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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

July 2, 2026

Here’s Why Men’s World Cup Athletes Wear Sports Bras

Hint: It’s more for science than for support

June 23, 2026

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?

June 12, 2026

Looking for Signs of Intelligence in Chatbots

A new test for AI suggests some newer LLMs are less smart than older models

June 10, 2026

How to Heal People with Science Fiction

A new healthpunk movement aims to teach physicians to use their imaginations

June 9, 2026

How to Tame AI’s Voracious Appetite for Energy

Better algorithms, hardware and computing methods can lower AI’s power drain

May 24, 2026

Finally a Commencement Speech That Gets AI Right

Leave it to The Woz to hit the right note with freshly minted graduates

May 22, 2026

Are Humanoid Robots the End of Human Work?

Here’s what the people making the robots think

May 21, 2026

Commencement Boos for AI Platitudes

Is the next generation of college graduates justified in jeering at the coming industrial revolution?

May 19, 2026

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

May 7, 2026

AI Music vs. My Parents

My folks were taken in by the latest algorithmic “artist,” and it scares me

May 5, 2026

How Video Calling Worked Almost 100 Years Ago

We’ve come a long way since then

April 7, 2026