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Hugging Face Says AI Models With Reasoning Use 30x More Energy on Average

Models that “think” through problems step by step before providing an answer use considerably more power than older models. The post Hugging Face Says AI Models With Reasoning Use 30x More Energy on Average appeared first on SingularityHub.

2 hours ago

Singularity HUB

Hugging Face Says AI Models With Reasoning Use 30x More Energy on Average

WIRED Science

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chernobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

7 hours ago

WIRED Science

Radiation-Detection Systems Are Quietly Running in the Background All Around You

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Futurism

Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App

Heinous. The post Company in Huge Trouble for Creating "Tinder for Kids" App appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

Futurism

Company in Huge Trouble for Creating “Tinder for Kids” App

Futurism

Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot

"You think I'm playing, bro?" The post Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot appeared first on Futurism.

22 hours ago

Futurism

Streamer Sued for Assaulting Gay Robot

Futurism

Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes

You hate to see it. The post Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes appeared first on Futurism.

23 hours ago

Futurism

Founder of Mental Health Startup Has Epic Public Breakdown, Tries to Start Fire, Flees in Tesla, Crashes

Futurism

OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000

It's smuttin' time. The post OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000 appeared first on Futurism.

24 hours ago

Futurism

OpenAI Preparing to Launch Smut Blaster 5000

Futurism

An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points

"Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact." The post An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

An AI-Powered Toy Is Regaling Children With Chinese Communist Party Talking Points

Futurism

Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger

Waymo is now telling its customers to check for weird men hiding in their cabs. The post Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger appeared first on Futurism.

1 day ago

Futurism

Police Investigating Weird Man Found in Waymo by Passenger

WIRED Science

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

Even the best telescopes can’t see exoplanets. It’s all about watching for jiggly stars, blue shifts, and transits.

1 day ago

WIRED Science

How Do Astronomers Find Planets in Other Solar Systems?

WIRED Science

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

If language is what makes us human, what does it mean now that large language models have gained “metalinguistic” abilities?

1 day ago

WIRED Science

For the First Time, AI Analyzes Language as Well as a Human Expert

WIRED Science

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby data centers, will extreme weather threaten the reactor’s safety?

2 days ago

WIRED Science

Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country