NPR

New limits for rent algorithm that prosecutors say let landlords drive up prices

Landlords could no longer rely on rent-pricing software to quietly track each other's moves and push rents higher using confidential data, under a settlement between RealPage Inc. and federal ...
Wired

Game Theory Explains How Algorithms Can Drive Up Prices

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.
NPR

'Where do you want to go?': Six words that helped her start again

This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. If you or someone you know is in ...
techxplore

VFF-Net algorithm provides promising alternative to backpropagation for AI training

Deep neural networks (DNNs), which power modern artificial intelligence (AI) models, are machine learning systems that learn hidden patterns from various types of data, be it images, audio or text, to ...
today.ucsd

Simple Algorithm Paired with Standard Imaging Tool Could Predict Failure in Lithium Metal Batteries

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images are already a common staple of battery research. Now, they can be paired with a simple algorithm to enable better prediction of lithium metal battery ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Cilimkovic, M. (2015) Neural Networks and Back Propagation Algorithm. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, 15, 3-7.

ABSTRACT: Groundwater is an essential resource for rural dwellers in Burkina Faso, a country with limited surface water availability. However, localising and accessing groundwater is challenging. This ...
Psychology Today

Liars Can Defeat AI Algorithms Using One Simple Technique

For centuries, we have relied on human intuition, behavioral cues, and painstaking manual analysis to determine veracity in written communications. Enter artificial intelligence. AI algorithms, ...
IEEE

COMQ: A Backpropagation-Free Algorithm for Post-Training Quantization

Abstract: Post-training quantization (PTQ) has emerged as a practical approach to compress large neural networks, making them highly efficient for deployment. However, effectively reducing these ...
IEEE

Alpha-Backpropagation Algorithm: Probability Estimation for One-Hot and Quasi-One-Hot Teachers

Abstract: This study proposes theories and applications of probabilistic divergences to neural network training. This theory generalizes the cross-entropy method for backpropagation to the ...
The Verge

Oura rings will now track step counts more accurately

The smart ring will also more accurately measure calories burned during exercise by factoring in your heart rate. The smart ring will also more accurately measure calories burned during exercise by ...
Quanta Magazine

For Algorithms, a Little Memory Outweighs a Lot of Time

One July afternoon in 2024, Ryan Williams set out to prove himself wrong. Two months had passed since he’d hit upon a startling discovery about the relationship between time and memory in computing.