This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through June 7)
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Summary
Scientists have been left stunned after an AI language model outperformed even the brightest mathematical minds at a recent event, with one professor stating that the chatbot was approaching “mathematical genius”;
Amazon is reportedly developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually undertake the role of its delivery workers, though the company has declined to comment on the speculation;
A breakthrough discovery has been made in the quest to find a cure for HIV, with scientists finding a way to make the virus visible, thereby offering a pathway to eliminate it from the body completely;
A potential cure for deadly blood cancer multiple myeloma has been discovered, with a Johnson & Johnson clinical trial finding that one-third of patients have lived for years without detectable cancer;
Self-driving car service, Waymo, has captured 27% of the rideshare market in San Francisco, where it has been active for 20 months, suggesting that the mainstreaming of such a service could be closer than anticipated;
Hackers are reportedly using AI to launch increasingly sophisticated attacks, creating agents that can adapt to new systems and change on the fly, making them harder to defend against.
