Television hardware company TCL has ventured into the artificial intelligence (AI) sector to generate movie trailers and potentially position itself as a content creator. Its latest project is an AI-created movie trailer for an upcoming romance film, "Next Stop Paris". The AI-generated male lead character bears a strong resemblance to actor Austin Butler. The plot…
The transition of Reinforcement Learning (RL) from theory to real-world application has been hampered by sample inefficiency, especially in risky exploration environments. The challenges include a distribution shift between the target policy and the collected data, resulting in overestimation bias and an overly optimistic target policy. A new method proposed by researchers from Oxford University,…
The ongoing development and amalgamation of neurotechnology and artificial intelligence (AI) presents significant opportunities for modern innovation and has the potential to revolutionize healthcare, communication, and human augmentation.
Neurotechnology represents a series of tools and techniques used for interacting with the nervous system. It utilizes techniques such as functional MRI (fMRI) and electroencephalography (EEG) to…
Large Language Models (LLMs) have greatly advanced software development, helping automated code writing and ongoing improvement of programs. Recently, researchers from the National University of Singapore have devised a method to enhance the efficiency of software development through autonomous bug fixes and feature additions. Their approach, AutoCodeRover, combines the potential of advanced LLMs with code…
This article discusses the creation and impact of OSWorld, a revolutionary digital environment designed to enhance the development of autonomous computer agents. Developed by a team of researchers, this innovation brings us one step closer to creating a digital assistant capable of navigating a computer system independently, effectively performing tasks across multiple applications and operating…
Reinforcement Learning (RL) expands beyond its origins in gaming and finds innovative applications across various industries such as finance, healthcare, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and smart infrastructure.
In finance, RL algorithms are reinventing investment strategies and risk management by making sequential decisions, observing market conditions, and adjusting strategies based on rewards. Despite their potential, these algorithms struggle…
Photolithography is a crucial process in the manufacturing of computer chips and other optical devices, but validity between the design and the final product often falls short due to tiny variations in the manufacturing process. To address this issue, researchers from MIT and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a machine-learning aided digital…
A recent study from MIT has shown that computational models that mimic the structure and function of the human auditory system could significantly aid research into more sophisticated hearing aids, cochlear implants, and brain-machine interfaces. Modern computational models that use machine learning have already made progress in this area.
The MIT team carried out the…
A team of MIT scientists has developed a machine learning-based model to calculate transition states during chemical reactions, a process which normally requires quantum computing and can take hours or even days to complete. Transition states, which inevitably occur during reactions when molecules reach a particular energy threshold, were previously calculated through quantum chemistry’s density…
Researchers at MIT have developed a technique that could allow animators to have greater control over their characters. The method uses mathematical functions known as barycentric coordinates, which define how 2D and 3D shapes can bend, stretch, and move through space. This technique could provide artists with more flexibility in their animations, unlike previous techniques…
A powerful new class of antibiotics capable of killing drug-resistant bacteria has been discovered by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), by utilizing a subtype of artificial intelligence (AI) known as deep learning. Results from the study, published in the journal Nature, demonstrate the compound's effectiveness against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA), a bacterium…