
The chemist who taught AI to run the lab
Gabriel Gomes built an agent that turns plain English into physical experiments, enabling research that humans alone could never sustain

The chemist who taught AI to run the lab
Gabriel Gomes built an agent that turns plain English into physical experiments, enabling research that humans alone could never sustain

The AI scribe that lets doctors stop typing and start listening
When a patient shared the story of her sister’s death, an AI captured the clinical details—freeing physician Christopher Sharp to just be present


A deepfake can ruin you before breakfast
Digital forensics pioneer Hany Farid explains what it will take to rebuild trust in the deepfake era

This civil rights lawyer uses AI to battle the FBI
Joseph McMullen uses AI to sort through terabytes of evidence, freeing him to focus on what the machines can’t find: the human story

She asked a robot about race. The answer scared her
Transdisciplinary artist Stephanie Dinkins challenges us to rethink what we feed our machines—and asks what AI might become if it were trained on care

After teaching for 30 years, Jen Roberts has found an unlikely ally in AI
Veteran teacher Jen Roberts explains why generative tools are more than just a platform for cheating—they’re a way to make classrooms fairer and more human

Inside the new AI world order: A special report
From the exam room to the classroom, artificial intelligence is no longer just a tool—it's infrastructure. An introduction to our special report on life in the age of AI.

AI just got its toughest math test yet. The results are mixed
Experts gave AI 10 math problems to solve in a week. OpenAI, researchers and amateurs all gave it their best shot

Is AI on the precipice of revolutionizing math? It depends
LLMs have recently helped find solutions to a number of minor longstanding problems. But a new plan called First Proof is really putting them to the test

Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI
A Roman stone board game has been unplayable since its discovery more than a century ago, but AI might have just worked out the rules

Mathematicians issue a major challenge to AI: Show us your work
Frustrated by the AI industry’s claims of proving math results without offering transparency, a team of leading academics has proposed a better way

Can AI stop wildfires before they start?
From vegetation scans to 360-degree smoke detectors, new tools are trying to shine a light on the most dangerously dark areas of the electric grid