Technology

Scientific American’s editor in chief David M. Ewalt reflects on a 20-year experiment in e-mailing the future

The milestone makes machine-learning trailblazer Yoshua Bengio the most cited researcher on Google Scholar

Science writer David Berreby shares his personal journey with griefbots and discusses how they can offer unexpected comfort, insight and connection in the wake of loss.

A planned supersized floating wind turbine with two spinning heads will generate nearly double the amount of energy as the current record-holder

The popularization of the term “slop” for AI output follows a centuries-long pattern where new tools flood the zone, audiences adapt and some of tomorrow’s art emerges from today’s excess

“I have no problems flying,” says one expert about the FAA’s plan to reduce flights by 10 percent at 40 airports nationwide. “I would get on an airplane tomorrow”

A personal experiment with the artificial intelligence music platform Suno’s latest model echoes a new preprint study. Most listeners can’t tell AI music from the real thing, but emotional resonance still demands a human story

Faced with her son’s struggle with dyslexia, one mom built an AI platform to help kids learn their own way

Russian leader Vladimir Putin claimed his nation conducted a successful flight of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Here’s how that missile might work

TikTok’s U.S. spin-off could reshape its algorithm and the way culture is curated online.

Forget fake profile pics on dating apps—AI is now doing the talking, and we can’t tell the difference

“Quantum echoes” rippling through Google’s quantum computer chip Willow could lead to advances in molecular chemistry and the physics of black holes