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Dynamic spiral of blue and brown lines showcases the concept of axial stretching in fluid dynamics.

Machine Learning Research

Inside the Dispute Over A Landmark Agent-Driven Mathematical Proof: OpenAI agents solved a version of the Navier-Stokes fluid equations problem

OpenAI agents solved a longstanding mathematical problem that carries a $1 million prize, but many obervers question whether the agents drew on unpublished work by two mathematicians.

Visual contrasts error correction between human dialogue, traditional ASR, and interactive ASR paradigms.

Machine Learning Research

Agents Come to Speech Recognition: AgenticASR incorporates user corrections to edit speech recognition on the fly

Most speech-to-text systems transcribe speech in a single pass, which makes them unable to correct errors in their outputs. Researchers built a system that allows for interactive corrections.

Line graph showing Breakup Distress Scale decline over time for control and treatment groups.

Machine Learning Research

AI Can Help Heal Romantic Distress: Inside overit, a study of chatbot therapy after breakups

Chatbots that are designed to treat mental health issues typically require multiple sessions, posing a risk that users will drop out before they receive much benefit. Researchers showed that chatbots can provide relief in a single session.

Diagram shows Robin system generating hypotheses, analyzing data, and producing therapeutic suggestions.

Machine Learning Research

Put the Lab in the Loop: Robin automates drug discovery, matching chemical processes of known drugs to research on diseases

An AI agent proposed new medical uses for established drugs nearly autonomously — uses that were supported by experiments on isolated human cells — with human input only to name diseases to be treated and run the AI-proposed lab experiments.

Architecture of the character, word, and sentence level of Brain2Qwerty (encoder, aligner, and LLM)

Machine Learning Research

Text Without Typing: Researchers at Meta and other institutions built Brain2Qwerty v2 to generate sentences from brain waves

Imagine you are typing a sentence. But instead of a keyboard, joystick, or eye tracker, a device surrounding your head reads your intentions and generates that sentence on screen.

Flowchart of an ESMC-6B model with sequence encoding layers, language model, and diffusion transformer output.

Machine Learning Research

Biological Molecules as Language: ESMFold2 approaches AlphaFold 3 performance but with an open, Transformer-based architecture

Google’s AlphaFold models pioneered the task of finding the shapes of biologically active molecules, opening new pathways for drug development.

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Tech & Society

How AI is Saving Whales: WhaleSpotter pairs sensors with AI algorithms to detect marine mammals

An AI-powered network of thermal sensors is helping ships avoid collisions with whales.

Map with UK sites; flowchart depicts mammogram study steps, highlighting AI’s role alongside doctors.

Machine Learning Research

AI Mammogram Diagnosis Under Real-World Conditions: Two studies test Google's breast cancer detection models in clinics

Introduced in 2020, Google’s AI system for detecting breast cancer in mammograms still hasn't been used to diagnose current patients.

Aerial view of a large data center in Belgium, surrounded by fields and solar panels, highlighting AI growth.

Science

Big AI’s Plans Strain CO2 Pledges: Tech giants including Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft acknowledge AI’s strain on environment

Commitments by large AI companies to limit emissions of greenhouse gases are at risk as those companies pursue a massive build-out of data centers, many of which will be powered by fossil fuels in the near term and possibly beyond.

Diagram showing AI-driven drug discovery process, from lung fibrosis data to molecule generation.

Machine Learning Research

Big Pharma Bets Big on AI: Pharmaceutical kingpin Eli Lilly gave Insilico $2.75 billion for AI-driven drug development

Generative AI has proven that it can produce text, images, audio, video, and code. The world’s most valuable pharmaceutical company is betting billions that it can produce drugs as well.

GIF showing fluid simulation with patch jittering, followed by predicted vs. actual flows across time steps 0–38.

Machine Learning Research

How Liquids and Gases Behave: A dynamic fluids model appears to solve transformers’ pixellation problem

Simulating complex physical systems through traditional numerical methods is slow and expensive, and simulations based on machine learning are usually specialized for a specific type of system, such as water in a pipe or atmosphere surrounding a planet.

Diagram shows DNA analysis with interconnected devices, output types, and species-specific data.

Science

Dark DNA Unveiled: Google’s AlphaGenome interprets DNA that regulates genetic expression

An open-weights model could help scientists compare the impact of genetic variations, identify mutations that cause diseases, and develop treatments.