AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show
Large language models can create muddled, misinformed multiverses
AI Will Turn Our Lives into The Truman Show
Large language models can create muddled, misinformed multiverses
Could AI Ghosts of Ancient Civilizations Help Us Connect with Bygone Cultures?
Social psychologists could turn artificial-intelligence-powered tools like ChatGPT on to writings from past cultures. Will this help us study ancient civilizations?
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Generative AI Is Poised to Worsen the E-Waste Crisis
Generative AI could saddle the planet with heaps more hazardous waste
Rainwater Could Help Satisfy AI’s Water Demands
A few dozen ChatGPT queries cost a bottle’s worth of water. Tech firms should consider simpler solutions, such as harvesting rainwater, to meet AI’s needs
AI in the Election Is about More Than Just Misinformation
The next U.S. president will have to contend with regulations around AI—and the electorate is already facing AI-generated misinformation.
Don’t Panic. AI Isn’t Coming to End Scientific Exploration
Science is filled with tools that once seemed revolutionary and are now just part of the research tool kit. That time may have come for artificial intelligence
AI Comes to the Nobels: Double Win Sparks Debate about Scientific Fields
While many researchers celebrated this year’s chemistry and physics prizes, others were disappointed by the focus on computational methods
Hurricane Milton Delays Launch of Europa Clipper, and Science Nobel Awards Highlight AI
A roundup of the science Nobels, the latest COVID updates and the Europa Clipper launch delay.
Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Breakthroughs in Machine Learning
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for development of techniques that laid the foundation for revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence
How the Next President Will Determine the Future of AI
Both U.S. presidential candidates voice support for innovation in AI, but Kamala Harris has been more outspoken about its risks to individuals
Power-Thirsty AI Turns to Mothballed Nuclear Plants. Is That Safe?
As Microsoft strikes a deal to restart a reactor at Three Mile Island to power AI, nuclear specialists weigh in on the unprecedented process
Please Don’t Ask AI If Something Is Poisonous
From spotless giraffes to secret squirrels, Janelle Shane probes the absurdity (and dangers) of generative AI