Frontiers

Intelligent Control and Optimization of Distributed Energy Resources and Legacy Generation Systems

As the global energy landscape rapidly transforms, the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs)—such as photovoltaic (PV) systems, energy storage ...

AI Collaborative Learning: Understanding Deep Learning Chapter 7 - The Dual Art of Backpropagation and Initialization in AI's 'Neural Hub'

In the previous chapter, we learned various strategies to guide AI models 'down the mountain' (optimization algorithms), such as SGD and Adam. The core of these strategies relies on a key piece of ...
The New Yorker

A.I. Is Coming for Culture

I often wake up before dawn, ahead of my wife and kids, so that I can enjoy a little solitary time. I creep downstairs to the silent kitchen, drink a glass of water, and put in my AirPods. Then I ...
The Hill

Minnesota alleges TikTok preys on young people with addictive algorithms

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) sued TikTok on Tuesday, accusing the popular video-sharing platform of preying on young people with addictive algorithms and other design features. Ellison ...
Los Angeles Times

Minnesota sues TikTok, alleging it preys on young people with its addictive algorithms

Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its ...
NPR

How algorithms are changing the way we speak

Social media has birthed an entire lexicon replicated by millions online — even if these words don’t actually mean skibidi. On today’s show, we talk to author Adam Aleksic about how TikTok and ...
Medical Xpress

MIGHT: Powerful new algorithm advances reliability of AI with applications in medical diagnostics

Two studies led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, Ludwig Center, and Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering researchers report on a powerful new method that significantly improves the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Moving Past “It Works” — Intelligent Optimization Is the Key to PCB Excellence

In the fast-evolving field of electronic systems design, engineers are under increasing pressure to deliver innovative, high-performance products within ever ...
NextBigFuture

New Sorting Algorithm Breakthrough is Better than Dijkstra

There is a new sorting algorithm a deterministic O(m log2/3 n)-time algorithm for single-source shortest paths (SSSP) on directed graphs with real non-negative edge weights in the comparison-addition ...
Ars Technica

Study: Social media probably can’t be fixed

It's no secret that much of social media has become profoundly dysfunctional. Rather than bringing us together into one utopian public square and fostering a healthy exchange of ideas, these platforms ...
Scientific American

The Math Trick Hidden in Your Credit Card Number

You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...
New Scientist

Social media toxicity can't be fixed by changing the algorithms

The polarising impact of social media isn’t just the result of bad algorithms – it is inevitable because of the core components of how the platforms work, a study with AI-generated users has found. It ...