Biden’s Executive Order on AI Is a Good Start, Experts Say, but Not Enough
A new executive order signed this week sets the stage for federal AI standards and requirements and moves beyond previous voluntary agreements with AI companies
How AI Can Help Save Endangered Species
Scientists are using artificial intelligence to fight biodiversity loss by analysing vast amounts of data, monitoring ecosystems and spotting trends over time
New Training Method Helps AI Generalize like People Do
To improve machine learning, the answer might be taking a different approach to robot education rather than just feeding models more data
Humans Absorb Bias from AI—And Keep It after They Stop Using the Algorithm
People may learn from and replicate the skewed perspective of an artificial intelligence algorithm, and they carry this bias beyond their interactions with the AI
Your Personal Information Is Probably Being Used to Train Generative AI Models
Companies are training their generative AI models on vast swathes of the Internet—and there’s no real way to stop them
AI Is Becoming a Band-Aid over Bad, Broken Tech Industry Design Choices
After decades of messy, thoughtless design choices, corporations are using artificial intelligence to sell basic usability back to consumers
AI Reads Ancient Scroll Charred by Mount Vesuvius in Tech First
For the first time, a machine learning technique has revealed Greek words in CT scans of fragile rolled-up papyrus
The AI Boom Could Use a Shocking Amount of Electricity
Powering artificial intelligence models takes a lot of energy. A new analysis demonstrates just how big the problem could become
The Latest AI Chatbots Can Handle Text, Images and Sound. Here’s How
New “multimodal” AI programs can do much more than respond to text—they also analyze images and chat aloud
How AI Could Help China and Russia Meddle in U.S. Elections
ChatGPT and similar AI programs give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock is ticking on learning to spot this disinformation before the 2024 election
The Assumptions You Bring into Conversation with an AI Bot Influence What It Says
A new study reveals an “AI placebo effect”: the same chatbot will respond differently depending on its users’ assumptions about artificial intelligence
‘AI Anxiety’ Is on the Rise—Here’s How to Manage It
Rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence have prompted big questions about the future of work and even human creativity. Experts have suggestions for how to manage all these unknowns