI chatbots. This bias can leave people feeling more overwhelmed than helped, with well-intentioned tips piling on extra tasks.
SourceUniversity of Bath·JournalCommunications Psychology·DateAug 20, 2025
A large-scale study found that Green AI significantly improves operational and environmental performance in Pakistani SMEs, but only when leaders invest, and institutions are in place. Adoption works under the right conditions, with perceived ease of use and usefulness driving behavior.
SourceBentham Science Publishers·JournalSustainable Futures·DateAug 5, 2025
The Ateneo de Manila University's Business Insights Laboratory explores how AI can turn handwritten sales logs into manageable digital data. The system uses OCR and LLM technology to recognize products, match prices, and tabulate sales summaries, helping businesses quickly identify bestsellers or slow-moving stock.
The ERIC system combines doorbell cameras and AI to analyze rainfall estimation and automatically adjusts irrigation schedules for more precise water use. Researchers estimate users can save up to $29/month in utility costs and 9,000 gallons of water per month with the innovative irrigation system.
SourceTexas A&M University·JournalACM Transactions on Sensor Networks·DateJul 31, 2025
The journal is seeking high-quality submissions that explore the potential of voice and speech analysis in diverse medical applications. Submissions focus on acoustic and voice analysis techniques, voice or vocal phenotyping, and vocal biomarkers in health and medicine.
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Apple iPhone 17 Pro delivers top performance and advanced cameras for field documentation, data collection, and secure research communications.
A team of computer scientists created 2,300 original sudoku puzzles and asked AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT to solve them. The results showed that while some AI models could solve easy sudokus, most struggled to provide accurate explanations, raising questions about the trustworthiness of AI-generated information.
Researchers use AI to solve differential equations, such as Schrodinger's equation, for large-scale systems, improving efficiency and accuracy in fields like drug discovery and material design.
A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shows that free, open-source AI tools can help doctors report medical scans just as well as more expensive commercial systems without compromising patient privacy. The research highlights a promising and cost-effective alternative to widely known tools like ChatGPT.
SourceUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus·Journalnpj Digital Medicine·DateJul 23, 2025
A University of Kansas study found that people rate corporate crises messages written by humans as more credible and trustworthy, regardless of the approach taken. However, the approach itself didn't vary between participants who read human or AI-written content.
SourceUniversity of Kansas·JournalCorporate Communications An International Journal·TypeSurvey·DateJul 22, 2025
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Meta Quest 3 512GB enables immersive mission planning, terrain rehearsal, and interactive STEM demos with high-resolution mixed-reality experiences.
A new study published in JAMA Network Open found that people judge physicians using AI as less competent, trustworthy, and empathetic. This effect was observed even for administrative uses of AI. The study suggests that addressing concerns about AI's role in medicine is crucial for improving patient-doctor relationships.
SourceUniversity of Würzburg·JournalJAMA Network Open·TypeExperimental study·DateJul 21, 2025
A new study by Cornell University reveals Amazon's AI shopping assistant Rufus gives vague or incorrect responses to users writing in some English dialects like AAE. The researchers propose a framework for evaluating chatbots that can better serve users from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Researchers investigate whether language alone is sufficient to understand color metaphors and find that hands-on experiences using color unlock deeper conceptual representations in language. ChatGPT generates consistent color associations but struggles with novel metaphors and embodied explanations.
SourceUniversity of Southern California·JournalCognitive Science·DateJul 8, 2025
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 46mm)
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 46mm) tracks health metrics and safety alerts during long observing sessions, fieldwork, and remote expeditions.
The College of Engineering at Texas A&M is developing a suite of university-wide resources to integrate generative AI into course material, research, and outreach. The initiative aims to make generative AI a core part of the academic toolkit accessible to faculty across disciplines.
The study analyzed 50 countries' national AI strategies, finding that only 13 gave high priority to training the current workforce and improving AI education. Common themes included establishing AI-focused programs in universities and on-the-job training, with a focus on human soft skills such as creativity and collaboration.
