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Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational science

26 Jun 2023

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to...

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Mathematical paradox demonstrates the limits of AI

17 Mar 2022

Humans are usually pretty good at recognising when they get things wrong, but artificial intelligence systems are not. According to a new study, AI...

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Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation

10 Nov 2021

A new Cambridge centre will bring together computer scientists and conservation scientists to build a trusted marketplace for carbon credits and...

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‘Multiplying’ light could be key to ultra-powerful optical computers

08 Feb 2021

New type of optical computing could solve highly complex problems that are out of reach for even the most powerful supercomputers.

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Women in STEM: Agnieszka Słowik

16 Jan 2020

Agnieszka Słowik is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Technology, where she is a member of the artificial intelligence...

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Cambridge appoints first DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning

18 Sep 2019

Following an international search, Professor Neil Lawrence has been appointed as the inaugural DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at Cambridge...

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‘The Next Leap Forward’ – four quantum technologies hubs to lead UK’s research drive

12 Jul 2019

Technologies that will allow fire crews to see through smoke and dust, computers to solve previously unsolvable computational problems, construction...

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Location, location, location: researchers develop model to predict retail failure

09 Oct 2018

Researchers have used a combination of location and transport data to predict the likelihood that a given retail business will succeed or fail.

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Cambridge to appoint DeepMind Chair of Machine Learning

24 Jul 2018

The University of Cambridge will establish a DeepMind Chair of Machine Learning, thanks to a benefaction from the world-leading British AI company.

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Cambridge launches UK’s first quantum network

13 Jun 2018

The UK’s first quantum network was launched today in Cambridge, enabling ‘unhackable’ communications, made secure by the laws of physics, between...

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Opinion: Robots and AI could soon have feelings, hopes and rights … we must prepare for the reckoning

28 Feb 2017

Is artificial intelligence a benign and liberating influence on our lives – or should we fear an impending rise of the machines? And what rights...

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Engineers design ultralow power transistors that could function for years without a battery

20 Oct 2016

A new design for transistors which operate on ‘scavenged’ energy from their environment could form the basis for devices which function for months or...

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