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The AI Effect: Faster Walks, Less Socializing

Carlo Ratti explores how AI reveals changes in public spaces, prompting a reimagining of urban design for modern society. Technology offers a solution to the decline in real-world interactions by studying patterns and testing new designs.

Britain's AI Strategy: Dependency in Digital Hype

UK outsourcing sovereignty for efficiency gains to US tech giants, risking becoming a satellite for AI testing and data extraction. Government promotes AI in NHS for £45bn savings, raising concerns about loss of control and value extraction.

Unveiling Protein Language Models

MIT researchers have developed a technique to uncover how protein language models make predictions, potentially enhancing drug discovery. Understanding the inner workings of these models could lead to novel biological insights and improved decision-making in identifying new drugs or vaccine targets.

Fast-paced AI cat videos: addictive and disturbing

AI-generated cat videos featuring Billie Eilish songs depict tales of cheating, revenge, and violence, captivating millions of viewers in a bizarre Internet phenomenon. The videos showcase cartoonishly fat cats or buff felines with human bodies in condensed soap opera plots set to Eilish's music, creating an addictive and surreal viewing experience.

Choosing the Best Encoding for Neural Networks

Using one-over-n-hot encoding for categorical variables in a neural network shows promising results, with better generalization (95% vs. 90% accuracy) but inconclusive findings. The approach adds information to predictor variables, potentially enhancing prediction accuracy in data analysis tasks.

AgentCore Identity: Securing AI at Scale

Introducing Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Identity for AI agents, providing secure access to AWS resources and third-party tools. AgentCore Identity solves complex security challenges for enterprise AI agents, managing identities, credentials, and authentication at scale.