AI Sees Faces in Objects and Spy Planes Reveal Radioactive Thunderstorms

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In this episode of Discover Daily, we begin with recent research from MIT, which reveals that AI can now recognize faces in inanimate objects, a phenomenon known as pareidolia. This development suggests intriguing links between evolutionary survival skills and our tendency to see faces in everyday objects, and it has far-reaching implications for AI systems, from improved security and emotion recognition to enhanced object detection capabilities.
Next, we discuss a shocking discovery reported in Nature: most tropical thunderstorms are radioactive, producing various forms of gamma radiation far more frequently than previously thought. Using a retrofitted U-2 spy plane, scientists have conducted unprecedented close observations of storm dynamics, revealing that over half of all thunderstorms in the tropics are radioactive. This finding challenges existing models of storm physics and atmospheric phenomena, and it could lead to improved weather forecasting and climate modeling.Join us as we explore these fascinating developments and their potential impact on our understanding of the world around us. F
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