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Month: December 2024

Education

Professor challenges tokenizing women of color in academia

December 20, 2024 Phys Org

The unspoken rule for women of color in academia is to be everything to everyone—mentor, diversity champion, tireless scholar, and silent workhorse, says York University equity studies Assistant Professor Yvonne Su in her paper published […]

Computers

Modern AI systems have achieved Turing’s vision, but not exactly how he hoped

December 20, 2024 Tech Xplore

A recent perspective published Nov. 13 in Intelligent Computing, asserts that today’s artificial intelligence systems have finally realized Alan Turing’s vision from over 70 years ago: machines that can genuinely learn from experience and engage […]

Technology

Charge your phone in your pocket with new wireless technology

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

A groundbreaking advancement in technology is paving the way for mobile phones and other electronic devices to recharge simply by being kept in a pocket. This innovative system enables wireless charging throughout three-dimensional (3D) spaces, […]

Math

How prepared are we for another pandemic? Study provides mathematical insights into airborne viral transmission

December 19, 2024 Phys Org

Half a decade on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study by the University of Surrey highlights the significant impact of combined public health measures in reducing airborne viral transmission. High-quality face masks […]

Technology

AI system can envision an entire world from a single picture

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

Johns Hopkins computer scientists have created an artificial intelligence system capable of “imagining” its surroundings without having to physically explore them, bringing AI closer to humanlike reasoning.This article was originally published on this website.

Computers

AI ‘Machine Psychology’ could unlock human-level intelligence, says researcher

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

Artificial intelligence that is as intelligent as humans may become possible thanks to psychological learning models, combined with certain types of AI. This is the conclusion of Robert Johansson, who in his dissertation, from Linköping […]

Computers

Why is it so hard to type in Indigenous languages?

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

When it comes to digital access and internet technologies, some languages are still more equal than others. Speakers of majority languages, who type in English or text in Korean, assume their message will be transmitted […]

Internet

Password sharing is common for older adults—but it can open the door to financial abuse

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

Are you helping an elderly parent with some holiday shopping and need to get reimbursed? Have they asked you to pay some bills or e-transfer funds to the grandkids from their accounts? You aren’t alone.This […]

Technology

Laser-based artificial neuron mimics nerve cell functions at lightning speed

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

Researchers have developed a laser-based artificial neuron that fully emulates the functions, dynamics and information processing of a biological graded neuron. With a signal processing speed of 10 GBaud—a billion times faster than its biological […]

Computers

AI-powered algorithm enables personalized age transformation for human faces

December 19, 2024 Tech Xplore

Researchers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Maryland recently developed MyTimeMachine (MyTM), a new AI-powered method for personalized age transformation that can make human faces in images or videos appear […]

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