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Study claims 95% of players enjoy AI NPCs, but limitations spark debate over generative AI

A University of Bristol study conducted with Meaning Machine found that 95% of 68 players enjoyed generative AI-powered NPCs in Dead Meat, a murder mystery game. However, the small sample size, 20-minute playtime, and the studio's vested interest in the technology raise questions about whether AI characters in video games can truly replace human-written content.

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Study claims 95% of players enjoy AI NPCs, but limitations spark debate over generative AI

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Google uses Gemini AI and 5 million old news reports to predict flash floods across 150 countries

Google has developed an AI-powered system that predicts flash floods by analyzing historical news coverage. The Gemini AI model sorted through 5 million news articles to identify 2.6 million flood events, creating the Groundsource dataset. This novel approach addresses a critical data gap that has prevented accurate flash flood forecasting, which kills over 5,000 people annually.

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Google uses Gemini AI and 5 million old news reports to predict flash floods across 150 countries

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Google names London headquarters Platform 37, launches AI Exchange for public learning

Google has unveiled Platform 37 as the name for its new London headquarters at King's Cross, honoring AlphaGo's legendary Move 37 from 2016. The 330-meter landscraper will house Google DeepMind teams starting this summer and feature The AI Exchange, a public space where visitors can learn about artificial intelligence and its applications.

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Google names London headquarters Platform 37, launches AI Exchange for public learning

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AI influence drives thought homogenization, flattening how millions write and reason

Research published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences reveals that Large Language Models like ChatGPT are creating sameness in human writing and thinking. Scientists warn that AI influence extends beyond direct users, threatening cognitive diversity and collective intelligence as one-third of Americans now use these tools regularly.

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AI influence drives thought homogenization, flattening how millions write and reason

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Anthropic launches research institute to study AI risks while battling Pentagon blacklist

Anthropic unveiled the Anthropic Institute, a new research body combining three existing teams to study how AI will reshape jobs, economies, and governance. The announcement comes as the company fights a Pentagon blacklist, triples its policy team, and opens its first Washington D.C. office this spring under new leadership.

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Anthropic launches research institute to study AI risks while battling Pentagon blacklist

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AI and neuroscience reveal how children's brains master language from age 2 to 10

Researchers are using AI deep learning models and advanced brain imaging to decode human language development. Studies show AI can model how 2-year-olds process audiobooks, revealing that grammar skills mature between ages 2 and 10. The work challenges traditional views of language as living in just two brain regions, instead revealing it as a complex, interconnected system.

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AI and neuroscience reveal how children's brains master language from age 2 to 10

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Cortical Labs builds brain cell data centers to tackle AI energy consumption crisis

Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs is constructing two biological data centres powered by human brain cells in Melbourne and Singapore. The facilities will house neuron-filled chips that use a fraction of the energy required by conventional AI processors. While the technology remains in early development stages, it represents a novel approach to addressing the mounting power demands of AI infrastructure.

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Cortical Labs builds brain cell data centers to tackle AI energy consumption crisis

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Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models that understand reality

Turing Award winner Yann LeCun's new venture AMI Labs has raised $1.03 billion at a $3.5 billion valuation to develop world models—AI systems that learn from physical reality rather than just language. The Paris-based startup marks Europe's largest seed round and represents a direct challenge to the large language model approach dominating today's AI landscape.

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Yann LeCun's AMI Labs raises $1.03 billion to build world models that understand reality

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China targets widespread brain-computer interface adoption within 3-5 years as BCI tech race heats up

China could see brain-computer interface technology move into practical public use within three to five years, according to leading BCI expert Yao Dezhong. Beijing has elevated BCIs to a core strategic industry in its new five-year plan, placing the technology alongside quantum computing, embodied AI, and 6G as it races to catch up with U.S. competitors like Neuralink.

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China targets widespread brain-computer interface adoption within 3-5 years as BCI tech race heats up

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Anthropic launches AI job destruction detector as white-collar workers face rising exposure

Anthropic has released a new research tool tracking labor market impacts of AI, revealing that white-collar workers in fields like programming and customer service face the highest theoretical exposure to AI job displacement. While actual AI coverage remains far below its theoretical capability, the data shows a massive gap that could signal future disruption, particularly for older, highly educated, and well-paid professionals.

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Anthropic launches AI job destruction detector as white-collar workers face rising exposure

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China declares itself world leader in AI R&D, pledges to accelerate tech self-reliance

China announced at the National People's Congress that it now leads the world in AI research and development, along with quantum technology and robotics. The declaration signals Beijing's intensified push for technological independence as it competes with the United States for supremacy in emerging technologies, with plans to expand embodied AI, humanoid robots, and open-source AI communities.

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China declares itself world leader in AI R&D, pledges to accelerate tech self-reliance

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Stanford's Merlin AI delivers consistent diagnoses across hospitals using 3D CT scans

Stanford researchers developed Merlin AI, a vision-language model that analyzes 3D abdominal CT scans with 81% accuracy in predicting diagnoses. Trained on over 15,000 scans and nearly one million diagnostic codes, the NIH-funded tool outperformed specialized models across 750 tasks and demonstrated consistent performance across multiple hospital sites, offering a potential solution to the growing radiologist shortage.

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Stanford's Merlin AI delivers consistent diagnoses across hospitals using 3D CT scans

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Living human neurons from Cortical Labs are now playing Doom on a $35,000 biological computer

Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs has achieved a milestone in biological computing by demonstrating its CL1 system running Doom using 200,000 living human neurons. The $35,000 commercial platform represents a leap from the company's 2022 Pong experiment, offering developers access through Cortical Cloud to explore what they call Synthetic Biological Intelligence.

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Living human neurons from Cortical Labs are now playing Doom on a $35,000 biological computer

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Humanity's Last Exam reveals the gap between AI and human intelligence despite rapid progress

Researchers created Humanity's Last Exam, a PhD-level AI benchmark with 2,500 questions designed to assess the limits of AI reasoning. Google's Gemini 3 Deep Think achieved the highest score at 48.4%, while human experts score around 90%. Despite progress, experts emphasize this doesn't signal the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence.

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Humanity's Last Exam reveals the gap between AI and human intelligence despite rapid progress

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OpenAI expands London office into largest research hub outside the US

ChatGPT maker OpenAI announced it will transform its London office into its biggest research hub outside the United States, targeting top talent from British universities. The expansion puts OpenAI in direct competition with Google DeepMind for researchers and signals Britain's growing role in global AI development.

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OpenAI expands London office into largest research hub outside the US

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