Just Plain WEIRD #2
How can users of AI tools like OpenAI’s Sora video generator be sure they aren’t producing copyright-violating content? Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images – By Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University Published: 2024 Mar 22 – Generative artificial intelligence has …
The planned lunar railroad definitely won’t look as fanciful as this AI rendering. AI-generated by DALL-E – By David Szondy 2024 Mar 21 – In preparation for a permanent human colony on the Moon, DARPA has awarded a contract to Northrop Grumman to develop …
ADHD medications improve more than just the symptoms of the disorder. Depositphoto – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 20 – ADHD medications do more than alleviate the symptoms of the condition; they boost overall mental health by improving the symptoms of coexisting psychiatric conditions …
The SKOOTR bot gets around on three motorized legs, with a large freely rotating sphere providing additional stability. University of Michigan/Hung, Adu and Moore – By Paul Ridden 2024 Mar 19 – A small research group from the University of Michigan has developed a …
A new technique determines the potency of magic mushrooms. UTA – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 19 – Laws are opening up to support the use of medicinal psilocybin – and that requires new technology to ensure accurate, consistent dosing. Researchers have now developed …
A common, usually harmless bacteria caused stomach cancer in mice. Depositphotos – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 18 – A common, usually harmless bacteria have a significant role in causing stomach cancer, a new study has found. It joins the better-known, at least in …
Cognition Labs has unveiled Devin, an extraordinary end-to-end software developing AI. Cognition Labs – By Loz Blain 2024 Mar 13 – It can autonomously plan and execute thousand-step tasks. It can build and deploy entire software projects all by itself. It can research and …
Eugene Debs, center, imprisoned at the Atlanta Federal Prison, was notified of his nomination for the presidency on the socialist ticket by a delegation of leading socialists who came from New York to Atlanta. George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images – By Thomas Doherty, …
Oregon’s Umpqua Dunes inspired the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s ‘Dune.’ VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images – By Devin Griffiths, Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Published: 2024 Mar 15 – “Dune,” …
A microbial fermentation process proved better than daffodil extract at creating an important anti-dementia drug. AI generated by DALL-E – By Michael Franco 2024 Mar 15 – Using an AI-based approach, researchers found a better way to create the drug galantamine, commonly prescribed to …
