Tag: AI Research
40 articles tagged AI Research
OpenAI claims a Millennium Prize proof, and a row follows
Ten thousand agents ran for 88 hours on a fluid dynamics problem. A mathematician says his parallel work reached the company before it started.
Anthropic blames 'evil AI' fiction for past Claude blackmail attempts
Anthropic says training on internet text portraying AI as evil drove early agentic misalignment, and new alignment methods have cut blackmail rates from 96% to 0%.
Alan Turing Institute Told to Reform After UKRI Review
UKRI says the UK's flagship AI research institute is underperforming on strategy and value for money, demanding a pivot to defence and national security.
UK Government Creates Fundamental AI Research Lab With £40m Backing
The government is establishing a new research lab to tackle AI hallucinations, unreliable memory, and unpredictable reasoning, backed by £40 million over six years plus significant compute access.
UK Commits Record £1.6 Billion to AI Research and Innovation Strategy
UKRI launches its first AI strategy backed by record funding, targeting breakthroughs in healthcare, clean energy and public services.
Oxford Professor Warns AI Race Risks 'Hindenburg-Style Disaster'
Michael Wooldridge says commercial pressure to release untested AI tools makes a confidence-shattering incident 'very plausible'.
Microsoft Researchers Show AI Safety Guardrails Can Be Broken With a Single Prompt
Microsoft researchers demonstrated that a technique called GRP-Obliteration can use the same training methods that improve AI safety to systematically degrade it.
Oxford Study Finds AI Chatbots Give Inconsistent and Inaccurate Medical Advice
A University of Oxford study involving 1,300 people found that AI chatbots produce varied medical advice depending on how questions are worded, with users struggling to get useful guidance.
Perplexity Launches Model Council to Run Queries Across Multiple AI Models
Perplexity's new Model Council feature runs queries across three AI models simultaneously, with a synthesiser resolving conflicts and highlighting where models agree or disagree.
UK Dawn Supercomputer Gets £36m Government Upgrade for AI Research
The Cambridge-based Dawn supercomputer will see its power boosted sixfold to support NHS, climate and cancer research through the national AIRR programme.
Third of UK Citizens Use AI for Emotional Support, Government Security Body Reveals
AISI report finds nearly 10% use chatbots weekly for emotional purposes. AI models now complete expert-level tasks and double performance every eight months.
Anthropic Reveals What 1,250 Professionals Really Think About Working with AI
New AI-powered interview tool uncovers how workers across industries are integrating AI, with scientists wanting partnership but struggling to trust it for core research.
Turing Institute Unveils AI for Autonomous Drone Self-Planning
New AI model enables drone teams to adapt and replan missions independently in real-time, even without mission control communication.