Cracking the code: How a 'prediction machine' is resurrecting the Singapore Stone

Several years ago, my linguistic research team and I began developing a computational tool we call "Read-y Grammarian." Our ...

Coding After Coders: The End of Computer Programming as We Know It

In the era of A.I. agents, many Silicon Valley programmers are now barely programming. Instead, what they’re doing is deeply, ...
Scientific American

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it

People often blame social media algorithms that prioritize extreme content for increasing political polarization, but this effect has been difficult to prove. Only the platform owners have access to ...
VentureBeat

The missing layer between agent connectivity and true collaboration

Today's AI challenge is about agent coordination, context, and collaboration. How do you enable them to truly think together, with all the contextual understanding, negotiation, and shared purpose ...
Ars Technica

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

If you’ve ever used a 3D printer, you may recall the wondrous feeling when you first printed something you could have never sculpted or built yourself. Download a model file, load some plastic ...
Reuters

DeepSeek to launch new AI model focused on coding in February, The Information reports

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is expected to launch its next-generation AI model V4, featuring strong coding capabilities, in mid-February, The Information reported on Friday citing ...
VentureBeat

Claude Code 2.1.0 arrives with smoother workflows and smarter agents

Anthropic has released Claude Code v2.1.0, a notable update to its "vibe coding" development environment for autonomously building software, spinning up AI agents, and completing a wide range of ...
collider

10 Things That Still Don't Make Sense After That ‘Stranger Things’ Finale

Well, folks, it's finally here. After nearly a decade, Stranger Things has come to a close with the series finale, "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up." Concluding the fifth and final season, the end of ...
Ars Technica

How AI coding agents work—and what to remember if you use them

AI coding agents from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google can now work on software projects for hours at a time, writing complete apps, running tests, and fixing bugs with human supervision. But these tools ...
IEEE

Interpretable Cross-Modal Alignment Network for EEG Visual Decoding With Algorithm Unrolling

Abstract: Accurate decoding in electroencephalography (EEG) technology, particularly for rapid visual stimuli, remains challenging due to the low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). Additionally, existing ...
China Digital Times

Netizen Voices: Tencent’s Positive Energy Algorithm Task Force and the Perils of “Information Cocoons”

This week, a report at IT Home described recent corporate initiatives in the fight to promote "positive energy" and suppress "malicious" negativity online. (As China Media Project explains, "’Positive ...
Government Technology

What Is Synthetic Data, and How Is Government Using It?

As AI becomes more common and decisions more data-driven, a new(ish) form of information is on the rise: synthetic data. And some proponents say it promises more privacy and other vital benefits. Data ...