AI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and think. If this homogenization continues unchecked, it risks reducing humanity’s collective wisdom and ability to adapt, computer scientists and psychologists argue in an opinion paper publishing March 11 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences. They say that AI developers should incorporate more real-world diversity into large language model (LLM) training sets, not only to help preserve human cognitive diversity, but also to improve chatbots’ reasoning abilities.  

Researchers at the University of Kansas' Jayhawk Athletic Performance Laboratory have published a study that used markerless motion capture technology to analyze the shooting form of basketball players attempting three point shots. Results showed the most proficient shooters had significant flexibility in their hips, knees and ankles in the prep phase of shooting and that release point was not as important to accuracy as often thought. Those findings will help fuel a future attempt at the world record for most consecutive made three-pointers.

The study found that every 3.7 extra servings of ultra-processed foods eaten per day increased the risk of hip fracture increased by 10.5%. While servings differ among food types, an example of this would be a frozen dinner entree, a cookie and a soda.