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Artificial intelligence reproduces gender biases and stereotypes
The common belief that algorithms and artificial intelligence are completely objective is a misconception. Technology has always reflected the prejudices and stereotypes that exist in societies, because the databases on which it is based and learns are optimised and implemented by people, say researchers.
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Scientists from Wrocław recreate ancient drug Theriac
Researchers from the Wrocław Medical University are the first in the world to have faithfully recreated Theriac, a medicinal hit in Europe from antiquity to the 18th century, consisting of 71 substances. It turns out that it was closer to a placebo than to the miraculous mixture that ancient medics believed it to be.
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Autonomous vehicles may appear on roads later than expected, says expert
The appearance of autonomous vehicles on the roads may occur later than originally expected, the head of the Motor Transport Institute, Professor Marcin Ślęzak tells PAP. He points out that this technology still requires improvement, and its full use requires changes in infrastructure and regulations.
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Awareness of how to behave in tunnels is low
Today, tunnels are equipped with the latest security systems. The biggest problem is still people's behaviour, show the analyses conducted by a researcher from AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków. 'Awareness of how to behave in tunnels is low', Dr. Natalia Schmidt-Polończyk says in an interview with PAP.
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Scientists develop Polish-language language models, possible Polish equivalents of GPT
Scientists from the Gdańsk University of Technology and OPI have developed Polish language models called Qra. This is the first equivalent of Meta or Mistral AI's open tools on this scale. Qra understands content in Polish better and is better at creating coherent texts, the Gdańsk University of Technology reports.
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Scientists develop reverse vending machines that will return funds to your account after hearing password
Tests of a reverse vending machine developed in Poznań in cooperation with Łukasiewicz - Poznań Institute of Technology are scheduled to start in the summer. The machine is supposed to return the money to the account even if the person who recycles the bottle does not have a payment card. All they need to do is say a few words.
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Scientists from Warsaw University of Technology involved in work on new European battery
Batteries consist of three basic components: two electrodes (cathode and anode) and the electrolyte connecting them. To improve the properties of the entire battery, scientists from around the world, including experts from the Warsaw University of Technology, are working on modifying the materials used to make these components.
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Scientists use gravity storage to collect renewable energy
Scientists are investigating whether gravity storage can be used to collect energy from renewable sources. Researchers working on the project will build a pilot small-scale energy storage facility to demonstrate and verify the viability of the proposed technology.
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Miscanthus biomass from contaminated soil crops useful in production of biofuels and biomaterials
Fuel and cellulose can be obtained from the giant miscanthus biomass; such cellulose can be used in building materials. Polish, German and British scientists examined the impact of growing this plant on soil quality, biomass production volume and the uptake of pollutants in soils contaminated with heavy metals.
