Neuroscience

Overcoming ‘Catastrophic Forgetfulness’: A Leap in AI-Powered Lifelong Learning – Neuroscience News

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Summary: Researchers are investigating a significant roadblock in machine learning known as ‘catastrophic forgetting’, a phenomenon in which AI systems lose information from previous tasks while learning new ones. Research shows that, like humans, AI remembers information better when faced with different tasks rather than those sharing similar characteristics. Insights from the study could help … Read more

AI System Detects Violations of Social Norms – Neuroscience News

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Summary: A pioneering artificial intelligence system successfully identifies violations of social norms. Using GPT-3, zero-shot text classification, and automatic rule discovery, the system classifies social emotions into ten major types. Analyze the written situations and accurately determine whether they are good or bad based on these categories. This initial study offers promising evidence that the … Read more

AI companion robots: A potential remedy for the loneliness epidemic – Neuroscience News

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Summary: A new report suggests that AI-enhanced companion robots could ease the growing epidemic of loneliness. The study outlines the need for ethical considerations and guidelines regarding their use and also proposes a new way to measure the impact of a companion robot. The researchers suggest that these robots could be an immediate solution for … Read more