Why AI detectors think the US Constitution was written by AI
Can AI writing detectors be trusted? We dig into the theory behind them. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of James Madison writing the US Constitution using AI. (credit: Midjourney / Benj Edwards) If you feed America's mo.....»»
Psychological grit is overrated as the key to retention in distance education—new study debunks the myth
Psychological grit has garnered a lot of interest in the last decade, particularly in the higher education arena. It's typically defined as passion and perseverance for long-term goals. A great deal has been written about it and the role it plays in.....»»
New climate change model finds nuanced relationship between temperature, conflict
A new framework for studying the intersection of climate anomalies and social conflicts finds a strong link between temperature fluctuations and aggregated global conflicts, in a paper co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign analytics.....»»
New type of bolometer detector for far-infrared telescopes
To study how stars and planets are born we have to look at star cradles hidden in cool clouds of dust. Far-infrared telescopes are able to pierce through those clouds. Conventionally, niobium nitride bolometers are used as the detectors, despite thei.....»»
Scientists warn that many dangerous feedback loops make climate action more urgent
A new report written by an international team of researchers, including scientists from Oregon State University (OSU), warns of many risky climate feedback loops and the need for action in both research and policy. Published in the journal One Earth.....»»
Perovskites, a "dirt cheap" alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
Silicon, the standard semiconducting material used in a host of applications—computer central processing units (CPUs), semiconductor chips, detectors, and solar cells—is an abundant, naturally occurring material. However, it is expensive to mine.....»»
GPTZero: how to use the ChatGPT detection tool
ChatGPT and AI text is a plagiarism problem at schools, but GPTZero is here to help detect if a document has been written by a human or a machine......»»
How Apple & Big Tech gutted New York"s right to repair bill
New York's toothless right to repair bill not only includes concessions to the demands of Big Tech firms, but text written by them.Apple Repair ProgramIn December 2022, New York became the first US state to pass a Right to Repair bill, but one which.....»»
New lithium-based scintillator crystal for detecting radiation can distinguish between neutrons and gamma rays
Security concerns over radioactive materials have persisted for many years. Airports and other public locations now routinely employ radiation detectors, and nuclear regulators need to be able to monitor the levels of subatomic particles like neutron.....»»
Even your antique Mac can use Mastodon
Mastodon is a new, distributed social network which uses decentralized servers — and an enterprising developer has ported a client to run on a 30-year old Mac operating system.Scott Small has written a Mastodon client called macstodon for Classic v.....»»
ChatGPT has a new way to detect its own plagiarism
OpenAI has announced a new tool to detect whether its own ChatGPT text is AI-generated or human-written......»»
Sheriffs who see themselves as ultimate defenders of the Constitution are especially worried about gun rights
A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law's enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse sec.....»»
BuzzFeed preps AI-written content while CNET fumbles
200 percent BuzzFeed stock rise might signal start of a "pivot to AI" media trend. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a robot typewriter-journalist hard at work. (credit: Ars Technica) On Thursday, an internal memo obtai.....»»
Pivot to ChatGPT? BuzzFeed preps for AI-written content while CNET fumbles
200 percent BuzzFeed stock rise might signal start of an AI media trend. Enlarge / An AI-generated image of a robot typewriter-journalist hard at work. (credit: Ars Technica) On Thursday, an internal memo obtained by The.....»»
Elio Antonio de Nebrija: From academic icon to object of mockery
Professor Lola Pons, of the Department of Spanish Language, Linguistics and Literature at the University of Seville, has just published a study of a satirical work on marriage written in the 17th century by an anonymous author. Joking about courtship.....»»
Spotify rant demands decisive action against Apple
A consortium led by Spotify has written to the European Union claims that Apple is defying courts and regulators, so it wants "urgent action" from courts and regulators.Spotify's App Store icon (left), Apple Music (right)Spotify previously got the EU.....»»
Sick’s ending explained
Want the ending explained to Sick, Peacock's latest horror movie co-written by Scream mastermind Kevin Williamson? DT has all the answers for you......»»
Oddities in nuclear reactor measurements not due to a new particle
An anomaly in neutrino measurements is real, but the cause isn't a new neutrino. Enlarge / A diagram of the array of detectors in STEREO (left) and its location near a nuclear reactor (right). (credit: Loris Scola - CEA).....»»
New biography of famous paleontologist Mary Anning unearthed from University of Bristol archives
A short biography of pioneering scientist Mary Anning, written in the final ten years of her life, has been made public for the very first time......»»
Apple Books launches AI-narrated audiobooks initiative
Apple Books has launched a new initiative to expand the number of audiobooks available on its store. It is inviting independent writers and larger publishers to opt-in to have their written books converted into audio form using AI voice synthesis mo.....»»
sPHENIX assembly update: Magnet mapped, detectors prepared
Physicists, engineers, and technicians at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory are rounding out the year with key developments to a house-sized particle detector that will begin capturing collision snapshots for the fi.....»»