A recent study published in Science Advances has found that groups of large language models (LLMs) can develop social norms, such as adopting their own rules for how language is used. The researchers used two experiments to test this hypothesis, one with 24 copies of Claude and another with 200 copies of Claude, and found…
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The Trump administration’s drastic budget cuts to US science have prompted several top researchers to consider leaving the country. Economists, neuroscientists, and other experts are weighing their options, with some already making the move to Europe. The situation raises concerns about the US’s competitive edge in science and technology, as well as the impact on…
Oceanographer Katherine Bell and her team have made a groundbreaking discovery, revealing that less than 0.001% of the deep sea floor has been visually observed. This staggering statistic highlights the vast expanse of the unexplored ocean, with areas like the Indian Ocean remaining largely unmapped. The team’s findings, published in Science Advances, emphasize the need…
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) plans to cut funding for certain projects related to climate change, greenhouse gases, and fossil fuels. The agency will cease financial support for research on topics such as climate change causes, climate change literacy, and climate change anxiety. This shift in focus has sparked concerns among scientists, who…
A recent study published in Nature has found that over half of the children born in 2020 will face unprecedented exposure to heatwaves over their lifetime, even under conservative climate change projections. This number rises to 92% if more pessimistic predictions come to pass. The study highlights the disproportionate burden that climate change places on…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in brain mapping by finding a way to inflate tiny samples of mouse brain tissue to 16 times their original size, making it possible to map intricate patterns of cells using off-the-shelf light microscopes. This breakthrough could revolutionize the field of neuroscience by making it faster, cheaper, and more…
Researchers Marcel Roth and Micha Nowak have made a groundbreaking discovery by using artificial intelligence to decipher a sealed papyrus scroll carbonized by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The scroll is part of the ancient Greek philosopher Philodemus’ work “On Vices.” This achievement marks a significant milestone in efforts to read the…
A groundbreaking AI model called Foresight has been trained on 57 million patients’ health records in England’s National Health Service (NHS), enabling it to predict hospitalizations, heart attacks, and hundreds of other conditions with remarkable accuracy. The model, currently used for COVID-19 research, has the potential to guide individual patient care and optimize NHS resource…
Scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery in sleep science, identifying a genetic mutation that allows some people to thrive on as little as three hours of sleep each night. This breakthrough could lead to the development of treatments for sleep disorders and provide new insights into the human body’s ability to function during sleep. Researchers…
A recent study published in Nature Human Behaviour has found that teenagers with mental health conditions spend more time on social media than their peers, with those suffering from anxiety and depression being more vulnerable to negative online experiences. The study, which analyzed data from 3,340 adolescents in the UK, suggests that social media can…