Poetry was humanity’s first language technology. AI is the next
Sasha Stiles turned GPT-2 experiments into a self-writing poem at a Museum of Modern Art installation—and a new way to think about text-generating AI optimization
Italy promised durable Olympic medals. Science had other plans
A small design flaw in the medals for the Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina turned a durability promise into a very public stress test
‘An AlphaFold 4’—scientists marvel at DeepMind drug spin-off’s exclusive new AI
Isomorphic Lab’s proprietary drug-discovery model is a major advance, but scientists developing open-source tools are left guessing how to achieve similar results
How Anthropic’s safety-first ethos collided with the Pentagon
As Anthropic releases its most autonomous agents yet, a mounting clash with the military reveals the impossible choice between global scaling and a “safety first” ethos
Robot libraries filled with tiny glass ‘books’ could store data for millennia
A Microsoft Research study suggests glass blocks etched with lasers could provide enduring data archives
A quiet geothermal boom could reshape how cities heat and cool
A new Brooklyn, N.Y. high-rise sits atop 320 geothermal boreholes. It’s a feat of waterfront engineering—and one blueprint for decarbonizing the North American skyline
How AI-powered ‘smart homes’ could transform care for people with dementia
How AI‑powered “smart home” technologies could improve safety and ease caregiver burden for people with Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia
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
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.
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
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
AI enters the exam room
When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk