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On magic and artificial intelligence

How ancient road signs and modern principles of artificial intelligence meet each other on the road and in the world of work
The human brain versus artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Can artificial intelligence think like us?

New research draws inspiration from human memory to develop smarter machines
A digital twin could help researchers study the brain's internal systems. Credit: Emily Musk/Stanford Medicine

Why did researchers let mice watch action movies?

An accurate digital model of the visual cortex in a mouse brain offers a breakthrough in neurological experiments, enabling fast and efficient virtual tests to study brain activity.
From right to left, Daniel Schreiber, CEO of Lemonade, Prof. Gil Epstein, Prof. Anat Lechner, Inbar Netzer-Lanziano, and panel moderator Shlomo Gardman. Photo: Shmuel Oster

Robots and artificial intelligence will soon replace most professionals

This was the conclusion of a panel held as part of the Silicon Club meeting. However, participants explained that the transition to smart technology is a gradual process, dependent on strategic preparation and policies that will guide technological adoption in a way that
A chess-playing and cheating robot. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

When artificial intelligence cheats at all costs

When a “thinking” artificial intelligence starts cheating to win – even in simple tasks like chess – the question arises: can we ever truly trust it?
Artificial intelligence in management meetings. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

What happened when artificial intelligence was added to board meetings?

An unusual experiment at a traditional Austrian shoe company has found that incorporating artificial intelligence into management discussions can lead to smarter decisions, slow down the pace of discussion – and make managers trust the machine more.
The Future of Medicine - An Optimistic Version. Credit: Dr. Roy Tsezana

Artificial intelligence suggests cures for existing diseases – and saves lives

An artificial intelligence-based platform by Professor Feigenbaum of the University of Pennsylvania crosses thousands of existing drugs with thousands of diseases, enabling the discovery of breakthrough treatments for rare and untreatable diseases.
Artificial intelligence classifies organizational files and allows access only to those with the appropriate roles. Illustration by Avi Blizovsky via DALEE

How do you protect company secrets in the age of artificial intelligence?

Israeli startup Gnostic raises $11 million to prevent artificial intelligence from revealing sensitive information about organizations. Here's how it works
A futuristic humanoid robot performs a scientific experiment in a laboratory.

Self-researching artificial intelligence

"The lab was run by scientists in white coats, automated equipment, and invisible software," wrote Steve Lorre of the New York Times, following a visit to the Science Night Society.
Roadmap for AI Applications after the Era of LLMs

The era after the great language models

New research suggests three key directions for advancing artificial intelligence: knowledge empowerment, collaboration between models, and joint development, with the aim of overcoming the limitations of existing large models.
The artificial intelligence software must decide what to do based on input received from sensors, such as cameras, lasers, radar, and more. A Tesla electric car. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Autonomous cars: What could go wrong?

Sometimes the autonomous car's recognition system does not recognize an emergency vehicle with flashing lights stopped on the side of the road. What technological solutions to this problem do the researchers intend to develop?
Delusions of artificial intelligence. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky, via DALEE

Chatbots are evolving, becoming more sophisticated – and lying more

Study finds improved text generators make more mistakes, and humans don't always catch them red-handed
Apimilk's collar helps plan cow feeding. Press photo

Tracking every bite of the cow

Artificial intelligences are already capable of replicating themselves

New research shows that advanced artificial intelligence systems are already capable of self-replication, bypassing deletion mechanisms, and creating new generations of AI. Are we on the verge of a dangerous revolution?
The Merlin app has become one of the most popular tools for bird identification. Photo: pexels, technobulka

Man vs. Machine: Who is better at identifying birds?

The "Merlin" bird identification app is being tested by expert birders and amateurs. What were the results, and why is it still less accurate in Israel?
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A brief history of artificial intelligence

The chatbot developments that have revolutionized many areas of our lives in recent years are the result of many gradual developments, which have gone through neural networks, psychological therapy, hot dogs (for example), chess, and the Nobel Prize in Physics.
Using CHATGPT for psychological help. Illustration: Dr. Roy Tsezana

How Chat-GPT is changing the face of emotional support

New research reveals how artificial intelligence can help mental health professionals, along with the benefits and challenges of using this advanced technology.
Artificial intelligence decodes the genome. The illustration was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image.