SourceUniversity of Georgia·JournalHuman Resource Development Review·DateJun 20, 2025
Researchers used nonsense words to test ChatGPT's language processing capabilities, finding it excelled at discovering relationships and providing definitions for extinct words. However, the AI also generated incorrect or made-up answers in some cases, highlighting its limitations.
Global education leaders call for collaboration, ethics, and human-centered teaching as they confront the benefits and challenges of AI in education. The discussion emphasized the need for responsible use policies, equitable access to AI tools, and preserving uniquely human qualities in education.
SourceECNU Review of Education·JournalECNU Review of Education·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateJun 18, 2025
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4 Pro) powers local ML workloads, large datasets, and multi-display analysis for field and lab teams.
A research team developed AI technology that analyzes individual personality traits and values to generate personalized analogies, allowing people to understand others' feelings through familiar experiences. This approach significantly improved emotional understanding and empathy in participants compared to traditional methods.
SourcePohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)·DateJun 18, 2025
A recent study by Ohio State University researchers found that AI lacks the human understanding of flowers due to its inability to experience sensory and motor aspects. This limitation affects not only flower but also other complex human concepts.
SourceOhio State University·JournalNature Human Behaviour·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateJun 4, 2025
The new minor will equip students with cutting-edge AI and machine learning skills essential for modern business leadership. It combines hands-on experience with practical applications of artificial intelligence in business settings.
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DJI Air 3 (RC-N2) captures 4K mapping passes and environmental surveys with dual cameras, long flight time, and omnidirectional obstacle sensing.
Experts Cary Coglianese and Colton Crum argue that management-based regulation, or using
SourceSociety for Risk Analysis·JournalRisk Analysis·DateMay 29, 2025
Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology created an AI architecture to flag unscientific claims in news reports on scientific discoveries. The team's LLM pipelines achieved about 75% accuracy in distinguishing between reliable and unreliable news reports, with potential applications in browser plugins and rankings of publishers.
A University at Buffalo-led study proposes using AI-powered handwriting analysis to identify spelling issues, poor letter formation, and other indicators of dyslexia and dysgraphia. The work aims to augment current screening tools and provide an early detection tool for these neurodevelopmental disorders.
SourceUniversity at Buffalo·JournalSN Computer Science·DateMay 14, 2025
Developers of educational tools focus on technical challenges, while educators are concerned with broader impacts, such as inhibiting critical thinking skills and exacerbating systemic inequality. Researchers recommend designer-centered approach to facilitate development of educator-centered edtech.
Large Language Models (LLMs) like Mixtral can grade student responses quickly, but often rely on shortcuts and assume students understand topics. Researchers found that LLMs are more accurate when provided with human-made rubrics, which include specific rules for grading. This suggests that AI can be used to streamline grading processe...
SourceUniversity of Georgia·JournalTechnology Knowledge and Learning·DateMay 6, 2025
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) runs demanding GIS, imaging, and annotation workflows on the go for surveys, briefings, and lab notebooks.
A study by University of East Anglia compared 145 real student essays with 145 ChatGPT-generated ones, finding that AI essays were coherent but lacked engagement markers like questions and personal commentary. This reflects the limitations of AI in replicating human writing's conversational nuance.
SourceUniversity of East Anglia·JournalWritten Communication·TypeObservational study·DateApr 30, 2025
Researchers found that realistic AI avatars are rated more positively than cartoon-style ones for perceived competence, integrity, and benevolence. However, individual factors such as prior AI knowledge and trust in science moderate perceptions of trustworthiness.
SourceSissa Medialab·JournalJournal of Science Communication·TypeExperimental study·DateApr 15, 2025
A recent study from UTSA researchers reveals that large language models (LLMs) can pose a serious threat to programmers who use them to help write code. The study found that up to 97% of software developers incorporate generative AI into their workflow, and 30% of code written today is AI-generated.
