Computing and robotics
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Researchers combined a Heron quantum processor with supercomputers to calculate the electronic structure of FLiBe clusters, a material being considered for tritium production in fusion reactors. The results show that the quantum calculation of parts of the problem was
- Avi Blizovsky
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Computer scientist Peter J. Denning challenges the quest for artificial general intelligence. He argues that human intelligence includes physical, social, and cultural knowledge that cannot be fully represented by a computer. This is the thesis presented in a new book,
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The Ministry of Health and the Innovation Authority are launching a regulatory sandbox for medical artificial intelligence with a high level of independence. The key test is not just whether the algorithm is right most of the time, but whether it knows when it is not.
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Language models learn primarily from text and images, but systems operating in the physical world need to understand motion, space, and causality. World models attempt to address this challenge through simulation, prediction, and learning from experience.
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Researchers have developed a feedback method that can cancel and even reverse the arrow of time observed in a monitored quantum system. The method could be used to extract energy from measurements and prepare quantum states.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Artificial intelligence tools greatly increase researchers’ productivity and citations, but may narrow the range of questions that science explores. An opinion piece in Nature warns against the creation of a scientific monoculture.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
A new Anthropic document shows a sharp jump in Claude's abilities in writing code, fixing systems, and developing research — and raises the question of whether humanity can slow down the pace of progress over time.
- Avi Blizovsky
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A new report from the United Nations University warns that the growth of AI is creating a vast environmental footprint: data centers, cooling, power generation, mineral mining, e-waste, and inequality between countries that deploy the technology and those that do not.
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A new artificial intelligence system scans a vast space of chemical combinations and suggests gallium-based semiconductor materials with desirable electronic properties. The researchers emphasize that the materials still require experimental validation, but the method
- Avi Blizovsky
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Researchers from Google and Harvard have developed ERA, an artificial intelligence system that runs and improves thousands of versions of code for scientific tasks. In experiments, it has improved models for predicting coronavirus hospitalizations, integrating single-cell RNA data, and predicting neural activity.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
ClickUp CEO presents a new organizational model for the age of artificial intelligence agents: fewer employees, more automation, new roles, and salaries that can reach a million dollars a year. Is this the future of work?
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a writing or coding tool. New cases show that ChatGPT and Claude are helping solve open mathematical problems, including Erdoğan problems, and are also forcing senior mathematicians to update their
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Countries fear that limiting military AI will help their enemies. The REAIM conference exposed the difficulty of regulating autonomous weapons and AI on the battlefield.
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IBM and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced plans to establish Anderon, the first dedicated 300mm quantum chip wafer manufacturing facility in the U.S. The venture is supported by $1 billion in planned funding under the
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The two companies are seeking to connect the design, simulation and operation of production lines. The goal is to enable manufacturers to test production systems in a virtual environment before actual installation, and then use real-world data to improve operations.
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The new processor is designed to allow spacecraft to analyze information, respond to unexpected situations, and make certain decisions without waiting for instructions from Earth. According to NASA, initial tests indicate a leap in performance compared to computers
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A new international initiative seeks to establish a uniform standard for reporting on the use of artificial intelligence in scientific research. The question is not just whether researchers used artificial intelligence, but what exactly it did in the paper.
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Professor Hani Farid of the University of California, Berkeley, a pioneer in the field of digital forensics, is at the center of a new Science article on the race to identify fake content. The deepfakes of 2026 are no longer just suspicious videos online: they are
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
A report by Gambit describes how a small group of unprofessional attackers used Claude Code to penetrate government systems, understand the structure of servers, and build a mechanism to forge credentials. The incident illustrates how the tool
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Harvard's Kempner Institute and the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Brain Science at the Hebrew University will conduct joint academic activities in the field that connects brain research and artificial intelligence.
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Research from the University of Exeter shows that the regular use of creative AI does not end with receiving information. When such systems are integrated into thinking, memory and self-narrative processes, they can reinforce false beliefs, distorted memories
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The Turing Award and Israel Prize winner made fundamental contributions to automata, probabilistic algorithms, complexity, and cryptography, and helped build the academic infrastructure of computer science in Israel.
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New hybrid method achieves 20% higher accuracy and requires fewer resources, using a quantum computer in the training phase of AI models
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
Anthropic's new model has demonstrated exceptional capabilities in detecting weaknesses, attempting to escape a closed testing environment, and hiding anomalies from its operators — which is why the company is opting for a gradual and cautious release.
