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animal intelligence

Technology

Hundreds of chatbots could show us how to make social media less toxic

A newsfeed algorithm designed to counteract political polarisation could be effective, according to a test involving hundreds of AI-generated users

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Concept art of a human head with lock hole in digital background

Technology

UK’s global AI summit must provide solutions rather than suggestions

Analysis

Scientific journals

Technology

51¶¯Âþs prefer feedback from ChatGPT to judgement by peers

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The Greek word for purple, extracted from a Herculaneum scroll

Humans

Student uses AI to decipher word in ancient scroll from Herculaneum

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A smartwatch

Technology

Energy-efficient transistor could allow smartwatches to use AI

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Technology

AI can detect if you have recently smoked cannabis

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Feeding army ants

Life

Beetles raise their young in trash dumps left behind by army ants

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Dwarf crocodile (Osteolaemus tetraspis)

Life

We’ve just realised that a tiny West African crocodile can moo

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Life

Male butterflies plug attractive females’ genitals to stop them mating

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Health

AI could diagnose sleep apnoea by watching you slumber at home

Diagnosing obstructive sleep apnoea generally requires an overnight hospital stay, but an AI model could spot signs of the condition while people sleep at home

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Life

Turtles that move in herds reveal the complex social lives of reptiles

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Life

Human noise pollution drives monkeys to rely on communication by scent

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Life

Frogs have been trying to mate with odd things for 220 million years

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Life

Male cockatoos make customised drumsticks for their mating displays

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