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No Evidence Technology Causes "Digital Dementia" In Older Adults: Study
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating considerable philosophical and legal challenges regarding what it means to "outsource thinking".
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UNESCO Releases First Guidance on Use of Generative AI for Education
UNESCO on Thursday published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the technology, including protection of data privacy and putting an age limit for users. GenAI chatbot ChatGPT has become the world's fastest growing app to date, and its emergence has prompted the relea...
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What Did Egyptian Mummies Look Like in Real Life? Researchers Use DNA Data to Reconstruct Their Faces
Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have created 3D models of the mummies' faces that show how they would have appeared at the age of 25 years.
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Instagram to Prevent Underage Children From Creating Accounts, Block Adults From Contacting Young Users
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.
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Hyundai India Provides Kona electric To IIT Delhi For Research
The electric car will be used to study alternate energy powered vehicles and emerging technologies to innovate new age mobility solutions.
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World Mental Health Day 2020: Excessive Screen Time Can Affect Kids' Mental Health
World Mental Health Day 2020: Children and young people need to be helped to make informed decisions about the screen time. It is important not to get into an oppositional relationship with the child about use of technology. Read here to know more.
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Tesla Files Patent To Make Electric Car Batteries Safer
According to the patent, the new system has a feature or a material that will insulate battery cells from heat generated by surrounding battery cells. The material used will most likely be some sort of new age polymer. The system will also have cooled plates or 'heat pipes' that will help remove the heat generated from battery cells in general and ...
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Indian Techies Can't Be Trained On New Tech? Not True, Says Mohandas Pai
Comments from Mr Pai come at a time when the IT industry is staring at job losses due to increasing use of artificial intelligence by clients, rendering many engineers jobless.
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Cheaters find an adversary in technology
Mississippi had a problem born of the age of soaring student testing and digital technology. High school students taking the state's end-of-year exams were using cellphones to text one another the answers.With more than 100,000 students tested, proctors could not...
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Social networking may promote alcohol use
Researchers talked with groups of people aged between 18 and 25 years about different aspects of their online behaviour, drinking experiences and exposure to celebrities drinking via pop culture websites.
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Digital age theatre: US, India cast rehearse via Skype
A US-based theatre group is using Skype to rehearse and communicate with its Indian cast in the capital for a play.
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No Evidence Technology Causes "Digital Dementia" In Older Adults: Study
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest newcomer, with chatbots and other AI tools changing how we learn and creating considerable philosophical and legal challenges regarding what it means to "outsource thinking".
-
UNESCO Releases First Guidance on Use of Generative AI for Education
UNESCO on Thursday published its first guidance on use of Generative AI (GenAI) for education, urging governmental agencies to regulate the use of the technology, including protection of data privacy and putting an age limit for users. GenAI chatbot ChatGPT has become the world's fastest growing app to date, and its emergence has prompted the relea...
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What Did Egyptian Mummies Look Like in Real Life? Researchers Use DNA Data to Reconstruct Their Faces
Researchers have now been able to reconstruct the faces of three men who lived in Egypt more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the DNA data extracted from their mummified remains, the researchers have created 3D models of the mummies' faces that show how they would have appeared at the age of 25 years.
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Instagram to Prevent Underage Children From Creating Accounts, Block Adults From Contacting Young Users
Facebook-owned Instagram unveiled technology aimed at preventing underage children from creating accounts and blocking adults from contacting young users they don't know.
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Hyundai India Provides Kona electric To IIT Delhi For Research
The electric car will be used to study alternate energy powered vehicles and emerging technologies to innovate new age mobility solutions.
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World Mental Health Day 2020: Excessive Screen Time Can Affect Kids' Mental Health
World Mental Health Day 2020: Children and young people need to be helped to make informed decisions about the screen time. It is important not to get into an oppositional relationship with the child about use of technology. Read here to know more.
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Tesla Files Patent To Make Electric Car Batteries Safer
According to the patent, the new system has a feature or a material that will insulate battery cells from heat generated by surrounding battery cells. The material used will most likely be some sort of new age polymer. The system will also have cooled plates or 'heat pipes' that will help remove the heat generated from battery cells in general and ...
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Indian Techies Can't Be Trained On New Tech? Not True, Says Mohandas Pai
Comments from Mr Pai come at a time when the IT industry is staring at job losses due to increasing use of artificial intelligence by clients, rendering many engineers jobless.
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Cheaters find an adversary in technology
Mississippi had a problem born of the age of soaring student testing and digital technology. High school students taking the state's end-of-year exams were using cellphones to text one another the answers.With more than 100,000 students tested, proctors could not...
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Social networking may promote alcohol use
Researchers talked with groups of people aged between 18 and 25 years about different aspects of their online behaviour, drinking experiences and exposure to celebrities drinking via pop culture websites.
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Digital age theatre: US, India cast rehearse via Skype
A US-based theatre group is using Skype to rehearse and communicate with its Indian cast in the capital for a play.
