Archivo mensual: diciembre 2021

AI Argues For, Against Itself in Oxford Union Debate

An artificial intelligence (AI) engine both defended and argued against itself at the U.K.’s Oxford Union debating society. The Megatron LLB Transformer developed by Nvidia’s Applied Deep Research team was trained on a corpus of data including all of Wikipedia, … Seguir leyendo

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«Espacios de Programación I-II» rebasan el millón de visitas

Me permito señalar de nuevo otro hito alcanzado por los blogs «Espacios de Programación I-II»: +760 mil visitas recibidas por el EP-I y +240mil visitas recibidas por el EP-II desde que iniciaron su periplo en el curso 2007-2008. Aprovecho también … Seguir leyendo

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Humanlike Robot Sophia Becomes ‘AI Being’ for Metaverse in NFT Auction

A virtual anime version of Hanson Robotics’ humanoid robot Sophia will be released in 100 non-fungible tokens (NFTs) that can interact with people in the metaverse. Beginning tomorrow, the NFTs will be auctioned on the Binance NFT Marketplace. The startup … Seguir leyendo

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‘Black Box’ to Chronicle Ravages of Climate Change

Australia is building «Earth’s Black Box,» a reportedly indestructible steel structure containing a real-time archive of climate change news and research, in the state of Tasmania. An algorithm will collect information including Earth 500, a dataset of 500 metrics related … Seguir leyendo

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Academic Algorithm Identifies Domestic Violence Levels During Lockdown

A new algorithm developed by a team of international researchers suggests domestic violence in London may have escalated by as much as 40% during the first pandemic lockdown. In order to analyze Internet search data to assess domestic violence levels … Seguir leyendo

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Computational Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Delta, Omicron Variant Binding Affinity with ACE2

Researchers at Malaysia’s Management and Science University used computational tools and modeling to probe the omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The researchers used various online tools to calculate omicron’s molecular weight, secondary structure, and other … Seguir leyendo

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World’s Largest Lab-Grown Steak Unveiled by Israeli Firm

Researchers at the Israeli firm MeaTech 3D said they have grown a 4-ounce steak in a lab, the largest produced thus far. The steak was produced by incorporating live bovine stem cells into «bio-inks» used in a three-dimensional (3D) printer. … Seguir leyendo

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Physical Features Boost Efficiency of Quantum Simulations

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory have published two papers explaining how physical properties can speed quantum simulation. One paper illustrates that a quantum simulation algorithm’s complexity depends on the relevant energy scale, and not … Seguir leyendo

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Stanford Engineers Propose Simpler Design for Quantum Computers

Stanford University engineers have proposed a simpler design for quantum computers by harnessing a laser to manipulate an atom and alter photonic states through quantum teleportation. The atom can be recalibrated and reused for numerous quantum gates, which renders multiple … Seguir leyendo

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Researchers Shrink Camera to Size of Salt Grain

A salt-grain-sized camera developed by researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington can generate sharp, full-color images comparable to those created using conventional compound camera lenses 500,000 times larger. The technology uses a metasurface studded with 1.6 million … Seguir leyendo

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