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A study in JAMA Internal Medicine suggests that AI assistants like ChatGPT could significantly improve healthcare. Using real-world health questions, the study found that healthcare professionals preferred AI responses to those of physicians 79% of the time, citing higher quality and empathy. While not a replacement for doctors, AI could be integrated into health systems to enhance patient care, potentially reducing physician burnout and improving overall healthcare delivery.While AI won’t replace your doctor, a new JAMA…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Providing free school meals to all secondary pupils is feasible and acceptable, and brings many potential benefits, finds a new University of Bristol-led study of a pilot scheme in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, published March 22 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The pilot program was also featured in an article published in BMC Public…

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Gambling has evolved through the years, from the Paleolithic period to modern gambling on platforms such as Betano, Betfair, and OnWin. While traditional gambling still exists in casinos, online platforms are experiencing increased traction as time goes on. Brazil-based gambling websites like Betfair and Betano see more than 1.7 million daily visitors combined at the time of writing, showcasing how prevalent gambling is in Brazil. So, can OnWin compete with the two betting site heavyweights in Brazil? The new platform…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain During an oral examination, those who tend to perceive the situation as a challenge rather than a threat are less stressed and perform better. This has been demonstrated by Dr. Nina Minkley from Biology Education at Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, Marco Schickel and Professor Tobias Ringeisen…

Google published an online advertisement in which its much-anticipated AI chatbot Bard delivered an inaccurate answer.The tech giant posted a short GIF video of Bard in action via Twitter, describing the chatbot as a "launchpad for curiosity" that would help simplify complex topics.In the advertisement, Bard is given the prompt: "What new discoveries from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) can I tell my 9-year old about?"Bard responds with a number of answers, including one suggesting the JWST was used to take the very…

Last week, Twitter said it is shutting down free access to its APIs starting February 9. Now, days before the deadline, Elon Musk said that due to feedback Twitter will provide a write-only API for “bots providing good content that is free.” This decision is as opaque as some of the other policy decisions under Musk’s management. There is no information on what constitutes “good content” and who will decide that. Previously, Twitter shuttered API access to third-party clients saying they broke a…

ChatGPT defrauds along with providing benefits, fraudsters are using this application to recreate the content copies devaluing the original copies. Conversational AI ChatGPT is immeasurable. This conversational ChatGPT benefits in generating valuable content and lessening the efforts of humans, but at the same time carries negative facets. ChatGPT defrauds along with providing benefits, it is actually happening and seen evidently. It essentially impacts the creative field/sector which has put so much effort into creating…

The research on mice sheds light on how brain activity is fine-tuned.A new study explores how new information is across the sleep-wake cycle.Researchers discovered a new daily rhythm in a kind of synapse that dampens brain activity using a mouse model. These neural connections, known as inhibitory synapses, are rebalanced as we sleep to allow us to consolidate new information into lasting memories. The results, which were published in the journal PLOS Biology, may help explain how subtle synaptic changes improve memory in…

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $8 million in research funding for six agrivoltaics projects – that is, pairing solar with farming. Solar + farming = agrivoltaics When solar power and agriculture – including crop production, livestock grazing, and/or pollinator habitat – coexist on a piece of land, it’s called agrivoltaics. An Oregon State University study published in 2019 found that “if less than 1% of agricultural land was converted to solar panels, it would be sufficient…