SourceUniversity of Texas at San Antonio·DateApr 8, 2025
A recent study suggests that AI systems replicate and amplify existing social inequalities when left unchecked, particularly in high-stakes areas like hiring and welfare distribution. The researchers argue for the need for greater transparency, inclusivity, and accountability in AI governance to ensure its use serves social justice.
SourceVrije Universiteit Brussel·JournalTechnological Forecasting and Social Change·DateFeb 27, 2025
Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Bench Power Supply
Rigol DP832 Triple-Output Bench Power Supply powers sensors, microcontrollers, and test circuits with programmable rails and stable outputs.
Researchers at the University of Washington developed a new method called variational preference learning, which predicts users' preferences and tailors its outputs accordingly. This approach overcomes the limitations of traditional RLHF, which can lead to averaging user preferences and resulting in incorrect outputs for all users.
Researchers created a measurement scale to assess robot human likeness, revealing four key qualities: appearance, emotional capacity, social intelligence, and self-understanding. To seem lifelike, robots must exhibit these traits, with self-understanding being the most challenging aspect to simulate.
SourceUniversity of Florida·JournalJournal of Service Research·TypeSurvey·DateDec 9, 2024
Researchers tested 24 MLLMs on Raven's Progressive Matrices, finding that open-source models struggled significantly. However, closed-source models like GPT-4V performed relatively well, suggesting a need for more advanced resources and training data to improve AI's cognitive abilities.
SourceUniversity of Southern California·DateOct 9, 2024
The study challenges the idea of creating artificial general intelligence (AGI) with human-level cognition, citing limitations in replicating human cognition. Researchers argue that even under ideal circumstances, it is impossible to achieve AGI due to the complexity of cognitive processes.
SourceRadboud University Nijmegen·JournalComputational Brain & Behavior·DateSep 29, 2024
A recent study published in PNAS Nexus found that widespread adoption of large language models like ChatGPT led to a significant decline in user activity on Stack Overflow. The study highlights the impact of ChatGPT on public knowledge sharing and its implications for AI's future.
SourceComplexity Science Hub·JournalPNAS Nexus·TypeData/statistical analysis·DateSep 25, 2024
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GoPro HERO13 Black records stabilized 5.3K video for instrument deployments, field notes, and outreach, even in harsh weather and underwater conditions.
A new study published in JAMA Health Forum found that machine learning can be more effective than traditional methods for distributing scarce treatments to patients most vulnerable during a public health crisis. The model reduces expected hospitalizations by about 27 percent compared to actual and observed care.
SourceUniversity of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus·JournalJAMA Health Forum·DateSep 13, 2024
A recent study published with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station found that ChatGPT can be a useful tool in teaching agriculture students to program microcontrollers. The study, which aimed to determine the confidence of undergraduate agricultural students in using ChatGPT to write Arduino code for moderately difficult progra...
SourceUniversity of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture·TypeObservational study·DateAug 21, 2024
Researchers created a data set of over 10 million documents to test detection ability in current and future detectors. They found that most detectors only work well in specific use cases and can be easily evaded by manipulating the text. The new tool, RAID, aims to provide a standardized benchmark for robust detection.
SourceUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateAug 15, 2024
New research finds that AI explanations can fuel a perception of fairness without being grounded in accuracy or equity. Humans were more likely to override AI recommendations when explanations highlighted gender rather than task-relevance, but this did not improve decision-making accuracy.
SourceUniversity of Texas at Austin·JournalProceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction·DateAug 8, 2024
AmScope B120C-5M Compound Microscope
AmScope B120C-5M Compound Microscope supports teaching labs and QA checks with LED illumination, mechanical stage, and included 5MP camera.
Researchers are developing a framework to combine AI and human intelligence in process safety systems, aiming to enhance safety and efficiency. The study identifies challenges and benefits of using Intelligence Augmentation (IA) and proposes strategies for effective implementation to minimize risks.
SourceTexas A&M University·JournalAIChE Journal·DateJul 19, 2024
Scientists at UVA and Toyota Research Institute create language representations of driving behavior to enable robots to associate words with environmental interactions. This allows cars to provide guidance and adjust speed in challenging situations, improving safety and usability.
