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An artificial intelligence (AI) system has for the first time figured out how to collect diamonds in the hugely popular video game Minecraft—a difficult task requiring multiple steps—without being shown how to play. Its creators say the system, called Dreamer, is a step towards machines that can generalize knowledge learn in one domain to new situations, a major goal of AI.“Dreamer marks a significant step towards general AI systems,” says Danijar Hafner, a computer scientist at Google DeepMind in San Francisco, California. “It allows AI to understand its physical environment and also to self-improve over time, without a human having…

Screenshot of an OpenAI demo video of AI model GPT 4.5 with researchers. Image: OpenAI/YouTube eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. OpenAI’s GPT-4.5 model has definitively beaten the Turing test, after it was found to be human 73% of the instances where it was prompted to adopt a human-like persona. The Turing test, named after British computer scientist Alan Turing in 1950, measures a machine’s ability to exhibit human-like intelligence in conversation with a human evaluator. The latest test by scholars at the University…

Microsoft unveiled its Xbox AI era earlier this year with a new Muse AI model that can generate gameplay. While it looked like Muse was still an early Microsoft Research project, the Xbox maker is now allowing Copilot users to try out Muse through an AI-generated version of Quake II.The tech demo is part of Microsoft’s Copilot for Gaming push, and features an AI-generated replica of Quake II that is playable in a browser. The Quake II level is very basic and includes blurry enemies and interactions, and Microsoft is limiting the amount of time you can even play this…

Microsoft unveiled its Xbox AI era earlier this year with a new Muse AI model that can generate gameplay. While it looked like Muse was still an early Microsoft Research project, the Xbox maker is now allowing Copilot users to try out Muse through an AI-generated version of Quake II.The tech demo is part of Microsoft’s Copilot for Gaming push, and features an AI-generated replica of Quake II that is playable in a browser. The Quake II level is very basic and includes blurry enemies and interactions, and Microsoft is limiting the amount of time you can even play this…

ChatGPT’s ability to ignore copyright and common sense while creating images and deepfakes is the talk of the town right now. The image generator model that OpenAI launched last week is so widely used that it’s ruining ChatGPT’s basic functionality and uptime for everyone.But it’s not just advancements in AI-generated images that we’ve witnessed recently. The Runway Gen-4 video model lets you create incredible clips from a single text prompt and a photo, maintaining character and scene continuity, unlike anything we have seen before. The videos the company provided should put Hollywood on notice. Anyone can make movie-grade clips with…

baona/Getty ImageMany people are turning to AI chatbots for personal needs, whether companionship or emotional support. However, in recent months, there have been heightened concerns about the potential harms of using this technology over human interactions.According to new research from OpenAI in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, higher use of chatbots like ChatGPT may correspond with increased loneliness and less time spent socializing with other people. The analysis evaluated how AI chat platforms shape users’ emotional well-being and behaviors through two paired studies conducted by researchers at the organizations. The studies have not yet been peer-reviewed.Also: Microsoft’s new AI…

Stay up to date with everything that is happening in the wonderful world of AM via our LinkedIn community.A research team from MIT’s Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) has developed a new software tool that makes it easier to design and make cable-driven 3D printed objects. The tool, called Xstrings, can be used to produce a variety of products with embedded actuation, from robotic hands with gripping capabilities to interactive sculptures with animal-like movement.Cable-driven mechanisms are frequently used by engineers to create components that can move fluidly like a human or animal. This movement is generated by pulling…

Microsoft celebrates its 50th anniversary. This article was written using Microsoft Word on a computer running Microsoft Windows. It is likely to be published on platforms hosted by Microsoft Azure, including LinkedIn, a Microsoft subsidiary with over one billion users. In 2024, the company generated a net profit of $88 billion from sales worth $245 billion. Its stock market value is close to $3,000 billion, making it the world’s second-most valuable company behind Apple and almost on a par with NVidia. Cumulative profits since 2002 are approaching $640 billion. And yet, 50 years ago, Microsoft was just a tiny computer company founded in Albuquerque, New…

Chris Michaels and the Sleep Token logo appear in one of several videos hyping the band’s new … More single.WRAL If you watch the news on Raleigh, North Carolina station WRAL, you might hear some unusual utterances woven into Chris Michaels’ upcoming morning forecasts. And if you’re a fan of the band Sleep Token, you might recognize the words as lyrics from the group’s new single “Caramel,” which dropped Friday. Michaels, a pop-punk drummer and avid fan of the U.K. alternative metal band, has a special connection to the song — Sleep Token enlisted him to help generate buzz for…

by Daniel Johnson April 5, 2025 The ruling represents yet another turn in the legal landscape after the Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling declaring affirmative action unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou, an appointee of Donald Trump in 2020, ruled on March 26 that IBM will be required to defend itself against a racial discrimination claim from Randall Dill, a white man who claims that the company forced him out to further its efforts to build a more diverse workplace. According to Reuters, Jarbou ruled that Dill’s claims, if true, require IBM to defend itself from the allegations that the company…