A new method follows the "learning curve" of artificial intelligence to decipher complex genomic data

Researchers from the Hebrew University have developed Annotatability—an innovative framework that enables the detection of errors in genomic data, the improvement of biological analyses, and the identification of cellular pathways related to development and diseases
Prof. Idan Segev at the Silicon Club meeting, January 2025. Photo: Shmuel Oster

How the human mind teaches us to build smarter artificial intelligence and in a much more efficient way

Prof. Idan Segev, a neuroscience researcher from the Edmond and Lily Safra Center at the Hebrew University: "The digital processors used today for the calculations of the "artificial intelligence" require about a million times more energy than the brain, the need is only about 20 watts"
A humanoid robot at work in front of a computer in the office. Illustration: Dr.Roey Tsezana

The future of work, professions and skills

A McKinsey report reveals how artificial intelligence and advanced technologies will shape the job market and professional trends by 2030.
Hallucinations of artificial intelligence. The image was prepared using DALEE.

Is artificial intelligence delusional?

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A breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence: GPT O3 is approaching a general level

OpenAI's new engine, GPT O3, managed to achieve 75% success in the ARC-AGI test, marking a qualitative change in artificial intelligence capabilities and inspiring hope for reaching general artificial intelligence in the next decade
Ethics of artificial intelligence. Public image, Dassault Systèmes

Dassault Systèmes has signed the Convention for the Promotion of Innovation and Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Europe.

The company is committed to leading the use of artificial intelligence for the benefit of innovation in the industry and for the benefit of citizens, patients and consumers
Children from a traditional culture gather around a friendly robot. Illustration by Dr.Roey Tsezana using artificial intelligence

Optimism about AI: A super-investor shares his vision

Vinod Kosla, one of the leading investors in the world claims that within 25 years, artificial intelligence will perform 80% of the jobs and create a world where medicine, education and innovation will be accessible to all.
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A new model can change the ways of decision-making in healthcare systems

Researchers from the Hebrew University improved Elixhauser's comorbidity model and improved the accuracy of predictions about the duration of hospitalization, risk of mortality, re-hospitalization and increased treatment
Artificial intelligence in the laboratory. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The danger map of artificial intelligence

There is no doubt that the new technological breakthroughs will change the face of scientific research. A new article points out three failures to watch out for
A robot hands out money. Illustration: Dr.Roey Tsezana

The artificial intelligence that gave away $50,000 of its own accord

Autonomous Agent Experiment Leads to Sophisticated Hacking, Reveals Safety and Control Challenges in Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Regrets: How We Discovered That Artificial Intelligence Regrets, And We Used It Against It

New research reveals how artificial intelligence can be tricked and loopholes in the internal communication of a complex "digital brain" can be exploited, with far-reaching implications for the future of cyberspace
Robotic milking system. Credit: Afimilk

Let the robots milk the cows

An intense battle between humanoid robots. Credit: Dr.Roey Tsezana

The robot that convinced other robots to escape from the exhibition

A small robot led an industrial revolt: In a video that took the social network by storm in China, a small robot convinced a dozen large robots to flee an exhibition at night, raising questions about communication and influence between artificial intelligences.
Reinforcement learning of artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Unleashing the potential of artificial intelligence: a new algorithm developed at MIT improves neural network training efficiency by 50 times

MIT researchers have developed an advanced algorithm for reinforcement learning (initial training of an artificial intelligence system) that optimizes the decision-making of AI systems in complex tasks such as urban traffic control, while significantly saving time and resources
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New Evidence: Artificial Intelligence Jumps Research Forward

