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On the Nature of Emergence in Large Learning Systems
There is a threshold beyond which quantity becomes quality.
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The Quiet Revolution of Learning Without Labels
The most consequential turn in machine learning may be the abandonment of the label.
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Why Attention Became the Organizing Principle of Machine Intelligence
Intelligence, in machines as in minds, may be less a matter of architecture than of attention.
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Artificial Photosynthesis Splits Water With Sunlight
Devices that mimic leaves turn sunlight and water into fuel.
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The Fly Brain Connectome Maps a Complete Nervous System
Researchers completed a wiring diagram of an entire adult fly brain.
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Stem-Cell Therapy Restores Insulin in Diabetes Trial
Lab-grown cells began producing insulin inside patients with type 1 diabetes.
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A Global Effort Sequences All Complex Life
An ambitious project aims to read the genome of every complex species on Earth.
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Neuromorphic Chips Compute Like a Brain
New processors mimic the brain's spiking, event-driven style of computation.
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Synthetic Biology Builds a Minimal Living Cell
Scientists stripped a cell down to the fewest genes needed for life.
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A Reusable Rocket Reshapes Access to Space
Rockets that land and fly again slashed the cost of reaching orbit.