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What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools

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A computer scientist explains what that means and how ChatGPT and your Roomba fit into the picture. The latest buzz phrase coming from technology companies is AI agents.

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Explainable AI Using Expressive Boolean Formulas

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Indeed, some “black box” machine learning algorithms are so intricate and multifaceted that they can defy simple explanation, even by the computer scientists who created them. And if these applications are not expressive enough to meet explainability requirements, they may be rendered useless regardless of their overall efficacy.

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A computer scientist explains how quantum advantage could change the world

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Several companies have made quantum computers, but these early models have yet to demonstrate quantum advantage: the ability to outstrip ordinary supercomputers. Quantum advantage is the milestone the field of quantum computing is fervently working toward, where a quantum computer can solve problems …

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What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools

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Goal-based agents have long been part of smart electronics but what happens when they set their own goals? Interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT

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What are APIs? A computer scientist explains the data sockets that make digital life possible

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APIs, or application programming interfaces, are the gateways to the digital world. They link a wide array of software applications and systems.

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What is an AI agent? A computer scientist explains the next wave of artificial intelligence tools

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AI agents are said to have 'significant advances over large language models' with their 'ability to take actions on behalf of the people and companies who use them'

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A computer scientist explains why you’re (probably) not living in a simulation

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Could computers ever become sophisticated enough to build a convincing imitation of the real world? We look into the likelihood of a real-life Matrix.