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Researchers at Paderborn University have pioneered a method using photon detectors for homodyne detection to characterize optical quantum states accurately. This technique is vital for advancing quantum information processing and quantum computing. Credit: SciTechDaily.comScientists achieve breakthrough in quantum optics with photon detector-based method, paving the way for improved quantum computing.Scientists at Paderborn University have used a new method to determine the characteristics of optical, i.e. light-based,…

Popular multiplayer survival game Rust continues its consistent updates with a February update titled Bags to Riches. The update brings one of the most highly requested additions of backpacks to the competitive shooter. The backpacks come in two sizes, small and large, with different increases to inventory size. You can read the full patch notes here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqPFJQPsKwc Carry more The Small Backpack has 12 inventory slots and can be crafted at a T1 Workbench for 50 Cloth and five Sewing Kits.…

Before I go on, though, we need to talk about the concept of plagiarism and how it relates to this problem. Webster's defines "plagiarize" as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own; use (another's production) without crediting the source."This fits for AI-created content. While someone using an AI tool like Notion AI or ChatGPT isn't stealing content, if that person doesn't credit the words as coming from an AI and claims them as their own, it still meets the dictionary definition of…

Programs meant to distinguish chatbot text from human writing have more than a few problems. Here’s a new one to add to the list: AI detectors often incorrectly categorize writing by non-native English speakers as bot-produced. More than half the time, AI detectors wrongly assumed that writing from non-native English speakers was AI-generated, according to a study published Monday in the journal Patterns.Can AI Help with Mental Health?In a world where generative AI is popping up everywhere (and I mean everywhere), the…

A significant advancement in thin film technology has the potential to enhance the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors, facilitating a deeper understanding of the universe. The new technique was developed at UWS’s Institute of Thin Films, Sensors and Imaging and involves producing thin films with reduced thermal noise, improving their detection capacity.Researchers have developed a thin film technology that enhances gravitational wave detector sensitivity. This breakthrough promises to deepen our understanding of…

It has been three years since the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) shut down, starting a long hiatus from searching the universe for gravitational waves. Now, though, the LIGO gravitational wave detector is finally back up and running again and ready to search for ripples in spacetime. Gravitational waves are the hallmark signs of colliding black holes, as well as the leftover effects from other cosmic cataclysms, Nature explains. LIGO, which was designed to detect these ripples of…

Photo: Trismegist san (Shutterstock)When an AI-generated image of an explosion occurring outside the Pentagon proliferated on social media earlier this week, it provided a brief preview of a digital information disaster AI researchers have warned against for years. The image was clearly fabricated, but that didn’t stop several prominent accounts like Russian state-controlled RT and Bloomberg news impersonator @BloombergFeed from running with it. Local police reportedly received frantic communications from people believing…

Artist’s impression of a collection of black holes in the core of a star cluster. Credit: ESA/Hubble, N. BartmannSince 2015, the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>LIGO</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a large-scale physics experiment and observatory supported by the National Science Foundation and operated by Caltech and MIT. It's designed to…

David Gewirtz/ZDNET Final thoughts AI-driven plagiarism is a growing problem, as AI tools like Notion AI and ChatGPT can generate text that is difficult to distinguish from that written by humans. There are several ways to detect whether a piece of text was generated by an AI, such as looking for repetitive or unusual patterns, checking for a lack of originality, or using a plagiarism checker. Plagiarism checkers like Turnitin, PlagScan, and Copyleaks may be able to identify certain characteristics of…

Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images)As lawmakers make their way into the House chamber this week nearly two years after the January 6 attacks on the nation’s Capitol they will do so with one less piece of equipment present. With the anniversary just three days away, Axios notes, the newly controlled Republican House of Representatives has opted to remove a metal detector some of its members described as an, “unnecessary disruption.”Democrats previously in control of Congress required individuals entering the House chamber…