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AIs are irrational, but not in the same way that humans are
Large Language Models behind AI platforms like ChatGPT gave different answers when asked to respond to the same reasoning test and didn’t improve when given additional context, finds a new study from researchers at ʼһ including Olivia Macmillan-Scott (UCL Computer Science).
Baby found in shopping bag has two siblings who were also abandoned
Professor Lorraine Sherr (UCL Institute for Global Health) comments on the remarkable case of Baby Elsa who was found abandoned in an East London park, and on the fact that she has two older siblings who were also abandoned as newborns in similar circumstances.
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How Donald Trump and Joe Biden polls look five months before election
Reading too much into polls five months away from the US election is "a fool's errand" according to Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science).
Largest known prehistoric rock engravings discovered in South America
A series of ancient South American engravings are thought to be the largest prehistoric rock art in the world, reveals a new study by an international team of archaeologists involving Dr José Oliver (UCL Institute of Archaeology).
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UK health chiefs warn of bird flu outbreak
The current situation with bird flu in the US repeatedly jumping to humans is "far from ideal", says Professor François Balloux (UCL Biosciences).
Britain has big infrastructure plans, but where are the workers?
All big UK projects are struggling to find skilled workers, especially senior leaders, explains Dr Juliano Denicol (UCL The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction).
Immunotherapy significantly increases the number of patients free from bowel cancer
An immunotherapy drug given before surgery instead of chemotherapy meant that significantly more patients with a certain genetic profile were cancer-free after surgery, according to clinical trial results presented by researchers including Dr Kai-Keen Shiu (UCL Cancer Institute).
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Priceless Jeremy Bentham books found at ʼһ
Rare books from a priceless collection owned by UCL’s intellectual inspiration, Jeremy Bentham, have been found in UCL’s libraries and archives and have been called "a terrific source" by Dr Tim Causer (UCL Laws and Bentham Project).
The uninsurable world: how the market fell behind on climate change
Scientists and actuaries “are sailing past each other like ships in the night despite the fact they are using the same language of climate risk”, says Dr Kris de Meyer (Director, UCL Climate Action Unit).
Donald Trump's guilty verdict 'could be decisive in White House election race'
"There’s no doubt this verdict energises the far left, and galvanises the far right," Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) says, adding: "So the big question is how moderates and swing voters respond."