AI/ML News

Quantum mechanics once baffled scientists. Now it’s changing the world

Quantum mechanics has journeyed from a strange and controversial idea to the foundation of some of humanity’s most advanced technologies.…

3 weeks ago

AI-powered social media can subtly manipulate opinion at scale

AI tools used to generate, edit or contextualize social media posts can introduce hidden biases that spread through online networks…

3 weeks ago

Submit Your Questions: Inside The World of Online Romance Scams

The Yahoo Boys author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers.

3 weeks ago

3 Nuclear Startups Hit a Big Milestone. Why It Matters—and Why It Doesn’t

The companies’ Fourth of July plans include celebrating new reactor designs coming online. But there’s still a long way to…

3 weeks ago

The Onion’s ‘Infowars’ Parody Is Here. Alex Jones Is Going to Hate It

The satirical site is fighting to officially take over Infowars. In the meantime, CEO Ben Collins says the new show…

3 weeks ago

The Best July 4 Grill and Griddle Deals: Weber, Traeger, Recteq

Fourth of July weekend is the last great grill and griddle sale of the summer, including $250 off my favorite…

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Why AI fiction still feels flat: New test shows characters lack mystery and complexity

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found that while artificial intelligence can spin increasingly convincing…

3 weeks ago

The Trump Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models

The White House is easing restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models weeks after ordering the company to suspend access…

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Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids in order to see how other chatbots…

4 weeks ago

Millions of exploding stars could soon reveal dark energy’s secrets

A new AI-powered framework could transform how astronomers measure the expansion of the Universe. By analyzing images of Type Ia…

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