In our paper published today in Nature, we introduce AlphaDev, an artificial intelligence (AI) system that uses reinforcement learning to discover enhanced computer science algorithms – surpassing those honed by scientists and engineers over decades.

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Detect AI-generated text [relatively] quickly via compression ratios - thinkst/zippy

Today's fun rabbit hole: there's a mechanical watch feature called a "hack". Why is it called that?

The hack (aka a "hacking seconds watch") is a feature where the seconds hand of the watch stops advancing when you click over to the time-setting function.…

In The Evolution of Civilizations, master historian Carroll Quigley argues that a civilization’s growth and decline is driven by the development of its instrument of expansion. To oversimplify, the instrument of expansion is the social system that accumulates…

We present a series of long-context LLMs that support effective context windows of up to 32,768 tokens. Our model series are built through continual...

Uninvited AI peeking into my emails @Microsoft?

Clicked on 'Sales Copilot' in my Outlook and got a pane with sign-in options for Dynamics or Salesforce.

Not wanting this to roll out to all my users, I disable it in MS admin.

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Some of the first owners of Apple Inc.’s iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are complaining that the new devices get too hot during use or while charging, a potential setback for the company’s flagship product.

This chart shows the countries with the most nuclear power plants under construction in 2023.

US intelligence agencies are getting their own ChatGPT-style tool to sift through an avalanche of public information for clues.

Small mobile robots carrying sensors could perform tasks like catching gas leaks or tracking warehouse inventory. But moving robots demands a lot of energy, and batteries, the typical power source, limit ...

A trip across America with Einstein

Rosneft executives have been pushed out as the Kremlin and the country’s oil companies squabble over profits versus stability in the domestic energy market.

We need to work out how to properly care for them. That means changing the debate.

On Day 10, Apple executive Eddy Cue testified amidst increasing scrutiny of the trial's secrecy

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