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Scientists perform AI tensor calculations at the speed of light
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Scientists perform AI tensor calculations at the speed of light - theFreesheet
Researchers have successfully demonstrated a method to execute complex artificial intelligence computations in a single shot using light waves, potentially
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November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Anthropic claims disruption of first autonomous AI cyber spy attack
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Anthropic claims disruption of first autonomous AI cyber spy attack - theFreesheet
Anthropic claims to have disrupted a sophisticated cyber espionage operation allegedly conducted by a Chinese state-sponsored group, marking what the company
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November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Top AI models claim near-perfect political neutrality in self-graded test
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Top AI models claim near-perfect political neutrality in self-graded test - theFreesheet
A leading artificial intelligence laboratory has released a new framework for measuring political bias, claiming its latest systems achieve "even-handedness"
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November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Top AI models fail most real-world paid tasks without human supervision
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Top AI models fail most real-world paid tasks without human supervision - theFreesheet
Frontier artificial intelligence models struggle to complete professional freelance tasks autonomously, with even the most advanced systems failing
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November 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Children spot emotional errors in AI book art that parents miss
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Children spot emotional errors in AI book art that parents miss - theFreesheet
Parents are generally willing to accept artificial intelligence in children's books provided the text remains human-authored and images undergo expert review,
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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Magnetic robots swim against arterial flow to dissolve brain clots
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Magnetic robots swim against arterial flow to dissolve brain clots - theFreesheet
Swiss researchers have built microscopic robots capable of swimming against the full force of arterial blood flow to deliver drugs directly to brain clots,
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November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Humans universally travel 78 minutes daily regardless of wealth or speed
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Humans universally travel 78 minutes daily regardless of wealth or speed - theFreesheet
Technological advances have failed to reduce daily commute times, as a new study reveals that humans everywhere spend approximately 78 minutes per day
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November 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Pope Leo XIV warns AI is a tool and not a soul to protect human dignity
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Pope Leo XIV warns AI is a tool and not a soul to protect human dignity - theFreesheet
Pope Leo XIV has intervened in the debate over artificial intelligence, warning that the technology must be treated as a tool rather than a being with rights
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November 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Daytime dysfunction links social media addiction to poor sleep quality
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Daytime dysfunction links social media addiction to poor sleep quality - theFreesheet
Mood modification and daytime dysfunction serve as the critical psychological bridges connecting social media addiction to poor sleep quality, according to
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Michael Burry closes fund betting against ‘rigged’ AI hardware bubble
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Michael Burry closes fund betting against 'rigged' AI hardware bubble - theFreesheet
Michael Burry, the investor who predicted the 2008 financial crash, is closing his hedge fund after placing bearish bets against major technology companies
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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OpenAI upgrades GPT-5 with ‘warmer’ tones and adaptive reasoning
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OpenAI upgrades GPT-5 with 'warmer' tones and adaptive reasoning - theFreesheet
OpenAI has released an upgrade to its GPT-5 series, introducing two new models designed to be more conversational and capable of "adaptive reasoning" to
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November 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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AI scales personalised tuition by winning student trust with guaranteed accuracy
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AI scales personalised tuition by winning student trust with guaranteed accuracy - theFreesheet
Artificial intelligence may have cracked the code for delivering personalised education to mass student populations, but only if institutions abandon
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November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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AI uncovers 100-million-year “time capsule” in mammal X chromosomes
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AI uncovers 100-million-year "time capsule" in mammal X chromosomes - theFreesheet
Artificial intelligence has identified a massive genetic region that has maintained the distinctiveness of mammal species for millions of years.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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AI ‘world model’ to simulate Earth’s future and predict ecosystem collapse
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AI 'world model' to simulate Earth's future and predict ecosystem collapse - theFreesheet
Researchers are building an artificial intelligence "world model" capable of simulating the Earth's entire climate system to predict impacts ranging from
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November 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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AI art generators expose beginner’s mistakes with badly drawn dogs
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AI art generators expose beginner's mistakes with badly drawn dogs - theFreesheet
Generative AI might be able to create stunning visual spectacles, but it still struggles with basic linguistic tests, such as understanding what "not" means.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Humans fail to spot AI music as 50,000 synthetic tracks uploaded daily
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Humans fail to spot AI music as 50,000 synthetic tracks uploaded daily - theFreesheet
Almost all listeners are unable to distinguish between human-composed music and artificial intelligence-generated tracks, despite a massive surge in synthetic
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November 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Humans rubber-stamp AI hiring bias unless automated prejudice is severe
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Humans rubber-stamp AI hiring bias unless automated prejudice is severe - theFreesheet
Human recruiters consistently mirror the biases of artificial intelligence systems when making hiring decisions, failing to act as a safeguard against
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November 13, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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‘Super Six’ tech giants worth $20.7tn as AI boom drives $4tn infrastructure race
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'Super Six' tech giants worth $20.7tn as AI boom drives $4tn infrastructure race - theFreesheet
The six largest technology companies in the world are now responsible for nearly half of the Nasdaq Composite's entire market value, having added $4.9
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November 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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‘Mathematically perfect’ code translator beats AI at fixing global security, changing C language to Rust
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'Mathematically perfect' code translator beats AI at fixing global security - theFreesheet
Researchers have developed a technology to swap the insecure foundations of global software with a safer alternative, outperforming artificial intelligence by
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November 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Five-minute training boosts ability to spot AI-generated fake faces
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Five-minute training boosts ability to spot AI-generated fake faces - theFreesheet
Just five minutes of training can significantly improve a person's ability to identify artificial intelligence-generated fake faces, according to new research
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November 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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AI ‘mind reading’ wastes energy as models fail to mimic human brain
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AI 'mind reading' wastes energy as models fail to mimic human brain - theFreesheet
Artificial intelligence models are wasting vast amounts of energy to perform "mind reading" tasks that the human brain handles efficiently by age four,
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November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Fear of flying is an ‘evolutionary shield’ protecting genetic dynasties
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Fear of flying is an 'evolutionary shield' protecting genetic dynasties - theFreesheet
The intense fear of low-probability catastrophes like terror attacks is actually a sophisticated evolutionary strategy to prevent the extinction of entire
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November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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Shouting at seagulls stops food theft by triggering special flight response
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Shouting at seagulls stops food theft by triggering special flight response - theFreesheet
Urban gulls can interpret the acoustic properties of human speech to determine whether to flee or merely step back from food, according to new research from
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November 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Social media “digital friction” shown to slow spread of misinformation
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Social media "digital friction" shown to slow spread of misinformation - theFreesheet
Making it slightly more challenging to share content on social media could effectively combat misinformation, according to new research from the University of
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November 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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US AI adoption adds 900,000 tonnes of CO2 annually to national emissions
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US AI adoption adds 900,000 tonnes of CO2 annually to national emissions - theFreesheet
The continued growth of artificial intelligence across the United States could result in approximately 900,000 tonnes of CO2 being added to the country's
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November 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM