It’s radically different from other quantum computers. The Helios system uses trapped ions — charged atoms suspended in free space using electromagnetic fields. But it operates with 98 qubits — making it the largest trapped-ion quantum computer built so far. Quantinuum, the company behind the device, is based in Cambridge, Read more…
“There is still no sign of economy-wide job destruction,” says economist Erik Brynjolfsson. Working with researchers at the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, Brynjolfsson has determined an AI “job apocalypse” is unlikely even though it will likely impact entry-level jobs. And Brynjolfsson “predicts that demand for experienced workers such as senior Read more…
AI went from being very terrible to seemingly genuinely quite good at a professional level in a very short space of time… But AI systems are still truly, truly terrible at some areas of math… even the days of the week. If you look at academic math papers, a lot Read more…
A major success in a new field of cancer treatment this week, as Moderna and Merck announced a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine reduced the risk of recurrence and spread of melanoma in a late-stage trial. The vaccine was tested with Merck’s widely used immunotherapy drug Keytruda: Thousands of patients who Read more…
Children’s lungs grew bigger and stronger after the most polluting vehicles were restricted from entering London, a study has found. Examinations of London schoolchildren before and after the introduction of the city’s ultra-low emission zone found a restoration of lung capacity that had been stunted by exposure to pollution… “Traffic Read more…
47% of recent graduates say AI has already impacted hiring in their field, according to an April survey from ZipRecruiter. “But is AI really the problem, or is it more complicated?” asks NPR. “Here’s what economists have to say.” According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the unemployment Read more…
The reason that every major university maintains a department of mathematics is that it’s cheaper than institutionalizing all those people.