The simulation hypothesis: Mathematical framework redefines what it means for one universe to simulate another

The simulation hypothesis—the idea that our universe might be an artificial construct running on some advanced alien computer ...
CNET

How Smart Do We Want AI to Be? World Models May Understand Things Better Than We Do

Step aside, LLMs. The next big step for AI is learning, reconstructing and simulating the dynamics of the real world.
Wired

This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Here’s a test for infants: Show them a glass of water on a desk. Hide it behind a wooden board. Now move the board toward the glass. If ...

Physicists Discover a Quantum System That Refuses To Heat Up

An experiment with ultracold atoms reveals that a strongly driven quantum system doesn’t always heat up as expected. In daily ...
pv magazine USA

Machine learning models identify hidden physical defects in solar arrays

The software tool developed by Stony Brook University uses self-supervised learning to detect long-term solar equipment damage weeks or years before manual inspections find it.
Android Authority

Google's making an annoying change to how you uninstall system app updates (Updated: Reverted back)

Google had removed the ability to uninstall updates for system apps via the Play Store. Users had to visit app settings in the settings menu to uninstall system app updates. The change appears to have ...
The Debrief

“Turn Ideas into Physical Objects”: If You Describe an Object, This AI-Driven Robot Can Build It

MIT and Google DeepMind researchers have created an AI-driven robot that can turn ideas into physical objects with only ...