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AI suggested 40,000 new possible chemical weapons in just six hours

The Verge

An instructor at the Fort Leonard Wood Chemical School, who is designated as an agent handler, carries the VX nerve agent to contaminate a jeep in one of the eight chambers used for training chemical defense on April 18, 2003 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images. Tell me more about what you found.

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‘Smellicopter’ takes flight at UW with moth antenna on drone to fly toward smells and avoid obstacles

GeekWire

The latest development involves the use of a live moth antenna attached to a drone dubbed the “Smellicopter.” Once separated, the antenna stays biologically and chemically active for up to four hours. The cells in the antenna amplify chemical signals and trigger cellular responses in the moth.

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Scientists are using AI to study bee behavior, zebra movement, and insects on treadmills

GeekWire

Their machine learning model predicts how moth neurons respond to different mixtures of smelly chemicals. According to the presenters, insects inspire researchers developing six-legged walking robots. The approach could lead to the development of improved ways to visualize cellular molecules.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

CIO Business Intelligence

Oliver Banks, Retail Consultant and Author Oliver Banks But according to Banks, one of the most impressive cases he’s seen in retail involves a company and source he can’t disclose. Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO.

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Investing in IT careers pays off at Capital One

CIO Business Intelligence

Upskilling and cross-training programs can not only improve employee productivity and help fill key skill gaps, but also prove to be essential tools for retention and recruitment, as Capital One’s approach to “developing the whole person” through a range of training programs attests. A cultural commitment.

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Manufacturing CIOs see bright future for the industry, thanks to IT

CIO Business Intelligence

Chris Nardecchia, SVP and chief digital and information officer, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation Chris Nardecchia: I started as a chemical engineer doing chemical engineering things, building and operating chemical and nuclear processes, producing polymers and nuclear fuel, etc. We’re clearly in the age of AI.

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Can machine learning help save the whales? How PNW researchers use tech tools to monitor orcas

GeekWire

Working together, the organizations developed a new approach to process the data more rapidly. Toxic chemicals from stormwater runoff and other pollution damage the marine mammals’ health. Vulcan plans to open-source AMPT, giving it a life of its own in the marine mammal research community.

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