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Katyanna Quach

Katyanna Quach

Technology Reporter

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Katyanna is a technology reporter and has been reporting on AI since 2017. Previously, she was at The Register writing about neural networks and space.

Google DeepMind AI system reaches milestone in global math contest

The firm’s technology reached a silver-medal score, the first time AI has achieved that level in the International Mathematical Olympiad.
Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto/Reuters

UK universities want millions from new government for startups hatched in academia

The $140 million they are seeking is a significant increase, as the UK and other countries look to capitalize on the AI revolution. 
Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

The AI Industry starts to focus on a potential Trump presidency

Tech leaders are preparing for how a second term could affect the trajectory of artificial intelligence, including gaming out scenarios based on how AI advances.
Tom Brenner/Reuters

Communicate with animals, win millions: Inside the wild new world of AI prizes

Contests funded by the rich are driving AI advances too weird for big companies, and too wild for academia.
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The Gates Foundation backs an AI wildcard

The group has awarded $2.7 million to an AI push inspired by the human brain.
Patrick T. Power/Numenta

What Gen Z wants from AI policymakers

Youth activist group Encode Justice is raising alarm bells and urging regulators to rein in the technology.
Sneha Revanur/Instagram/screenshot

AI safety bill driven by fears Trump would reverse efforts to rein in technology

Backers of the California plan include people connected to a potential Trump ally: Elon Musk.

Microsoft faces challenges in renewed PC battle against Apple

Microsoft executives have bragged about the capabilities of the new Copilot+ PCs against MacBooks, but the software giant’s dominance has been waning.

Researchers warned against using AI to peer review academic papers

Top AI conferences and academic publishers worry about intellectual integrity as more researchers use tools like ChatGPT

‘Disgorgement’: Amazon researchers suggest ways to get rid of bad AI data

The theoretical idea tackles the current difficulties and expense of improving AI models that exhibit bias or violate privacy rules.

Microsoft, Apple look to go big with smaller AI models

Because they use less compute, the latest offerings from the tech giants can be used in a broader array of devices like smartphones.

U.S. military pits AI against human pilots in first ever dogfight test

In a media briefing, the commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School said that he couldn’t comment on whether the human or AI pilot won.

Is there enough text to feed the AI beast?

A study suggested training data could run out this year, but researchers say there are ways to extend it.