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MIT experts just made a special memory. When humans forget, robots will just fetch the lost item
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (508+ words) Robots may be the new best friend for forgetful humans. MIT researchers have developed a long-term memory framework for robots that can help them build a detailed mental model of large, complicated spaces. The system is called DAAAM, short for…...
Wowed by computer-use AI agents? Research says they're "digital disasters" even for routine tasks
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (569+ words) AI agents built to run everyday computer tasks have a serious context problem, according to new research from UC Riverside. The team tested 10 agents and models from major developers, including Open AI, Anthropic, Meta, Alibaba, and Deep Seek. On average,…...
Yes, you should probably be nicer to your AI " here's why that's not as ridiculous as it sounds
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) But a new piece of research from academics at UC Berkeley, UC Davis, Vanderbilt, and MIT has made me feel significantly less unhinged about the whole thing. According to their findings, the way you treat an AI chatbot can have…...
AI models like Chat GPT and Claude overestimate how smart humans really are
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (588+ words) A new research suggests that the way artificial intelligence thinks about us might be a little too optimistic. Researchers have found that popular AI models, like Open AI's Chat GPT and Anthropic's Claude, tend to assume people are more rational…...
AI is moving beyond chat " and into creativity and play
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (842+ words) AI hasn't just arrived " it has quietly become part of the default experience online." What started as a curiosity has quickly turned into a habit. In classrooms, students now draft essays with LLM tools beside them, replacing the familiar rhythm…...
AI models are lying to save each other, and no one knows why
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (545+ words) Researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz set up what seemed like a straightforward task: asking Google's Gemini 3 to clear storage space on a computer system. That included deleting a smaller AI model stored on the same machine. Gemini…...
Apple is working on its own Grammarly-inspired keyboard
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (566+ words) Apple is reportedly developing a new AI-powered keyboard experience that could bring Grammarly-style writing assistance directly to i Phones and other Apple devices. The feature is expected to be part of a broader push to upgrade Siri and Apple's overall…...
AI is getting surprisingly good, but research says AI creativity is just a myth
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (384+ words) The research shows that while generative AI can produce outputs that appear creative, it largely recombines patterns from existing data rather than generating truly original ideas. In fact, it suggests AI struggles with the deeper "thinking process" behind creativity, even…...
The Round of 64: AI-ok
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (542+ words) (NOTE: This article is part of an ongoing series documenting an experiment with using AI to fill the NCAA brackets and see how it fares against years of human experience. The original article is as follows.) With the first two…...
Love autocomplete in your texts? Research says its quietly changing your thoughts
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (518+ words) We've all been there " thumbs mid-air, staring at a suggested word that somehow nailed what we were trying to say. So we tap it. Obviously. But a new study suggests those little taps might be doing more than saving us…...