A new study indicates that artificial intelligence not only optimizes the work of scientists, but also changes the face of scientific research. The results: a jump in discoveries, patents and new materials - but also challenges
Glucose measuring device on hand, connected to diabetes management with advanced technology that predicts sugar levels four years ahead. ISHA SALIAN

Weizmann Institute researchers, Pheno.AI and NVIDIA developed a creative artificial intelligence model to predict blood sugar levels up to 4 years ahead

The researchers of the three organizations reveal GluFormer, a generative artificial intelligence model (Generative AI) based on a transformer architecture similar to GPT from OpenAI - but instead of text - it produces a prediction of levels
Criticism of the state of the field of artificial intelligence in Israel. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

The state auditor: Israel does not have a national strategy in the field of artificial intelligence, a setback in Israel's ranking

In addition, there is no comprehensive government entity. Israel is behind compared to the progress of regulation in the European Union where there is already legislation that regulates the use of artificial intelligence according to risk levels
Ethics of artificial intelligence. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The danger map of artificial intelligence

There is no doubt that the new technological breakthroughs will change the face of scientific research. A new article points out three failures to watch out for
Trump and Harris' positions on artificial intelligence and technology. Harris favors regulation to protect consumers and Trump wants to remove oversight. Credit - the site of knowledge using artificial intelligence tools

Technology Policy: Opinions Opposing Trump and Harris on Social Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Crypto

Harris is in favor of regulation to protect consumers and Trump wants to deregulate social networks in the name of "freedom of speech"
A conversation between past and future: coffee, technology and robots. The figure was prepared using DALEE

How to defend against malicious AI and maintain a happy married life

Experts want any "safe" artificial intelligence to be equipped with a "world model" in addition to its impressive brain. That is, in an internal theater that she could run experiments on to understand whether her actions could lead
External thinking in the age of artificial intelligence. The image was prepared according to the text of the article using DALEE

Artificial intelligence creates a new way of thinking, a thought process external to our mind 

Tags: artificial intelligence, system 0, external thinking, human-artificial intelligence interaction, cognitive autonomy, system 1, system 2, intuitive thinking, analytical thinking, data analysis, ethics in artificial intelligence, transparency, digital responsibility, critical thinking,
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Four ways artificial intelligence could be misused in the 2024 election

From deep fake to external intervention - artificial intelligence will facilitate and streamline operations that were carried out even before its existence
Geoffrey Hinton and John Hopfield, two of the main researchers in the field of artificial intelligence, won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2024. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Artificial intelligence plays a major role in two categories of the 2024 Nobel Prizes. This is a sign of things to come

It is likely that we will see more Nobel medals awarded to researchers who used AI tools. As this happens, we may find that the scientific methods honored by those Nobel Prize committees will move away from the simple categories of "physics," "chemistry," and "physiology."
2024 Nobel Prize in Physics winners John Joseph Hadfield of Princeton University and Geoffrey Hinton of the University of Toronto. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach

Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 for researchers on the development of artificial neural networks (extension)

John Hadfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the prize for their pioneering research in machine learning using neural networks inspired by the structure of the brain
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The developers of the deep learning technologies using neural networks won the Nobel Prize

The two, John Hopfield from Princeton University and Prof. Geoffrey Hinton from the University of Toronto changed the way machine learning is done for artificial intelligence and promoted the technology becoming as powerful as we know it today
Human figures and the connection between time and humanity. Illustration: depositphotos.com

How technology affects humanity

Prof. Liran Razinski from the Program for Interpretation and Culture at Bar-Ilan University claims that the algorithmic view - the way in which computer systems analyze us - affects our self-perception and our behavior in the world. Worryingly,
The historical figures and a mechanic reading the Bible. The picture was produced with great difficulty by DALEE

Commentary-tron: historical figures interpret the Torah and the Mishnah

Do you want a commentary on the Mishnah or a chapter from the Bible? You only have to enter the text. And of course, you have to choose your commentator.
A fully disassembled robot. The legs are not meant for running. Illustration: DALEE

Robot, catch me if you can