A new way to make graphs more accessible to blind and low-vision readers
The Tactile Vega-Lite system, developed at MIT CSAIL, streamlines the tactile chart design process; could help educators efficiently create these graphics and aid designers in making precise changes.
Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL •
mit
March 25, 2025 • ~6 min
March 25, 2025 • ~6 min
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about − by dumping debris into the thriving midwater zone
A planned mining method to gather critical minerals from the seafloor would create sediment plumes higher up in the water column where many creatures live.
Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, Ph.D. Candidate in Biological Oceanography, University of Hawaii •
conversation
March 25, 2025 • ~10 min
March 25, 2025 • ~10 min
Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
Bots that reply to online posts can help people connect with each other, but at the same time they also interfere with people communicating with each other.
John Lalor, Assistant Professor of IT, Analytics, and Operations, University of Notre Dame •
conversation
March 21, 2025 • ~5 min
March 21, 2025 • ~5 min
What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
When AI systems try to bridge gaps in their training data, the results can be wildly off the mark: fabrications and non sequiturs researchers call hallucinations.
Katelyn Mei, Ph.D. Student in Information Science, University of Washington •
conversation
March 21, 2025 • ~7 min
March 21, 2025 • ~7 min
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