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Prof. Nir Schwalb and Dr. Oded Medina showed that not only the number of links and axes determines the movement in the mechanism, but also their geometric arrangement in space, and they also discovered "hypo-paradoxical" mechanisms that lock even though, according to
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Australian researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a quantum battery that works at room temperature. The technology is still far from commercialization, but the new experiment reinforces the belief that in the future it will be possible to develop energy storage systems that charge much faster.
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Researchers from the United States and the Netherlands have shown that controlled randomness in the movement path of robots reduces traffic jams and improves the rate of task completion, without the need for a powerful central computer or complex coordination.
- Avi Blizovsky
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A study at Tel Aviv University examines why the US abandoned “cyber deterrence” in 2018 and moved to Defend Forward and Persistent Engagement
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Dr. Yuval Moskowitz from the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences is researching how to use Data Provenance, the “curriculum vitae” of data, to detect when and how bias arises in data processing processes and reduce it with minimal change.
- Avi Blizovsky
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For the first time, IBM researchers and their partners from leading universities have succeeded in performing a quantum simulation of a magnetic material whose accuracy has been tested against the material's behavior in nature, an important step towards making quantum computing a practical tool in materials science.
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Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology studied how dog and handler teams deal with unpredictable herds in herding dog competitions, finding principles that go far beyond herding sheep.
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Lead researcher: "Coordinated AI agents can create the appearance of consensus, influence trend dynamics, and accelerate the spread of messages. In democratic contexts, especially around elections or crises, such capabilities could
- Avi Blizovsky
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The two were recognized for a series of breakthroughs that turned quantum mechanics into a new basis for information processing, including the BB84 protocol, quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, and the development of the entire field as an independent scientific discipline.
- Avi Blizovsky
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An analysis by GovAI and the Brookings Institution shows that it is not enough to measure which professions are exposed to AI; we also need to examine who has a real chance of moving to a new job if their role changes or disappears.
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The researchers note that within human groups and societies, cognitive diversity is an important factor for creativity and problem-solving. However, they argue that this diversity is reduced when billions of people use the same limited number of chatbots.
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A new method in Explainable AI separates general elements in an image from elements that bias the decision, helping to detect biases and shortcuts
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A historical article by Avi Blizovsky from 1997 about optical computers, in a restored and updated version, with a look back at the place of photonics in modern computing.
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The Shmuel Neaman Institute has launched a frequently updated dashboard that monitors real-time demand for AI jobs on LinkedIn, trends in academic theses, and international indicators — to help policymakers understand where the field of artificial intelligence is headed.
- Avi Blizovsky
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Satellites provide a wide picture, but sometimes with limited resolution: the pixel is too large, and the details on the ground are lost. This is where downscaling comes in: using computational models to estimate temperature in more detail.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
A new strategic document calls on the US military to operate in a “wartime” format, adopt agent-based artificial intelligence at an unprecedented pace – and entrust autonomous systems with critical roles on the battlefield
Quantum computing without intermediate measurements: Demonstration of a “tool” for error-proof logic
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Quantum error correction requires encoding information so that errors are detected before they destroy the calculation. The research proposes performing logical operations independently of measurements during the algorithm's run, thus allowing calculations to be performed on multiple qubits.
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A paper in Science warns that coordinated networks of synthetic identities can integrate into communities, build trust, and sway political discourse—without looking like bots.
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Open source project that allows agents to perform everyday tasks has been connected to a dedicated social network; millions of posts were created within days, raising questions about emergent behavior, privacy, and humanization
- Avi Blizovsky
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Scientific Reports examined the ability to generate ideas and originality, and the practical question is when the model expands creativity and when it reduces it.
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Analysis of 167 million U.S. job postings finds “profound” skill shifts needed more in occupations with lower wages and education requirements, and that small businesses are upgrading skill requirements to catch up with larger businesses
- Avi Blizovsky
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Google DeepMind CEO and other executives described the different needs of each layer - from infrastructure to applications.
- Dr.Roey Tsezana
After years of GDPR making data use limited and complicated, EU advances easing of restrictions that would expand access to data for AI training; industry welcomes, rights groups warn of loss of transparency and citizen control