Technology
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What AI Can Do for Your Country
Artificial intelligence could transform how the government works—but it’ll be a daunting transition. -
Speaking With Whales
AI could help us understand what whales are saying. But should we talk back? -
The March of the Mushroom Robots
Scientists are making mycelia-machine hybrids that can crawl and roll. -
In the Beginning, There Was Computation
Life is code, and code is life, in nature as it is in technology. -
How to Solve the Drone Traffic Problem
For a clear path, follow the birds. -
Who’s Smarter: AI or a 5-Year-Old?
A faceoff between the most advanced large language model and a regular kid. -
The Galaxies in Your Eyes
The eyes in deepfake photos give them away. -
A Snaky Use for CRISPR
Indiana Jones would love to hear about this new application for the gene-editing technology. -
The Unpredictability of Life
Why academic outcomes resist machine learning. -
Ray Kurzweil Still Lives in Utopia
The futurist doubles down on the Singularity in his latest book.
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A Reality Check on Superhuman AI
What’s missing from a bold new prediction of rapid progress in artificial intelligence.
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Color-Coding Crops for Climate Change
Novel ways to use gene-editing to make farming more sustainable.
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Consciousness, Creativity, and Godlike AI
American writer Meghan O’Gieblyn on when the mind is alive.
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How Quickly Do Large Language Models Learn Unexpected Skills?
A new study suggests that so-called emergent abilities actually develop gradually and predictably, depending on how you measure them. -
How Illegal Fishing Ships Hide
And how conservationists are finding them. -
How to Guarantee the Safety of Autonomous Vehicles
The key to preventing crashes is to know what you don’t know. -
Creative AIs Depend on Creative Humans
In the near future, it may be the other way around. -
Stop Worrying About Deepfakes
Where many see the death of reality on the internet, this hacker-turned-Notre Dame professor sees communion.