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"The real threat posed by generative AI is not that it will eliminate work on a mass scale, rendering human labour obsolete. It is that, left unchecked, it will continue to transform work in ways that deepen precarity, intensify surveillance, and widen existing inequalities."
"The current trajectory of generative AI reflects the priorities of firms seeking to lower costs, discipline workers, and consolidate profits — not any drive to enhance human flourishing. If we allo…

Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?
In the years since Automation and the Future of Work first appeared, a new wave of technological enthusiasm has swept across the popular imagination. The catalyst this time has been the rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence, spearheaded by companies like OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Meta. Once again, a c

Tuning the the fundamental periodicity of the current-phase relation in multiterminal diffusive Josephson junctions
Venkat Chandrasekhar
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08985

Tuning the the fundamental periodicity of the current-phase relation in multiterminal diffusive Josephson junctions
Conventional superconductor/insulator/superconductor (SIS) Josephson junctions, devices where two superconductors are separated by a tunnel barrier are technologically important as elements in quantum circuits, particularly with their key role in superconducting qubits. An important characteristic of Josephson junctions is the relation between the supercurrent Is and the phase difference ϕ between them. For SIS junctions, the current-phase relation is sinusioidal and 2π periodic. Other types …

SPBA: Utilizing Speech Large Language Model for Backdoor Attacks on Speech Classification Models
Wenhan Yao, Fen Xiao, Xiarun Chen, Jia Liu, YongQiang He, Weiping Wen
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08346

SPBA: Utilizing Speech Large Language Model for Backdoor Attacks on Speech Classification Models
Deep speech classification tasks, including keyword spotting and speaker verification, are vital in speech-based human-computer interaction. Recently, the security of these technologies has been revealed to be susceptible to backdoor attacks. Specifically, attackers use noisy disruption triggers and speech element triggers to produce poisoned speech samples that train models to become vulnerable. However, these methods typically create only a limited number of backdoors due to the inherent cons…

Hardware Limitations and Optimization Approach in 1-Bit RIS Design at 28 GHz
Hossein Rezaei, Mehmet Emin Arslan, George Yammine, Niels Neumann, Norman Franchi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08930

Hardware Limitations and Optimization Approach in 1-Bit RIS Design at 28 GHz
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a transformative technology for electromagnetic (EM) wave manipulation, offering unprecedented control over wave reflections compared to traditional metallic reflectors. By utilizing an array of tunable elements, RIS can steer and shape electromagnetic waves to enhance signal quality in wireless communication and radar systems. However, practical implementations face significant challenges due to hardware limitations and phase quantizati…

Series A, Episode 13 - Orac
CALLY: I'm sure.
[Scene: Gan is in a cabin. We see him listen to the following conversation over the intercom.]
BLAKE: [O.S.] Our only hope is if they have a supply on Aristo.
VILA: [O.S.] But if they don't?
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/113/60

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Foundation Model-Aided Deep Reinforcement Learning for RIS-Assisted Wireless Communication
Mohammad Ghassemi, Sara Farrag Mobarak, Han Zhang, Ali Afana, Akram Bin Sediq, Melike Erol-Kantarci
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.09855

Foundation Model-Aided Deep Reinforcement Learning for RIS-Assisted Wireless Communication
Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) have emerged as a promising technology for enhancing wireless communication by dynamically controlling signal propagation in the environment. However, their efficient deployment relies on accurate channel state information (CSI), which leads to high channel estimation overhead due to their passive nature and the large number of reflective elements. In this work, we solve this challenge by proposing a novel framework that leverages a pre-trained open-sou…

Orbital mixing as key ingredient for magnetic order in a van der Waals ferromagnet
Alessandro De Vita, Srdjan Stavri\'c, Roberto Sant, Nicholas B. Brookes, Ivana Vobornik, Giancarlo Panaccione, Silvia Picozzi, Martin Wolf, Laurenz Rettig, Ralph Ernstorfer, Tommaso Pincelli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.04144

Orbital mixing as key ingredient for magnetic order in a van der Waals ferromagnet
Recent years have seen a vast increase in research onto van der Waals magnetic materials, due to the richness of many-body effects and the versatility for next-generation technologies. In many of these systems, magnetism is introduced via light 3\textit{d}-transition metal elements, combined with chalcogenides or halogens. Despite the high technological promise in the field of spintronics, the connection between the \textit{d}-wave orbital configuration and the occurrence of low-dimensional mag…

Series B, Episode 01 - Redemption
[Flight deck]
BLAKE: Orac, why won't you give us the background to that prediction?
ORAC: Because that would invalidate the prediction.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/201/6 B7B3

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Series B, Episode 10 - Voice from the Past
JENNA: Well, maybe that's not related.
CALLY: Well, Jenna, remember there was something else - earlier, in the rest room.
JENNA: Complaining of some sort of noise.
AVON: A sort of tone, he said.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/210/83

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Series C, Episode 03 - Volcano
CALLY: [V.O. telepathy] Avon, listen. The enemy are on board. Avon.
AVON: Are they maintaining formation?
ZEN: Affirmative.
AVON: When will they be in range?
ZEN: They have been in range for one minute, eight seconds.
https://blake.torpidity.net/m/303/413

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