Cornell University is currently leading the race to create the smallest and most efficient robots. A team from the university recently developed a set of robots small enough to sit on human hair, and with the ability to move on…
David Deutsch, “Father of Quantum Computing” is awarded $3 million Physics Prize
David Deutsch, a theoretical physicist won the most sought-after prize in science for his contributions to the field of quantum computing. Affiliated with the University of Oxford, Deutsch shared the $3m Breakthrough prize money in fundamental physics with three researchers…
Annual Salary for U.S. Engineers Drops
In 2021, the average income of engineers and other tech professionals in the U.S. went up to $160,097 from $154,443 in 2020. The IEEE-USA 2022 Salary & Benefits Survey revealed the bump in pay. However, when converted to real dollars,…
Report Reveals that TikTok Search Results are filled with Misinformation
According to a research report published on Wednesday, anyone using Tiktok to learn about topics such as climate change, the Russian invasion of Ukraine or COVID-19 is likely to encounter misleading or incorrect information. The researchers at NewsGuard found that…
Scientists Create ‘Erica’, an AI System that can laugh
Scientists are creating an AI system that understands the concept of humor, and laughs in the right way and at the right time. The laughing robot called Erica, could improve natural conversations between AI systems and people, according to the…
English Bias in Machine Learning
Despite the existence of thousands of languages, English is allowed virtually total dominance over machine learning and artificial intelligence. Researchers who train computers in understanding the content of a random text, typically teaches the training samples in English. ‘This introduces…