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A human set a new mathematical record. Then AI came for it
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (778+ words) Years of work on a problem about gaps in prime numbers was instantly eclipsed by machines Mathematicians have long studied patterns in the gaps between prime numbers. Now AI is joining in. On the last day of August, a human…...
AI may have solved one of math’s biggest puzzles, raising controversy
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (151+ words) For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands of agents on the question....
Meet your future self, powered by prompt engineering | Investors Lab
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (326+ words) Have you ever written a letter to your future self? The theory goes, this type of “future self-continuity” exercise helps us to emotionally invest in our own stability and swap short-term impulses for smarter choices with long-term outcomes. But that’s…...
Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (327+ words) One AI can monitor another, but the safeguard may miss signs of trouble One way to keep tabs on AI agents is to have another AI monitor their written reasoning for signs of trouble. New research suggests that safeguard can…...
AI agents not ready to replace humans in behavioral research
1+ week, 2+ day ago (426+ words) A new study shows that digital twins don’t respond like the individuals they were modeled after A new study suggests that behavioral scientists should use digital twins with caution. Replacing human subjects with AI surrogates, or digital twins, is on…...
How memories may survive hibernation
2+ week, 4+ day ago (526+ words) Changes in the brains of hibernating mice reveal surprising resilience Synapses, connections between brain cells, are thought to be key to the biological basis of memory. How do you fit a human life’s experiences into 1.3 kilograms of brain? Neuroscientists have…...
A photographic memory is wishful thinking
4+ week, 1+ day ago (412+ words) In fiction, perfect memories save the day, but our brains don’t really work that way By Erin Garcia de Jesús But our brains don’t really work that way. “A lot of people [believe] that our memory acts like a video…...