
Google Is Training AI to Speak Dolphin
Google is developing an LLM that could help us communicate with dolphins

Google Is Training AI to Speak Dolphin
Google is developing an LLM that could help us communicate with dolphins

Replacing Federal Workers with Chatbots Would Be a Dystopian Nightmare
The Trump administration sees an AI-driven federal workforce as more efficient. Instead, with chatbots unable to carry out critical tasks, it would be a diabolical mess


Data Centers Will Use Twice as Much Energy by 2030—Driven by AI
Data centers accounted for about 1.5 percent of global electricity consumption in 2024, an amount expected to double by 2030 because of AI use

Where AI Is Now: Smaller, Better, Cheaper Models
A state of the AI industry report shows that 2024 was a breakthrough year for small, sleek models to rival the behemoths

This AI Speedrunner Taught Itself to Play Minecraft
The Dreamer AI system of Google's DeepMind reached the milestone of mastering Minecraft by ‘imagining’ the future impact of possible decisions

AI Needs to Be More Energy-Efficient
Artificial Intelligence uses too much energy. Developers need to find better ways to power it or risk adding to the climate crisis

Is ChatGPT a Drug? Metaphors Show What Students Think of AI
Analyzing the metaphors we use to talk about ChatGPT can reveal how we’re thinking about the new tech

The AI Future Is Here
AI’s integration into everything—untangling traffic snarls, dictating drug prescriptions, rewriting the rules of scientific discovery—is accelerating quickly

Google’s AI Can Beat the Smartest High Schoolers in Math
Google’s AlphaGeometry2 AI reaches the level of gold-medal students in the International Mathematical Olympiad

Why This AI Gazes into Goat Faces
AI-based systems can help identify livestock’s early signs of distress

AI’s Energy Demands Threaten a Nuclear Waste Nightmare
Reviving nuclear power plants to power AI threatens an avalanche of nuclear waste

Why DeepSeek’s AI Model Just Became the Top-Rated App in the U.S.
A Chinese start-up has stunned the technology industry—and financial markets—with a cheaper, lower-tech AI assistant that matches the state of the art