Technology

The robot pioneer who gets under our skin

W. Grey Walter’s early automatons sparked an ongoing fascination with artificial animals

AI consciousness expert Susan Schneider on being stalked by chatbot users, the Moltbook meltdown, and why agentic AI isn’t ready for prime time

The surveillance arms race between employers and employees is heating up

Duct tape wouldn’t exist without Vesta Stoudt, whose bright idea quickly stuck

We might soon see a revival of these beloved, brisk aircraft in the US

The privacy risks of always-listening voice control systems—and how to protect against them

Their mouths may move convincingly, but they’re far from lifelike—for now

Engineers had been trying to solve this problem for 40 years

Chatbots and robots are a setback to animal welfare—but have the potential to be a step forward

A “superhuman” alphabet for the hands

After decades of sluggish growth, AI could help usher in a nuclear revival—but a major challenge remains