Technology
The Dangers of AI Voice Clones
Scammers are already manipulating us with the voices of our loved ones, but another risk lurks in the data collected by voice command and search apps
Here’s Why Men’s World Cup Athletes Wear Sports Bras
Hint: It’s more for science than for support
Why Robots Still Can’t Do Science
AI can read the literature in an afternoon and design molecules a chemist never would. So why can't a robot hold a pipette?
Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots
A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models
How to Heal People with Science Fiction
A new healthpunk movement aims to teach physicians to use their imaginations
How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for Energy
Better algorithms, hardware and computing methods can lower AI’s power drain
Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right
Leave it to The Woz to hit the right note with freshly minted graduates
Commencement Boos for AI Platitudes
Is the next generation of college graduates justified in jeering at the coming industrial revolution?
How to Build a Trustworthy Robot
A conversation with a robot researcher about a possible future where robots are like teammates in hospitals, factories, and homes
AI Music vs. My Parents
My folks were taken in by the latest algorithmic “artist,” and it scares me











