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Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure
Article Dec 9, 2025

Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure

Will the scaling laws keep on scaling as AI models get bigger and bigger? AI companies are betting hundreds of billions of dollars that they will – but history suggests it is not always so simple.
Republished from The Conversation 5 min read
New AI system becomes world champion at Stratego
News Oct 1, 2026

New AI system becomes world champion at Stratego

Researchers from MIT and several other universities have developed an AI called Ataraxos that defeated top human players at Stratego, a board game of hidden information that has long resisted AI mastery. The system achieved this using far less training data and computing power than previous attempts, and could help decision-makers in military, business, and cybersecurity settings.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Darwin Gödel Machine: When AI Learns to Improve Itself
Community Jul 27, 2026

Darwin Gödel Machine: When AI Learns to Improve Itself

Can AI redesign itself? The Darwin Gödel Machine lets systems rewrite their own code, evolve via trial-and-error, and boost coding performance while revealing new risks.

Fethulmubin Ahmed 4 min read
Light screens many deepfake videos in one pass
News Sep 24, 2026

Light screens many deepfake videos in one pass

An optical processor at UCLA judges fifteen or more clips together by doing much of the detection in free-space light rather than on a digital chip.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
When the hardware itself becomes the neural network
News Sep 22, 2026

When the hardware itself becomes the neural network

Self-organizing networks of nanowires and nanoparticles compute in the material itself so devices can process sensor data locally with little power.
Giulio Prisco 2 min read
AI researchers win Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry: hows and whys
Article Oct 16, 2024

AI researchers win Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry: hows and whys

In 2024 AI researchers have won the Nobel Prize in Physics and half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for pure AI research and applications.

Giulio Prisco 6 min read
Bias Whispers: The Untold Story of Learning Without Synaptic Change
Community Feb 6, 2025

Bias Whispers: The Untold Story of Learning Without Synaptic Change

Forget synaptic weight changes—what if learning happens differently? A new study shows neural networks can adapt by adjusting only biases, reshaping our understanding of AI and the brain.

Alazar Workneh 4 min read
New ways to understand language in the brain
News Mar 11, 2026

New ways to understand language in the brain

Scientists integrate genetics, AI, and brain imaging to connect different levels of study, revealing how language develops and varies across people.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read
Brain's Language Processing Mirrors AI's Layered Hierarchy, Study Finds
Mindbytes Jan 22, 2026

Brain's Language Processing Mirrors AI's Layered Hierarchy, Study Finds

Does your brain understands speech in hierarchical steps, just like AI models?

gizmo guru 1 min read
Stacey Engle - CEO, Twin Protocol | Mindplex Podcast S2EP22
Podcast Sep 6, 2024

Stacey Engle - CEO, Twin Protocol | Mindplex Podcast S2EP22

Meet Stacey Engle, CEO of Twin Protocol, to find out how to take part in the next communication revolution by training your own Digital Twin.

Mindplex Magazine 1 min read