Researchers at Ohio State University have developed a device called “e-Taste” that can deliver virtual tastes by squirting chemicals onto the tongue. The system uses five edible chemicals to mimic flavors ranging from cake to coffee, with an overall accuracy of nearly 87% in a recent study. The team envisions applications in immersive gaming and…
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A team of researchers has developed a generative AI engine that can create coherent, immersive video-game worlds that respond to player inputs. The engine, called WHAM, was trained on 500,000 anonymized game sessions of the online multiplayer game Bleeding Edge and can generate a range of gameplay slices while maintaining consistency with the original game’s…
Researchers from France and Spain have developed a theoretical model to forecast the movements of confined, densely packed crowds. The study, published in Nature, analyzed high-resolution video footage of the Chupinazo opening ceremony of the San Fermín Festival in Pamplona, Spain, and revealed a change in behavior akin to a phase change when the crowd…
Elon Musk’s Tesla is facing a lawsuit over the use of AI-generated, copyright-violating images inspired by the movie “Blade Runner” at a press event. Attorneys for Musk have filed a motion to dismiss the case, but the plaintiff, Alcon Entertainment, intends to oppose it. The lawsuit claims that Tesla saved significant expenditures by using AI-generated…
OpenAI, a leading AI research company, is reportedly close to releasing its highly anticipated AI agent tool, Operator. This tool is said to be capable of autonomously handling tasks such as writing code, booking travel, and even controlling a user’s PC. According to a software engineer who claims to have uncovered evidence of the tool,…
Physicists at the University of Nottingham have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of magnetism by imaging altermagnets in detail for the first time. The team used a technique developed at the MAX IV international synchrotron facility in Sweden to map the magnetic domains in manganese telluride (MnTe) down to the nanoscale level. This…
Google’s Gemini AI is being compared to Anthropic’s Claude in secret testing, with contractors evaluating the accuracy of both models’ outputs. The contractors are tasked with rating the truthfulness and verbosity of each response, with some noticing that Claude’s safety settings are stricter than Gemini’s. The use of Claude in testing against Gemini raises questions…
Labiotech has curated a list of biotech movies that explore the intersection of science, technology, and humanity. From eugenics to genetic engineering, these films delve into the possibilities and consequences of emerging biotech trends. As the biotech industry continues to advance, these movies serve as a thought-provoking reflection on the potential implications of our actions….
Scientists have successfully trained a machine learning algorithm to identify the top five flavor notes in various whiskies, matching the expertise of human Whiskey Masters. The algorithm combined molecular composition data with odor predictions to achieve this feat. This breakthrough could revolutionize the way we analyze and understand complex flavors in the future. Forecast for…
Google DeepMind, the AI research lab of Google, has announced Veo 2, a next-generation video-generating AI model that can create two-minute-plus clips in resolutions up to 4k. This model surpasses OpenAI’s Sora in terms of resolution and duration, and is expected to be available on Google’s Vertex AI developer platform soon. Veo 2 has improved…