Mathematician solves origami donut efficiency challenge with fewest folds

Most people wouldn't think that it would take rigorous mathematical proof to show how many folds it takes to make a donut ...
Crypto Briefing

Google DeepMind’s AlphaProof Nexus solves 9 Erdős problems and proves 44 sequence conjectures

Google DeepMind's AlphaProof Nexus solved 9 open Erdős problems and proved 44 OEIS conjectures using AI-driven formal ...
The Conversation

How you map numbers in your mind isn’t universal, even among people who read the same language

Imagine taking out a 12-inch ruler and finding that the number 12 is on the left side and the number 1 is on the right side. For most native English speakers, this would be disorienting. We are used ...
IEEE

A Fast Visual Triangle Descriptor for Multi-sensor Loop Closure Detection

Abstract: We propose a LIDAR-visual loop closure system based on a novel local feature called the ORB triangle descriptor. By exploiting the congruence of triangles defined by side lengths, this ...
Wired

Mira Murati Wants Her AI to ‘Keep Humans in the Loop’

The Thinking Machines Lab founder and former CTO of OpenAI tells WIRED she isn’t interested in automating people out of jobs. Instead, she’s building AI that can collaborate. Mira Murati still wants ...
IEEE

LLM-Attacker: Enhancing Closed-Loop Adversarial Scenario Generation for Autonomous Driving With Large Language Models

Abstract: Ensuring and improving the safety of autonomous driving systems (ADS) is crucial for deployment of highly automated vehicles, especially in safety-critical events. To address the rarity ...