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Engagement with generative AI is a business essential — but all companies should be vigilant.
Is mathematics woven into the very fabric of reality? Or is it merely a product of the human mind?
Both nations made missteps, but China still has a chance to make up lost ground.
AI software is rapidly accelerating chip design, potentially leveling up the speed of innovation across the economy.
The problem with today’s AI isn’t it thinking for itself; it’s the tech telling humans whatever we want to hear.
Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?
Our state of extreme social interconnectedness has rapidly accelerated the rollercoaster pace at which societal confidence may collapse.
To make a ton of information stick in your mind, you have to make it chunky.
Former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman just invested $100 million into the company.
“It can truly allow you to see the physical world in ways that were not possible before.”
The researchers suggest that their results demonstrate intelligence in silico.
Eric Olson — CEO and co-founder of Consensus — takes his cues from the university of legendary coaches.
The controversial theory about magic mushrooms and human evolution gets a much-needed update.
People naturally judge fact from fiction in offline social settings, so why is it so hard online?
An average undergraduate student in physics is better than the AI.
In 2023, data from the James Webb Space Telescope soured hopes that TRAPPIST-1 c had an atmosphere. That disappointment might have been premature.
Maybe the brain isn’t “classical” after all.
A woman’s name would undermine the credibility of the mission. Names of former Nazis, however, were no problem.
How we organize all our digital stuff — from work research to side hustles to family photos — is key to our productivity.
The danger posed by conversational AI isn’t that it can say weird or dark things; it’s personalized manipulation for nefarious purposes.
Explore how the study of exoplanets is transforming our understanding of ocean formation.
Your life’s memories could, in principle, be stored in the universe’s structure.
Generative AI — driven by large language models — has the potential to destroy or supercharge most businesses. Now is the time to pivot.
Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity.
An authentic career strategy built around sustainability involves embedding these key principles into all jobs, argues Marilyn Waite.
A college education currently provides roughly a 10% rate of return, beating the long-term performance of equities.
“Technology has always been co-opted for war, but truly intelligent AI, let alone a superintelligence, is a different beast entirely.”
Some scientists think brain organoids could develop a form of consciousness. Others say that’s science fiction.