Author: Advanced AI Editor
Jobs that involve computer programming are a small sector of the modern economy, but an influential one. The past couple of years have seen them changed dramatically by the introduction of AI systems that can assist with—and automate—significant amounts of coding work.In our previous Economic Index research, we found very disproportionate use of Claude by US workers in computer-related occupations: that is, there were many more conversations with Claude about computer-related tasks than one would predict from the number of people working in relevant jobs. It’s the same in the educational context: Computer Science degrees—which involve large amounts of coding—show…
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‘Mini-games’ are an established technique for breaking down the game into manageable chunks that can be used to test agents on specific tasks, such as moving the camera or selecting units. source
Elon Musk’s Neuralink has officially installed its brain-chip interface (BCI) into a third human patient, and the individual shared a video this week detailing his experiences gaining control of external devices and regaining the ability to talk through the use of AI. On Monday, X user Bradford G Smith shared a video detailing his experience as the third person in the world to receive the Neuralink BCI, and as the first non-verbal patient and the first with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) to receive the implant. In the video, Smith details how the BCI works, how it’s less limiting than his…
The Vatican Museums, which includes the Sistine Chapel, has been closed to the public as Vatican City prepares for the gathering of cardinals who will vote to elect a new pope following the death of Pope Francis on April 28. The Vatican has not announced a date that the tourist attractions will reopen, as there is no fixed time limit for the election, which is officially known as a conclave. Some conclaves have lasted weeks—the longest in palpal history lasted almost three years—though modern conclaves, like those that elected Pope Francis and Pope Benedict XVI, saw Vatican City closed for less…
Cisco unveiled a number of AI-powered innovations to kick off its attendance at the RSA Conference this week. It debuted an open-source reasoning model under its newly formed Foundation AI group. It is also leveraging agentic AI to enhance its cybersecurity threat detection. At the beginning of the year, Cisco unpacked six key trends that would shape the technology sector in 2025, with agentic AI being highlighted as one of the most significant. As it turns out, the prediction was spot on, as we have seen tech companies of all shapes and sizes invest to bring their own agentic AI…
Researchers from the Center for AI Safety (CAIS), MIT’s Media Lab, the Brazilian university UFABC, and the pandemic prevention non-profit SecureBio have found that leading artificial intelligence models can outperform experienced, PhD-level virologists in troubleshooting complex laboratory procedures. The findings, detailed in a new study introducing the Virology Capabilities Test (VCT), demonstrate AI’s proficiency in specialized scientific tasks but also highlight serious dual-use concerns, suggesting these tools could lower the barrier for creating dangerous biological agents. The VCT benchmark, consisting of 322 questions and detailed further in its research paper, was designed specifically to measure an AI’s ability to assist…
My first thought after using Perplexity’s new AI voice assistant on my iPhone 16 Pro (review) over the weekend was whether it was trying to be Siri. I wasn’t surprised to see Perplexity’s new iOS app aiming to replace Siri, especially for users like me who have had a love-hate relationship with Apple’s voice assistant over the years. Although Siri was meant to offer a wide range of tasks, I mostly use it just to set alarms.To my surprise, though, Perplexity’s iOS app and its AI-powered voice assistant do everything I always wished Siri could do. That said, Perplexity still…
It is no secret that Elon Musk is a lightning rod for controversy today, especially with his work with the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But as could be seen in Germany’s reactions to a Berlin Senator’s post on X, you can criticize the man, but you do not go for the thousands of people that Tesla employs. Strike Against Tesla As noted in an rbb24 report, Berlin’s Labor Senator Cansel Kiziltepe (SPD) ended up pissing off a lot of people, especially in Brandenburg, after she dubbed Teslas “Nazi” cars on social media platform X. In her post,…