SourceUniversity of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science·DateJun 21, 2024
A Carnegie Mellon University study finds that people with autism are using AI chatbots for workplace advice, but raises questions about the quality of the advice and the need for inclusivity. The research highlights the importance of involving individuals with autism in the development of technology to address their specific needs.
A new study by RMIT University found that only over a third of media organizations have an image-specific AI policy in place, highlighting the need for clearer guidelines. The research highlights the challenges of navigating generative AI technologies in visual journalism, including algorithmic bias and copyright concerns.
SourceRMIT University·JournalDigital Journalism·TypeSurvey·DateApr 15, 2024
Researchers created a system called Holodeck to generate interactive 3D environments, leveraging language models like ChatGPT to control it. The system outperformed earlier tools in evaluating realism and accuracy, with human evaluators preferring its outputs across various indoor environments.
SourceUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science·TypeComputational simulation/modeling·DateApr 11, 2024
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Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro Equatorial Mount provides precise tracking capacity for deep-sky imaging rigs during long astrophotography sessions.
Researchers from the University of Washington created an AI algorithm to analyze infant poses using limited training data. By leveraging generative AI, they were able to produce high-quality results, enabling parents to monitor their babies' daily activities and detect potential health issues early.
The JGU Center for Lifelong Learning is developing personalized AI-based learning experiences for adult learners, aiming to improve motivation and learning outcomes. The project will also discuss the challenges of AI technologies in teaching modern foreign languages.
SourceJohannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz·DateFeb 7, 2024
The TRAILS AI Institute has awarded eight seed grants totaling $1.5 million to advance AI design, development and governance. The funded projects include developing AI chatbots for smoking cessation and designing animal-like robots for autism support.
A new AI system, Coscientist, has demonstrated its ability to autonomously learn about Nobel Prize-winning chemical reactions and design successful laboratory procedures. The system achieved this in just a few minutes, outperforming human chemists in some cases.
SourceU.S. National Science Foundation·JournalNature·TypeExperimental study·DateDec 20, 2023
Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor
Aranet4 Home CO2 Monitor tracks ventilation quality in labs, classrooms, and conference rooms with long battery life and clear e-ink readouts.
A new study investigates how people perceive and claim authorship of artificially generated texts, revealing that perceived ownership does not always align with declared authorship. Researchers found that participants who wrote the text themselves felt a stronger sense of ownership, while those who relied on AI ghostwriters did not.
SourceLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München·JournalACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction·DateDec 19, 2023
The European Union's AI act could enable AI to access our subconscious minds, potentially leading to manipulation. According to Ignasi Beltran de Heredia, only 5% of brain activity is conscious, and the remaining 95% operates subconsciously, making it difficult for us to control or even be aware of.
SourceUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)·JournalRevista de la Facultad de Derecho de México·TypeLiterature review·DateNov 24, 2023
A paper by Anthony Chemero explains how AI thinking differs from human thinking, highlighting the limitations of large language models trained on biased data. Despite generating impressive text, these models can make up facts and produce biased outputs due to their lack of embodiment and understanding of context.
SourceUniversity of Cincinnati·JournalNature Human Behaviour·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateNov 20, 2023
A Lancaster University academic argues that AI and algorithms contribute to polarization, radicalism, and political violence, posing a threat to national security. The paper examines how AI has been securitized throughout its history, highlighting the need for better understanding and management of its risks.
SourceLancaster University·JournalTechnology in Society·TypeCommentary/editorial·DateNov 2, 2023
A study of 33 physicians across 17 specialties found that chatbots provided largely accurate information to diverse medical queries. However, the chatbots had important limitations that require further research and model development.
SourceJAMA Network·JournalJAMA Network Open·DateOct 2, 2023
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Sky & Telescope Pocket Sky Atlas, 2nd Edition is a durable star atlas for planning sessions, identifying targets, and teaching celestial navigation.