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Cambridge researchers named Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences
5+ hour, 36+ min ago (313+ words) Seven Cambridge researchers have been appointed Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences. The inaugural cohort of 100 Fellows brings together the UK's strongest mathematicians across academia, education, business, industry, and government to help solve some of the UK's biggest…...
New AI models trained on physics, not words, are driving scientific discovery
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (248+ words) While most AI models " including ChatGPT " are trained on text and images, a multidisciplinary team, including researchers from the University of Cambridge, has something different in mind: AI trained on physics. Recently, members of the Polymathic AI collaboration presented two…...
ChatGPT seemed to 'think on the fly' when put through an Ancient Greek maths puzzle
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (441+ words) The Artificial Intelligence chatbot, ChatGPT, appeared to improvise ideas and make mistakes like a student in a study that rebooted a 2,400-year-old mathematical challenge. Unlike proofs found in reputable textbooks, students cannot assume that Chat GPT's proofs are valid The…...
AI can accelerate search for more effective Alzheimer’s medicines by streamlining clinical trials
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (668+ words) Scientists have used AI to re-analyse a clinical trial for an Alzheimer's medicine, and identified a group of patients who responded to treatment. The work demonstrates that AI can inform the design of future clinical trials to make them more…...