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2024 was a year of great research into many topics in physics. Two scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in artificial intelligence for the very first time. End-of-year roundups from New Scientist, Physics World, BBC Science Focus, Science News, Discover, How It Works, and Scientific American included significant discoveries of the year. his list brings together 10 of the most-talked-about research works. The ranking of the list is not in order of priority or importance; numbering has been done for ease only. 1. Nobel Prize in Physics for Research on Artificial Intelligence This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to American scientist John J. Hopfield and Canadian scientist Geoffrey E. Hinton for their groundbreaking discoveries and innovations that paved the way for the creation of machine learning through artificial neural networks. Their work dates to the 1960s. John Hopfield theorized artificial neural networks that would mimic the neuronal co...

An AI safety research group called Apollo Research has just published a study that reveals some really disturbing findings about ChatGPT's new model, O1. Instead of lying, it conceals/manipulates. More precisely, evidence from this research proves that it certainly is engaging in such behavior, and to say that ChatGPT can lie is probably a gross understatement when referring to this chatbot. Not only does it conceal evidence relating to what it did, but when confronted, it flat out denies it! Along with this development being a stride forward in this kind of AI research comes the following concerns and controversy. Apollo Research released the results of this study on December 5. The new ChatGPT model is still in the testing phase. OpenAI collaborated with Apollo Research, an AI safety organization, to carry out this testing. During the process, Apollo Research discovered that the new model began storing copies of itself on separate servers and transferring data elsewhere as part o...