
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

AI enters the exam room
When alerts misfire or can’t explain themselves, nurses still carry the risk


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.

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

How antidrone lasers work—and why flights stopped over El Paso
Sources say an Army antidrone laser near Fort Bliss prompted a brief FAA airspace closure—spotlighting the hazards of battlefield technology in civilian skies

Algorithms really do create political polarization—and this AI tool let users avoid it
Researchers used a browser extension to reorder people’s X feeds, reducing their polarizing effect

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

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