Quantum-inspired algorithm solves 268 million-site quasicrystal simulation in a heartbeat

Quantum technologies like quantum computers are built from quantum materials. These types of materials exhibit quantum properties when exposed to the right conditions. Curiously, engineers can also ...

Quantum simulations reveal spin transport in 1D materials

Researchers from the Department of Energy's Quantum Science Center (QSC) headquartered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL ...
Science Daily

Physicists prove the Universe isn’t a simulation after all

New research from UBC Okanagan mathematically demonstrates that the universe cannot be simulated. Using Gödel’s incompleteness theorem, scientists found that reality requires “non-algorithmic ...
New Scientist

AIs can’t stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises. Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three ...
IEEE

Exploring Traces from Algorithm Simulation: Students' Conceptions of Dijkstra's Algorithm

Abstract: This full research paper explores undergraduate students' misconceptions of Dijkstra's algorithm quantitatively. Graph algorithm misconceptions have been studied to a modest extent, but they ...
csis.org

The Pentagon’s AI Problem Isn’t Algorithms, It’s Evaluation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the new arms race and the centerpiece of defense modernization efforts across multiple countries, including the United States. Yet, despite the surge in AI investments, ...
TechCrunch

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

One day in November, a product strategist we’ll call Michelle (not her real name), logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She also changed her name to Michael, she told ...
IGN

Licenses 200 characters Including Mickey Mouse, Luke Skywalker, Captain America, and Elsa From Frozen.

Disney has agreed to license 200 of its most beloved characters for use in Sora's generative AI videos, alongside a $1 billion investment in OpenAI. The three-year deal will allow users to generate ...
International Monetary Fund

GDP Nowcasting Performance of Traditional Econometric Models vs Machine-Learning Algorithms: Simulation and Case Studies

Are Machine Learning (ML) algorithms superior to traditional econometric models for GDP nowcasting in a time series setting? Based on our evaluation of all models from both classes ever used in ...
Nasdaq

Ceribell Wins FDA Clearance For Neonatal Use Of Clarity Algorithm

(RTTNews) - CeriBell, Inc. (CBLL) announces that the U.S. FDA has granted 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Clarity algorithm to detect electrographic seizures in preterm neonates through ...
Oregonian

Portland council resurrects proposal to ban rent-setting algorithms

The Portland City Council will vote as soon as next week on a proposed ban on the use of algorithms to set residential rents. Following a tense debate Wednesday, Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney ...
Business Insider

Uber and DoorDash now disclose when algorithms set prices. There's still one big question.

A New York law requires businesses to disclose when they're using algorithms to determine prices. Uber and DoorDash users started encountering the disclosures on Monday, when the law took effect. The ...