Artificial Intelligence
Car-Free Cities Are the Future, Biometrics Reveal
Advanced tools for tracking people’s eye movements and facial expressions can be used to design better places
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Why We Need to See Inside AI’s Black Box
A computer scientist explains what it means when the inner workings of AIs are hidden
Artificial Intelligence
Here’s Why AI May Be Extremely Dangerous—Whether It’s Conscious or Not
Artificial intelligence algorithms will soon reach a point of rapid self-improvement that threatens our ability to control them and poses great potential risk to humanity
Artificial Intelligence
A Computer Scientist Breaks Down Generative AI’s Hefty Carbon Footprint
Is generative AI bad for the environment? A computer scientist explains the carbon footprint of ChatGPT and its cousins—and how to reduce it
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You Can Probably Beat ChatGPT at These Math Brainteasers. Here’s Why
The ChatGPT AI can ace an IQ test, but it can’t beat brainteasers like those devised by legendary math puzzler Martin Gardner
Artificial Intelligence
Why We’re Worried about Generative AI
From the technology upsetting jobs and causing intellectual property issues to models making up fake answers to questions, here’s why we’re concerned about generative AI.
Economics
ChatGPT on Wall Street Could Be Disastrous, Financial History Shows
Using artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trade stocks and other financial instruments could have benefits—and perils
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Police Facial Recognition Technology Can’t Tell Black People Apart
AI-powered facial recognition will lead to increased racial profiling
Public Health
Astronomy Tool Can Now Detect COVID in Breath
Laser-based optical frequency combs, originally developed to time atomic clocks, can also perform fast, noninvasive tests for COVID—and potentially other diseases as well
Artificial Intelligence
How AI Knows Things No One Told It
Researchers are still struggling to understand how AI models trained to parrot Internet text can perform advanced tasks such as running code, playing games and trying to break up a marriage...
Artificial Intelligence
A Brain Scanner Combined with an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse into Your Thoughts
New technology gleans the gist of stories a person hears while laying in a brain scanner
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AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them
Humans are building meaningful relationships with AI chatbots. What will the consequences be?
Arts
How This AI Image Won a Major Photography Competition
Boris Eldagsen submitted an artificial-intelligence-generated image to a photography contest as a “cheeky monkey” and sparked a debate about AI’s place in the art world...
Food
The Science of Melting Chocolate
Researchers used an artificial tongue to understand how chocolate changes from a solid to a smooth emulsion
Arts
AI Can’t Solve this Famous Murder Mystery Puzzle
The 1934 puzzle book Cain’s Jawbone stumped all but a handful of humans. Then AI took the case
Artificial Intelligence
What You Need to Know about GPT‑4
The AI GPT-4 has emergent abilities—but that’s not why it’s scary.
Black Holes
See the Sharp New Image of an Iconic Black Hole
Using machine learning, researchers have now created a much sharper portrait of the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy M87
Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Getting Powerful. But Can Researchers Make It Principled?
Can researchers create AI algorithms that are ethical today—and will be safe in the future?
Artificial Intelligence
How to Tell If a Photo Is an AI-Generated Fake
Artificial-intelligence-powered image-generating systems are making fake photographs so hard to detect that we need AI to catch them
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AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They?
As more people turn to chat-based AIs for medical advice, it remains to be seen how these tools stack up against—or could complement—human doctors
