AI Models Are Starting to Learn by Asking Themselves Questions

An AI model that learns without human input—by posing interesting queries for itself—might point the way to superintelligence ...
MIT Technology Review

LLMs contain a LOT of parameters. But what’s a parameter?

Think back to middle school algebra, like 2 a + b. Those letters are parameters: Assign them values and you get a result. In ...

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci's DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called Holy Child

Researchers suggest that they have recovered sequences from ancient works and letters that may belong to the Renaissance ...
QNS on MSN

Fuzzy math? Flushing High School under investigation by NYCPS as teachers claim they are forced to pass failing students

Teachers at Flushing High School claim the school’s grading system is forcing them to pass students who are actually failing ...
Quanta Magazine

Distinct AI Models Seem To Converge On How They Encode Reality

Is the inside of a vision model at all like a language model? Researchers argue that as the models grow more powerful, they ...

Parental Guidance: How (and When) to Ask for Recommendations

Securing strong letters of recommendation is a critical part of the college admissions process, a way to flesh out an ...

Google’s Recommender System Breakthrough Detects Semantic Intent

Google quietly published a research paper on personalized semantics for recommender systems like Google Discover and YouTube.
Morning Overview on MSN

Scientists found a repeating math pattern inside the human body

Scientists mapping the human body at the cellular level keep running into the same surprise: beneath the apparent chaos of ...
The Berkshire Eagle

If passing MCAS replacement exams won't be a graduation requirement, what will their role be? Educators and lawmakers seek answers

A new set of proposed statewide graduation requirements has lawmakers and educators asking questions about continued reliance ...

Did John Deere Build the Future or a Cage?

One farmer's harrowing story exposes the tech takeover of America’s heartland, and the fight to reclaim the keys.
Vermont Business Magazine

Governor Scott continues to push education reform in State of the State address

Vermont Business Magazine Governor Phil Scott today delivered the 2026 State of the State address to a joint session of the General Assembly, outlining the need, and obligation, to follow through on ...