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Researchers create world's smallest programmable, autonomous robots Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surroundings, operate for months and cost just a penny each.

"US researchers created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous #robots, powered by #light. They carry microscopic #computers and can be programmed to move in complex patterns, sense local temperatures and adjust their paths accordingly."

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Speech-to-reality system creates objects on demand using AI and robotics Generative AI and robotics are moving us ever closer to the day when we can ask for an object and have it created within a few minutes. In fact, MIT researchers have developed a speech-to-reality system, an AI-driven workflow that allows them to provide input to a robotic arm and "speak objects into existence," creating things like furniture in as little as five minutes.

"A new speech-to-reality system integrates natural language processing, #generativeAI, and #robotics to create physical objects from spoken prompts within minutes. This technology enables rapid, accessible #manufacturing without the need for #3Dmodeling expertise."

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Can AI read humans' minds? A pedestrian behavior model is shockingly good at it In a striking leap toward safer self-driving cars, researchers at Texas A&M University College of Engineering and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called OmniPredict.

"A new AI system, OmniPredict, uses advanced language and vision models to anticipate pedestrian behavior in real time. This technology could significantly enhance the safety and intuition of autonomous vehicles in complex urban environments."

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NAD+ Corrects RNA Splicing to Restore Alzheimer's Memory Boosting levels of a certain molecule that declines with age was found to restore memory and brain function in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) models – not just by improving energy metabolism, as previously thought, but by fixing RNA splicing errors that disrupt hundreds of genes crucial to neuron health.

"Boosting levels of a certain #molecule that declines with age was found to restore memory and brain function in #Alzheimer’s disease models."

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Security flaws in portable genetic sequencers risk leaking private DNA data Portable genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence DNA have critical, previously unreported security vulnerabilities that could reveal or alter genetic information without detection, according to a new study.

"Portable #genetic sequencers used around the world to sequence #DNA have critical, previously unreported #security vulnerabilities that could reveal or alter genetic information without detection, according to a new study."

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World-first quantum computer made with standard laptop chips launched A UK startup has built the world's first quantum computer made with the same silicon chip technology used in laptops and smartphones.

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Miniaturized ion traps show promise of 3D printing for quantum-computing hardware Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), the University of California (UC) Berkeley, UC Riverside and UC Santa Barbara have miniaturized quadrupole ion traps for the first time with 3D printing—a breakthrough in one of the most promising approaches to building a large-scale quantum computer.

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Heard a great quote recently by @neildegrassetyson.com: "You can credit science for nuclear power. They became weapons because countries can't get along."

I love this quote for two reasons 🧵

CRISPR can stop malaria spread by editing a single gene in mosquitos A team from UC San Diego, John Hopkins and UC Berkeley Universities found a way to edit a single gene in a mosquito that prevented it from transmitting malaria.

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This $7,000 Single-Seat Electric Car Is a Big Hit in Japan In the rural suburbs of Hiroshima, a Japanese startup is trying to kick start the nation’s electric vehicle market with the smallest, cheapest car it can possibly make.

In the rural suburbs of Hiroshima, a Japanese startup is trying to kick start the nation’s electric vehicle market with the smallest, cheapest car it can possibly make

Soft robots can walk themselves out of a 3D printer Scientists have created the first soft robots that can walk straight out of the machines that make them.

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and now we have naturally produced red fluorescent spider silk 🕸️

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https://thenextweb.com/news/netherlands-ranks-above-entire-g7-in-tech-competitiveness-study-finds

The Quantum Apocalypse Is Coming. Be Very Afraid What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever.

What happens when quantum computers can finally crack encryption and break into the world’s best-kept secrets? It’s called Q-Day—the worst holiday maybe ever.

This piece is very much worth reading ⬇️

Seeking Stability in the Competition for AI Advantage A new report, Superintelligence Strategy, offers a bold vision for how the United States and China could compete securely and safely as they develop increasingly capable artificial intelligence (AI). ...

‘…the authors dub “mutually assured AI malfunction,” or MAIM, analogizing it to nuclear mutual assured destruction (MAD). Under MAIM, they argue, “any state's aggressive bid for unilateral AI dominance is met with preventive sabotage by its rivals.”’ www.rand.org/pubs/comment...

Should AGI Really Be the Goal of Artificial Intelligence Research? | TechPolicy.Press A conversation with Eryk Salvaggio, Borhane Blili-Hamelin, and Margaret Mitchell about the efficacy of aiming for artificial general intelligence.

👩‍💻 What is AGI...and should it be a goal? 😱 My podcast interview on this question is out! With @eryk.bsky.social and @borhane.bsky.social , interviewed by @justinhendrix.bsky.social for @techpolicypress.bsky.social :
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Based on this paper: arxiv.org/abs/2502.03689

DOGE’s Plans to Replace Humans With AI Are Already Under Way The civil service is being turned over to machines.

Many technologists are fixated on generative AI’s potential to automate human work. Through DOGE’s efforts, we see what this can look like applied to the federal government—at this point, a far cry from utopia, with many people simply now out of work, systemic breakdowns, and widespread chaos.

A study of eight AI search engines found they provided incorrect citations of news articles in 60%+ of queries; Grok 3 answered 94% of the queries incorrectly (Columbia Journalism Review)

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4 European satellite firms are vying to replace Starlink in Ukraine EU officials are in talks with four European satellite firms about providing a back-up service for Starlink in Ukraine.

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The Council mulls strategy to fix EU’s cloud computing issues The telecom working party will discuss its oligopolistic structure, high resource consumption and slow permit granting, according to a document obtained by Euractiv.

The Council mulls strategy to fix EU’s cloud computing issues

La prochaine révolution de l'intelligence artificielle est organique - et elle est déjà là Une entreprise australienne, Cortical Labs, a présenté son premier bio-ordinateur au Mobile World Congress, le 3 mars, à Barcelone. Développé à partir de neurones humains, il n’est qu’une des concrétisations de l’intelligence organoïque, un champ de recherche émergent qui se veut être le futur de l’intelligence

La prochaine révolution de l’intelligence artificielle est organique – et elle est déjà là

I worry that concerns with "superintelligence" are being blurred with concerns around *ceding human control*.
A "SuperDumb" system can create mutually assured destruction. What it takes is allowing AI systems to execute code autonomously in military operations.

Inside the scientific quest to reverse human aging Can reprogramming our genes make us young again? A breakthrough in longevity research may be nearing its first human trials.

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OpenAI Launches GPT-4.5 for ChatGPT—It’s Huge and Compute-Intensive Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s only available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

Internally called Orion, GPT-4.5 is OpenAI’s largest model to date, and it’s only available through the company’s $200 monthly ChatGPT subscription.

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/quantum-computer-optical-readout-qubits