
So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps
Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference

So You Fell for a Robot—‘Chatfishing’ Is Taking Over the Dating Apps
Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference

Jake Paul’s Sora Stunt Previews Risks and Rewards of a Deepfake Marketplace
New video apps like Sora could turn faces into moneymaking assets and hint at a future where everyone can rent out their digital likeness


The Math That Predicted the New Pope
A decades-old technique from network science saw something in the papal conclave that AI missed

Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Happen Soon
Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Scientists Turned 300,000 Litter Box Visits into an AI-Powered Cat Health Monitor
Cat bathroom data from an AI-powered litter box could offer useful pet health insights

Will AI Ever Win Its Own Nobel? Some Predict a Prizeworthy Science Discovery Soon
Some researchers think artificial intelligence could produce Nobel-worthy research, but others question whether autonomous AI scientists are possible or even desirable

Go Inside a Room That Lets You Hear Your Nervous System
Step into a room so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat—and your nervous system.

People Are More Likely to Cheat When They Use AI
Participants in a new study were more likely to cheat when delegating to AI—especially if they could encourage machines to break rules without explicitly asking for it

New AI Tool Predicts Which of 1,000 Diseases Someone May Develop in 20 Years
A large language model called Delphi-2M analyzes a person’s medical records and lifestyle to provide risk estimates for more than 1,000 diseases

Secrets of DeepSeek AI Model Revealed in Landmark Paper
The first peer-reviewed study of the DeepSeek AI model shows how a Chinese start-up firm made the market-shaking LLM for $300,000

People Want AI To Help Artists, Not Be The Artist
We surveyed people in the U.S. about artificial-intelligence-generated art. Their answers told us a lot about how we value human creativity

The New Frontier of AI Hacking—Could Online Images Hijack Your Computer?
Artificial-intelligence agents—touted as AI’s next wave—could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screen