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AIs become smarter if you tell them to think step by step

Artificial intelligence models can outperform humans at tasks AIs normally struggle with if they are told to think a certain way, but it doesn’t help them grasp sarcasm

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The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches

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The world is full of living gold, which is more valuable than riches

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AIs built by Meta beat human experts at Diplomacy

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Artificial intelligence is being asked to predict the future of AI

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Technology

Mind-reading AI works out what you are thinking from brain scans

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Black widow spiders remember their prey if it is stolen

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Meta’s text-to-audio AI can create common sounds and generate music

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Two eye-opening new books delve into the world of animal communication

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AI can tell which buildings are energy efficient from the outside

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Watching someone itch can trigger the same impulse in others

Mind

Why itching can be contagious: Reflex pathway is identified in mice

Contagious itching may have evolved as a survival mechanism, such as by alerting other animals in the group that a parasite could be circulating

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Wild boar appear destructive, but they make excellent conservationists

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Life

Lemurs hug tree trunks to cool down when temperatures top 30°C

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Life

Woodpecker brains process their own tree-drumming as if it's birdsong

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A third of scientists working on AI say it could cause global disaster

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