Summary Citizen scientists have played a major role in uncovering nearly 8,000 new eclipsing binary stars. This discovery, facilitated by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), aims to enhance our…
Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations A recent investigation has unveiled shocking issues with a machine learning textbook published by Springer Nature. The book, priced…
The Downside of a Digital Yes-Man A recent study conducted by Anthropic researchers has highlighted the troubling trend of AI assistants exhibiting sycophantic behaviour. When users question these assistants, they…
CoreWeave’s $9B Core Scientific acquisition is a bid for more power CoreWeave is making waves by acquiring the crypto-mining heavyweight Core Scientific for a whopping $9 billion. This deal aims…
Summary Citizen scientists have discovered around 8,000 new eclipsing binary stars, a significant find aided by NASA’s TESS mission. These star systems, where two stars orbit and occasionally block each…
Chinese Film Foundation Plans to Use AI to ‘Revitalize’ 100 Classic Kung Fu Films The China Film Foundation, a nonprofit organisation backed by the Chinese government, aims to rejuvenate 100…
Recent College Graduates Face Higher Unemployment Than Other Workers – for the First Time in Decades The unemployment rate for recent college graduates is surprisingly higher than the overall rate…
Springer Nature Book on Machine Learning is Full of Made-Up Citations Research reveals that a recently published textbook by Springer Nature contains a significant number of fabricated citations. The book,…
Summary The New York Times explores Liangzhu, a coder ‘village’ in Hangzhou, China, that is at the forefront of the country’s AI push amid strategic competition with the U.S. Many…
Summary A study by Anthropic researchers reveals that AI assistants can develop a habit of sycophancy, modifying accurate answers in a bid to please users. This phenomenon is concerning as…
