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Kids outlearn AI; Amazon data center faces backlash; humanoid robots break speed records

Children's ability to learn language with significantly less data than AI models is a puzzle that researchers are trying to solve. This data efficiency gap highlights the potential for more efficient AI models by studying how children learn. In other technology news, a new Amazon data center in Texas is facing opposition due to its potential environmental impact, with both Republican and Democratic parties expressing concerns ahead of midterm elections. Additionally, humanoid robots have demonstrated impressive speed, with one breaking Usain Bolt's 100-meter record, though real-world task performance remains a challenge. AI

IMPACT Understanding children's data efficiency in learning could lead to more efficient AI models.

RANK_REASON The item is a curated news digest covering multiple unrelated topics, including AI research, environmental concerns about data centers, and advancements in robotics.

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Kids outlearn AI; Amazon data center faces backlash; humanoid robots break speed records

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 English(EN) · Thomas Macaulay ·

    The Download: kids outlearning AI, and space travel agents

    This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why Teaching a computer to use human language requires an inhuman amount of data. An LLM …