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AI system predicts fusion plasma instability before disruption
Researchers tested PACMAN on a tokamak, where it predicted a tearing-mode instability about 200 milliseconds early and adjusted plasma conditions to prevent it.m.economictimes.comInnovation
AI companions may improve wellbeing while weakening offline ties
PsyPost reports that two university-student experiments found emotionally expressive chatbots could improve psychological wellbeing while reducing interest in offline relationships, with stronger effects in an augmented-reality scenario.psypost.orgInnovation
University of Hawaii launches free public AI literacy course
The University of Hawaii has launched a self-paced, 12-chapter AI course for the public, using local examples to address responsible use, privacy and Indigenous knowledge.staradvertiser.comSecurity
Chinese military university proposes AI course focused on ‘educating for war’
Researchers at China’s National University of Defence Technology proposed redesigning an AI course around military scenarios and future intelligent warfare.amp.scmp.comInnovation
ETH Zurich study finds coding knowledge matters more than AI familiarity
Startup Fortune reports that a preregistered study of 100 students linked vibe-coding performance more closely to computer-science knowledge and writing skill than to everyday AI use.startupfortune.comInnovation
Researchers model how LLM use could create cognitive dependence
A new arXiv paper models LLM adoption as a viral-like social process, identifying possible tipping points toward persistent dependence and conditions that could preserve cognitive autonomy.doi.orgIndustry
Karnataka’s proposed AI university to start skilling programmes early
The Times of India reports that Karnataka will begin AI skilling programmes while the proposed university’s legal and institutional setup continues.timesofindia.indiatimes.comInnovation
Faster decoding method targets the memory bottleneck in long-context AI models
A new arXiv paper presents Faster Flash Decoding, a training-free method that the authors say can reduce attention-computation costs for long-context language models while preserving benchmark accuracy.arxiv.orgInnovation
Foundation models do not universally replace power-price forecasting models
A preprint finds that foundation models can outperform electricity-price forecasting benchmarks, but their advantage does not consistently improve battery-arbitrage profits.arxiv.org
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