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Neuroscientists develop machine learning models to predict human intelligence

AI can predict human intelligence by looking at the connections of a working human brain. Neuroscientists can predict intelligence from brain structure and function—to a point. Previous studies have suggested that intelligence is widely distributed across the brain.

Kirsten Hilger and colleagues used machine learning models to predict multiple kinds of intelligence from of 806 while resting and while completing tasks. The article is published in PNAS Nexus.

Fluid intelligence includes inductive and deductive reasoning abilities that do not rely on context, while crystallized intelligence reflects the ability to apply knowledge from individual experience and culture. General intelligence captures both types of intelligence.

OpenAI releases Sora AI video generator to public

OpenAI has released Sora Turbo, an AI video generator, to the public. It offers faster, high-definition video creation up to 22 seconds. Available to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers, it includes safeguards against misuse. Currently, it is not available in European and British markets.


OpenAI on Monday released the latest version of its highly anticipated Sora video generator to the public, stepping into an increasingly crowded field of AI tools that has raised concerns about disruption to creative industries.

The company behind ChatGPT said its latest version, dubbed Sora Turbo, offers significant speed improvements over the February preview model and can create high-definition videos lasting up to 22 seconds.

While tech giants Google and Meta have also announced similar video tools, none have yet met the huge expectations set for AI since the launch of ChatGPT two years ago.

How Gaming Built The Metaverse While Big Tech Wasn’t Looking

Just as the metaverse industry finally began its breakthrough, ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022 proved a technological avalanche. Amid post-pandemic economic pressures, companies pivoted away from metaverse aspirations to AI adoption, seeking immediate returns through automation and virtualization.

Apple’s 2023 entry into the space with Vision Pro VR headset has similarly faced challenges. At $3,499, with limited content and a sparse developer ecosystem, Apple struggles to find its market. Early projections suggest initial production runs of fewer than 400,000 units.

What if we’ve been looking for the metaverse in the wrong places? While Meta, HTC and Sony have so far struggled to establish their vision of a VR-first digital world, gaming platforms like Roblox quietly built what might be the actual metaverse.

Generating plausible crystal structures from composition

Researchers at the University of Reading and University College London have developed a new artificial intelligence model that can predict how atoms arrange themselves in crystal structures. Called CrystaLLM, the technology works similarly to AI chatbots, by learning the “language” of crystals by studying millions of existing crystal structures. It could lead to faster discovery of new materials for everything from solar panels to computer chips.

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Unlocking Efficiency: Insights Into Modernizing Commercial Moving

To leverage the power of AI for data analytics, companies need to have systems in place that bring all relevant data points together on one platform. Siloed systems prevent AI from conducting a comprehensive evaluation. Companies that want to conduct predictive analysis, such as demand forecasting, will need to give AI platforms access to historical data.

Optimizing user interfaces for both customers and employees is also an important step toward empowering efficient operations. Consumer-facing interfaces should provide transparency, flexibility and a high level of user control, enabling potential customers to explore a variety of options and providing the information needed to ensure moves are handled correctly. Employee-facing interfaces should make it easy for drivers and customer service representatives to receive and respond to notifications such as route updates or customer concerns.

For commercial moving, achieving maximum efficiency requires much more than transportation. Solutions should consider every aspect of the move, leveraging technology and informed strategies to empower a seamless transition. When approached strategically, the result is reduced downtime and the peace of mind that all equipment is transported with precision and moved in accordance with predetermined timelines.

Scientists create AI that ‘watches’ videos by mimicking the brain

Professional athletic sports require elite athletes to function at the very limit of their abilities. After all, their competition consists entirely of other elite athletes trying to do just that. In this environment of fast-paced action and reaction, the difference between a hit or miss, catch or drop, goal or block, win or loss—milliseconds matter.

Researchers from institutions across Europe and the United States have demonstrated that light-based manipulation of can significantly enhance visual and visuomotor skills in professional soccer players. The six-week intervention focused on the effects of under reduced light conditions using the Okkulo system, a novel technology designed to slow down visual processing speed.

Visual and visuomotor abilities are critical in sports, requiring rapid decision-making and accurate physical interactions in coordination with moving objects and other players. Previous research has shown athletes outperform non-athletes in these abilities.

Google’s new quantum chip hits error correction target

Quantum error correction that suppresses errors below a critical threshold needed for achieving future practical quantum computing applications is demonstrated on the newest generation quantum chips from Google Quantum AI, reports a paper in Nature this week. The device performance, if scaled, could facilitate the operational requirements of large-scale fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Quantum computing has the potential to speed up computing and exceed the capabilities of classical computers at certain tasks. However, quantum computers are prone to errors, making current prototypes unable to run long enough to achieve practical outputs.

The strategy devised by researchers to address this relies on quantum error correction, where information is spread over many qubits (units of quantum information, similar to classical computer bits) allowing the identification and compensation of errors without damaging the computation. The overhead in required by quantum error correction potentially introduces more errors than it corrects.

Bacancy Launches AI-Driven MedPreGPT to to Enhance Prescription Accuracy

Bacancy is proud to announce the launch of a new AI tool, MedPreGPT, to help doctors with medicine prescriptions. This system enables doctors who all are using it for internal purposes to give accurate prescription recommendations privately without wasting any time. Compared to AI models like ChatGPT, this tool is specially trained with vast medical data and makes relevant suggestions. This innovative tool is made to enhance patient care, reduce human errors, and streamline the prescription process.

Doctors are only humans and they indeed work under intense work pressure and workload. Mistakes can happen in such an environment. Today’s healthcare providers use ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini for medicine recommendations, which is not completely wrong, but those tools might give false information. Bacancy has recognized the problem and found MedPreGPT to give accurate medical prescriptions.

The following are features of MedPreGPT Provides AI-based prescription recommendations according to symptoms and history. It is integrated with electronic health records (EHRs) for workflow ease. It provides multilingual support for healthcare professionals across the world Provides healthcare providers with updates in real time, regarding the latest clinical guidelines and drug interactions to ensure true care.