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  Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI have all announced their intentions to start watermarking AI-generated text. But will this change the meaning or quality of the output writing? https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-watermark-text-anthropic-openai?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  With so much code written by AI, companies are changing how code review is done. Engineers are scrutinizing plans before AI begins coding, deploying specialized AI agents to catch common flaws, sending changes flagged as risky to human reviewers, and requiring developers to defend the code their agents produce. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-code-review-software-engineers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Do you have a small server rack in your basement or garage? You can now rent it out for AI inference and earn some passive income. For security, both the server host and the AI training company get the minimum access possible to accomplish what they need to do. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-inference-distributed-computing?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Malicious prompts can slow LLMs down considerably, creating security issues. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-reasoning-models-security-risk?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Instead of stacking DRAM on top of each other, engineers are working on stacking them side by side, delivering better speed and memory results. https://spectrum.ieee.org/stacking-chips-sideways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Optical communication protocols are mostly used in data centers for scale-out networks, connecting many computers across the facility. But soon it’ll be integrated into scale-up networks, connecting several GPUs inside one computer. The demands of connection are quickly surpassing what copper wiring can handle, making optical networks the next big push. https://spectrum.ieee.org/nvlink-fusion-optics?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipelin...

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  Large language model chatbots can struggle to deal with tabulated data. Many companies rely on large, connected spreadsheets for their data, so they need a more specialized model. Enter large tabular models. https://spectrum.ieee.org/large-tabular-models-nexus?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Ukraine’s ground robots patrol, report, and fire weapons, all while evading Russian drones. 50,000 will be on the ground by the end of 2026. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ukraine-ground-drones?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  In order to achieve a super-close flyby of an asteroid, Japanese engineers had to update the Hayabusa2 spacecraft mid-flight. This mission paves the way for future flybys that protect Earth from stray asteroids headed our way. https://spectrum.ieee.org/planetary-defense-jaxa-hyabusa2?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  What does a “smart” wheelchair actually mean? And is it what its users want? Two companies – Robooter and Strutt – are now shipping their wheelchairs to users. https://spectrum.ieee.org/smart-wheelchair-robooter-strutt-ev1?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  A new quantum sensor can function like an “electromagnetic compass,” finding the direction of radio signals in 3D. https://spectrum.ieee.org/quantum-sensor-radio-signal-direction?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Applicants are using AI to assist with technical interviews, while companies are using AI to catch them. It’s a technological arms race in job applications, which is why it's still important to have a human weighing in. https://spectrum.ieee.org/technical-interview-ai-arms-race?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  The same kind of memory that is used by SD cards and thumb drives is being used to create a new kind of high bandwidth memory chip, called High Bandwidth Flash (HBF). Sandisk expects HBF to stack up to 16 NAND flash chips for a total capacity of up to 512 GB per stack. https://spectrum.ieee.org/high-bandwidth-flash?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  One researcher’s experience coaxing multiple chatbots into explaining firebombs, poisons, and uranium enrichment—and then being ignored by vendors and even government agencies—underscores how unprepared our institutions are for real-world AI misuse. https://spectrum.ieee.org/jailbreaking-llms?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  The historical chatbot, ELIZA, has had its source code unearthed from the MIT archives. The therapist personality was just one of its personas, including one that could make passable small talk, and one that served as a tutor. ELIZA shows how rudimentary pattern matching with contextual memory can still generate distinct machine “personalities” and shape our feelings about chatbots. https://spectrum.ieee.org/eliza-chatbot-source-code?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_camp...

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  Vieques, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico, is getting a clean hydrogen microgrid to keep power during emergencies. This technology can be applied to other remote, isolated communities, reducing their reliance on carbon-emitting power. https://spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-hydrogen-microgrid?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  AI data centers are moving to 800 VDC power systems to pack in more computing power with less heat, lighter cables, and fewer energy-wasting conversions. https://spectrum.ieee.org/800-vdc-for-data-centers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  This spinning drone is nearly transparent. Called the phantom twist, it's still loud, but it's quite hard to see with the human eye. https://spectrum.ieee.org/invisible-spinning-drone?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  This generative AI model can take any user design and create DNA folded into that shape. These custom DNA designs can be used for designing immunotherapies and drug delivery methods. https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-dna-origami?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  “True AI art is a subcategory of digital art that uses artificial intelligence as both a tool and a medium, engaging with it practically and conceptually, doing things like training custom models, building extensions, and layering control systems." https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-art-market?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Smaller language models trained on specific problems and using cheaper technology have uses around the world where computing power, electricity, and skilled labor are in short supply. https://spectrum.ieee.org/small-language-models-ai-pharmaceuticals?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Old electric vehicle batteries are coming back with a new purpose: energy storage for the power grid. “Batteries retired with 70 to 80 percent of their original capacity… can be excellent candidates for grid storage.” https://spectrum.ieee.org/second-life-ev-batteries?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Calling AIs “stochastic parrots” is a common yet misapplied turn of phrase these days. One of the authors of the original paper that used the phrase, Dr. Bender, clarifies what the authors really meant and some larger misconceptions about AI and natural language. https://spectrum.ieee.org/stochastic-parrot?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  A student in a research lab made a mistake and forgot to connect a part of their transistor. But that led to their lab discovering how a transistor could function more like a neuron, which could make processing data way more efficient. https://spectrum.ieee.org/artificial-neurons-on-silicon-chips?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Tidal energy could provide another source for off-grid communities that generate their own power. Researchers are testing a kite that flies underwater, drawing energy from tidal forces. https://spectrum.ieee.org/tidal-energy-underwater-kite-power?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  Happy tenth birthday to the Megaprocessor, a giant CPU built from 42,300 hand-soldered transistors. Explore the full seven-panel, two-meter-tall wonder in our interview with creator James Newman. https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-megaprocessor-laughs-at-your-puny-integrated-circuits

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  The EU is taking steps to end its dependence on US technology, with its Tech Sovereignty Package. Here’s the breakdown: https://spectrum.ieee.org/europe-tech-sovereignty-package?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Mastodon-Daily-Pipeline

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  The Supreme Court ruled today against #geofence warrants, saying that Americans have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone location history. This book excerpt explores the case in question and the surveillance technology behind it. https://spectrum.ieee.org/digital-surveillance

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  #Meta has inked a deal to power data centers with energy beamed from space. The energy will come from Overview Energy's satellites, which will beam energy to Earth as near-infrared waves. So far, the startup has only demonstrated power beaming from a moving airplane:  https://spectrum.ieee.org/wireless-power-movin-airplane

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  More people have gone to space than have received advanced brain-computer interfaces. What is it actually like to live with one? 🧵 https://spectrum.ieee.org/bci-user-experience