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Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science
Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science Explore This Section Open Science Overview Open Science News Funding Opportunities Open Science 101 5 min read Old Missions, New Discoveries: NASA’s Data Archives Accelerate Science This montage of images taken by the Voyager spacecraft of the planets and four of Jupiter’s moons is set against […]
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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up What springs from the 'mind' of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images When someone sees something that isn’t there, people often refer to the experience as a hallucination. Hallucinations occur when your sensory perception does not correspond to […]
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People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true Artificial intelligence is expected to generate a growing share of the world's creative work. karetoria/Moment via Getty Images People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by artificial intelligence, yet […]
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When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing?
When humans use AI to earn patents, who is doing the inventing? Only humans can be awarded patents, but AIs can do a lot of the work to earn them. lineartestpilot/iStock via Getty Images The advent of generative artificial intelligence has sent shock waves across industries, from the technical to the creative. AI systems that […]
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Watch: Prosthetic robot hand ‘knows’ what it’s touching
Watch: Prosthetic robot hand ‘knows’ what it’s touching Engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human. The hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds. The system’s hybrid design is a first for robotic hands, […]
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