Month: January 2023

Top AI conference bans use of ChatGPT and AI language tools to write academic papers

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images One of the world’s most prestigious machine learning conferences has banned authors from using AI tools like ChatGPT to write scientific papers, triggering a debate about the role of AI-generated text in academia. The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) announced the policy earlier this week, stating, “Papers

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Banks Slash Out Competition With the RPA Sword!

In the banking industry, robotic process automation (RPA) is the most prevalent technology that has been shaping the future, not only by simplifying processes but also by magnifying security. RPA systems are being used more frequently by banking and financial service companies to create the greatest customer experiences and automate repetitive processes to save on

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The International Conference on Machine Learning bans writing scientific papers using ChatGPT and other AI tools, but authors can “edit” and “polish” the papers (James Vincent/The Verge)

James Vincent / The Verge: The International Conference on Machine Learning bans writing scientific papers using ChatGPT and other AI tools, but authors can “edit” and “polish” the papers  —  One of the world’s most prestigious machine learning conferences has banned authors from using AI tools …

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Stitch Fix plans to cut 20% of its 1,700 salaried staff and founder Katrina Lake will reassume her role as CEO after current CEO Elizabeth Spaulding steps down (Gabrielle Fonrouge/CNBC)

Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC: Stitch Fix plans to cut 20% of its 1,700 salaried staff and founder Katrina Lake will reassume her role as CEO after current CEO Elizabeth Spaulding steps down  —  – Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake announced the company will be cutting 20% of its salaried workforce.  — Lake will also reassume

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Lenovo unveils Yoga Book 9i, a laptop with two 13.3″ OLED displays, available in June starting at $2,100 with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-U15 chip and 16GB of RAM (Antonio G. Di Benedetto/The Verge)

Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge: Lenovo unveils Yoga Book 9i, a laptop with two 13.3″ OLED displays, available in June starting at $2,100 with a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-U15 chip and 16GB of RAM  —  Dual monitor setups are great and all, but how about dual screens in a strangely tall laptop?

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Neurotransmitter Discovery Leads to Potential Parkinson’s Breakthrough

Credit: Scientific Animations/CC BY-SA 4.0 Neurotransmitters binding with a neuron. (Credit: Scientific Animations/CC BY-SA 4.0)Parkinson’s disease, a progressive disorder of the central nervous system, is estimated to affect more than 10 million people worldwide. Hallmarks of Parkinson’s include mobility loss and unintended movements such as tremors, making the disease inconvenient at best and debilitating at

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WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections access WhatsApp via servers set up by volunteers and others (Matt Burgess/Wired)

Matt Burgess / Wired: WhatsApp launches proxy support globally, letting users with blocked or disrupted connections access WhatsApp via servers set up by volunteers and others  —  Amid internet shutdowns in Iran, the encrypted messaging app is introducing proxy connections that can help people get online.

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A Practical Glue Stick Oscillator

A few months ago we brought you some experiments from [Bill Wera, N2CQR], in which he investigated the use of a glue stick as the former for a permeability tuned inductor. His set-up was very much in the spirit of experimentation, and we’re very pleased to now see [Nick, M0NTV] has taken the idea and

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Excuse Me, Your Tie is Unzipped

If you ask your typical handyperson what’s the one thing you need to fix most things, the answer might very well be duct tape. But second place — and first place in some circles — would have to be zip ties. These little wonders are everywhere if you look for them. But they are a

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