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Wikipedia's creator: Artificial intelligence will not be an alternative to the largest online encyclopedia for a long time to come
Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales said in an interview with PAP that artificial intelligence will not be an alternative to the largest online encyclopedia for a long time to come. He added that Wikipedia’s credibility is the responsibility of the vibrant community of volunteers who create it.
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Wrocław doctoral candidate looking at ways to cleanse Baltic Sea of chemical weapons
Dawid Kramski from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology is looking for a way to remove arsenic from the bottom of the Baltic Sea using polymers used in 3D printing.
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Researchers build testing field for Mars rovers in Józefosław near Warsaw
Will a swarm of autonomous rovers perform scientific exploration of Mars faster and more precisely than currently used rovers? This concept is being tested in Józefosław near Warsaw by researchers from Poland, Switzerland and the USA, as part of a project conducted in cooperation with NASA.
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Polish companies develop technology for satellite refuelling in orbit
If refuelling in orbit were possible, then fully functional satellites would not have to be decommissioned due to lack of fuel. Two centres of the Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute of Aviation and the Polish company PIAP Space undertook a comprehensive development of all the necessary elements of such a service.
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Poznań scientists develop recipe for ice cream from ugly beets
Scientists from the Poznań University of Life Sciences have developed a method for making ice cream from unsaleable beets. Although that beets are wilting and too ugly to be sold in stores, they are a source of vitamins, antioxidants and fibre.
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VP of the Polish Academy of Sciences appointed Member of the Council of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology
Vice-President of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Professor Dariusz Jemielniak, has been appointed to the Board of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The Board is appointed by the European Commission.
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Scientists create ‘deep fake busting’ software to check whether we were talking to real person online
Scientists in Poland have developed a prototype program to check whether we were talking to a real person and not a deepfake via a webcam. The solution is designed to combat fraud and protect the image on the web.
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Most video materials are transferred between machines, says video supremo Dr. Marta Karczewicz
Most video materials are transferred today not between people, but between machines, says Polish inventor Dr. Marta Karczewicz. Her programs for compressing video materials, enabling, for example, streaming movies, serve people all over the world.
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Work is underway on Polish far infrared detector array
Researchers at the Military University of Technology are working on the future Polish array of far infrared detectors, the components of which will be environmentally friendly and at the same time meet the requirements of the most advanced applications, including military ones.
