Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Category: AI

Linear Programming for Multi-Criteria Assessment with Cardinal and Ordinal Data: A Pessimistic Virtual Gap Analysis

Haley

arXiv:2604.09555v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Multi-criteria Analysis (MCA) is used to rank alternatives based on various criteria. Key MCA methods, such as Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods, estimate parameters for criteria to compute the performance of each alternative. Nonetheless, subjective evaluations and biases frequently influence the reliability of results, while the diversity of data…

LABBench2: An Improved Benchmark for AI Systems Performing Biology Research

Haley

arXiv:2604.09554v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Optimism for accelerating scientific discovery with AI continues to grow. Current applications of AI in scientific research range from training dedicated foundation models on scientific data to agentic autonomous hypothesis generation systems to AI-driven autonomous labs. The need to measure progress of AI systems in scientific domains correspondingly must not…

Redefining the future of software engineering

Jerrell

Software engineering has experienced two seismic shifts this century. First was the rise of the open source movement, which gradually made code accessible to developers and engineers everywhere. Second, the adoption of development operations (DevOps) and agile methodologies took software from siloed to collaborative development and from batch to continuous delivery. Now, a third such…

Coming soon: 10 Things That Matter in AI Right Now

Jerrell

Each year we compile our 10 Breakthrough Technologies list, featuring our educated predictions for which technologies will have the biggest impact on how we live and work. This year, however, we had a dilemma. While our final picks encompass all our core coverage areas (energy, AI, and biotech, plus a few more), our 2026 list…

The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones
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The Download: the state of AI, and protecting bears with drones

Jerrell April 15, 2026

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Want to understand the current state of AI? Check out these charts.  If you’re following AI news, you’re probably getting whiplash. AI is a gold rush. AI is a bubble. AI is taking your job. AI can’t even…

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The problem with thinking you’re part Neanderthal

Jerrell

You’ve probably heard some version of this idea before: that many of us have an “inner Neanderthal.” That is to say, around 45,000 years ago, when Homo sapiens first arrived in Europe, they met members of a cousin species—the broad-browed, heavier-set Neanderthals—and, well, one thing led to another, which is why some people now carry…

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