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wsiu. org > science-technology > 2026-04-24 > self-aware-robots-can-learn-complex-tasks-by-watching-humans-is-that-a-good-thing

'Self-aware' robots can learn complex tasks by watching humans. Is that a good thing?

2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (550+ words) Imagine a robot that could do your laundry, make your bed, cook your dinner, or stock the dairy section at your local grocery store. Humans have long been able to teach robots how to do individual tasks, but instructing them…...

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wsiu. org > science-technology > 2026-03-03 > scientists-make-a-pocket-sized-ai-brain-with-help-from-monkey-neurons

Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (785+ words) A human brain consumes less power than a light bulb, while artificial intelligence systems guzzle electricity to do the same tasks. Now, scientists have created a highly efficient AI model that hints at how living brains are able to do…...

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wsiu. org > science-technology > 2025-12-31 > the-year-in-science-from-a-tiny-t-rex-to-interstellar-visitors

The year in science: From a tiny T. rex to interstellar visitors

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (121+ words) WSIU NEWS 2025 was a year packed with scientific discovery, with stories as large as the galaxy and as small as the DNA from a 24-million-year-old rhinoceros tooth (albeit an extinct one). In between, there were triumphs, including advances in transplanting…...