DeepSeek may have found a new way to improve AI's ability to remember An AI model released by Chinese AI company DeepSeek uses new techniques that could significantly improve AI's ability to "remember." The optical character recognition model works by extracting text from an image and turning it into machine-readable words. This is the same technology that powers scanner apps, translation of text in photos, and many accessibility tools. Researchers say the model's main innovation lies in how it processes information--specifically, how it stores and retrieves data. Improving how AI models "remember" could reduce how much computing power they need to run, thus mitigating AI's large (and growing) carbon footprint. The AI Hype Index: Data centers' neighbors are pivoting to power blackouts That's why we've created the AI Hype Index--a simple, at-a-glance summary of everything you need to know about the state of the industry.

Is your friendship circle ready for a virtual human? AI is getting better and better by the day, and as technological advancements are made it's becoming increasingly popular. Still, it's early days and we've yet to see the full potential of this exciting technology. However, Samsung recently debuted artificial humans called Neons, who scarily resemble the real thing. Has the age of virtual humans arrived?

How do you actually become friends with someone? Is it a slow process of getting to know each other or an instant moment, when you just hit it off? Do we enjoy staying friends with people that have become part of our lives or sometimes, with distance, we just let them go? I was Facebook-friends with this girl Claire when I was in college and we used to discuss sci-fi movies together. Though we've lost touch, I miss the friendship we had developed over a very specific topic of conversation -- sci-fi movies.

Narrative sci-fi exploration title Event[0] will be launching on PC for Windows 7 or later in September. In Event[0], you'll need to build a relationship with a ship's computer in order to get home. In Event[0], its just you and your starship's artificial intelligence, called Kaizen. Using natural language, you can communicate with Kaizen through computer terminals throughout the ship. Kaizen can respond to your messages using over two million lines of procedurally-generated dialog.