With FlexOlmo, people can train AI without handing over their data. They can even remove their contribution after the model is complete. Data is the lifeblood of modern AI, but people are increasingly wary of sharing their information with model builders. A new architecture could get around the

Portable, reusable, and affordable, the device is the latest in technologies aiming to expand access to drinking water. It’s easy to take safe drinking water for granted. In most developed countries, access to safe water takes a simple flip of a kitchen tap or a run to the grocery store. But over

New evidence suggests the universe might not behave as expected, raising questions about the costs of being wrong. In the beginning, the Big Bang happened, sending everything in the universe expanding outward and apart, from a dense hot point. Since then, all that matter and energy has continued to

The project, which will take many years and carries some risk, could spark a second revolution in genetics. The ability to sequence and edit human DNA has revolutionized biomedicine. Now a new consortium wants to take the next step and build human genomes from scratch. The Human Genome Project was

Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models Are Improving ExponentiallyGlenn Zorpette | IEEE Spectrum “According to a metric [METR] devised, the capabilities of key LLMs are doubling every seven months. This realization leads to a second conclusion, equally stunning: By 2030, the most advanced