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Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial IntelligenceOpinion

Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety

MLCommons has made benchmarks for AI performance—now it's time to measure safety

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CareersArtificial IntelligenceNews

What Software Engineers Need to Know About AI Jobs

Jobs in AI increased slightly, but the boom shows signs of quieting

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Artificial IntelligenceNews

15 Graphs That Explain the State of AI in 2024

The AI Index tracks the generative AI boom, model costs, and responsible AI use

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Artificial IntelligenceSemiconductorsNewsComputing

AI Chip Trims Energy Budget Back by 99+ Percent

Photonic tech uses both diffraction and interference to boost performance

4 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

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The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

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The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

RoboticsArtificial IntelligenceInterview

Marco Hutter Wants to Solve Robotics’ Hard Problems

The AI Institute’s new Zurich head will focus on reliable, mobile robots

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Marco Hutter Wants to Solve Robotics’ Hard Problems
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SemiconductorsArtificial IntelligenceNewsComputing

Intel’s Gaudi 3 Goes After Nvidia

The company predicts victory over H100 in LLMs

3 min read
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ComputingArtificial IntelligenceNews

AI Coding Is Going From Copilot to Autopilot

But so far Devin AI and others still really need humans

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Fast-Track Your Sensor Research: Essential Tools for Accelerated Testing

Learn about essential tools for controlling and rapidly testing your sensor

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AerospaceArtificial IntelligenceNews

AI Generates 3D City Maps From Single Radar Images

In the hours after a major disaster, these maps could save lives

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ComputingArtificial IntelligenceNews

Will Liquid Circuits Enable Brain-Imitating Computers?

New microchips shuffle around ions like synapses in the human brain

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