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Destroyed Waymo on after attacked by vandals in San Francisco
Technology

A crowd torched a Waymo robotaxi in San Francisco

By Andrew Paul

2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI
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2,000 new characters from burnt-up ancient Greek scroll deciphered with AI

By Andrew Paul

Hand reaching to press 'accept' on unknown smartphone call
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FCC bans AI-generated robocalls

By Andrew Paul

Google wants to fight deepfakes with a special badge
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Google wants to fight deepfakes with a special badge

By Mack DeGeurin

Upset senior woman looks at the laptop screen
Technology

Sharing AI-generated images on Facebook might get harder… eventually

By Andrew Paul

Three screenshots of Tesla driver wearing Apple Vision Pro
Technology

Don’t worry, that Tesla driver only wore the Apple Vision Pro for ’30-40 seconds’

By Andrew Paul

Photo of an 18mo baby wearing a head-mounted camera
Technology

How a baby with a headcam taught AI to learn words

By Mack DeGeurin

The new policy proposal, if accepted, would make AI-generated robocalls easier to investigate and prosecute.
Technology

FCC wants to make AI-generated robocalls illegal

By Mack DeGeurin

As AI becomes more ubiquitous and naturalistic, many industry critics have voiced concerns about a potentially increasing number of people turning to technology instead of human relationships.
Technology

13 percent of AI chat bot users in the US just want to talk

By Andrew Paul

X briefly banned search results for the singer’s name on the platform.
Technology

AI-generated Taylor Swift porn deepfakes ran rampant on X. Will laws catch up?

By Mack DeGeurin

Black and white portrait of George Carlin
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Humans actually wrote that fake George Carlin ‘AI’ standup routine

By Andrew Paul

Joe Biden speaking in front of American flag
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A deepfake ‘Joe Biden’ robocall told voters to stay home for primary election

By Andrew Paul

Orpheas Kofinakos, Herui Chen, Peter Zhang – The eXpressive Electronic Keyboard Instrument (XEKI)
Technology

Check out some of the past year’s most innovative musical inventions

By Andrew Paul

Sam Altman: Age of AI will require an ‘energy breakthrough’
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Sam Altman: Age of AI will require an ‘energy breakthrough’

By Mack DeGeurin

Beware the AI celebrity clones peddling bogus ‘free money’ on YouTube
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Beware the AI celebrity clones peddling bogus ‘free money’ on YouTube

By Mack DeGeurin

How video game tech, AI, and computer vision help decode animal pain and behavior
Science

How video game tech, AI, and computer vision help decode animal pain and behavior

By Peter Hess

Silhouette of people using phones against OpenAI logo
Technology

OpenAI argues it is ‘impossible’ to train ChatGPT without copyrighted work

By Andrew Paul

Sound level visualization of audio clip
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The FTC wants your help fighting AI vocal cloning scams

By Andrew Paul

Data visualization of all maritime activity in the North Sea
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AI and satellite data helped uncover the ocean’s ‘dark vessels’

By Andrew Paul

CyberRunner robot capable of playing Labyrinth maze game
Technology

Watch an AI-leveraging robot beat humans in this classic maze puzzle game

By Andrew Paul

Rotating black surveillance control camera indoors
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Rite Aid can’t use facial recognition technology for the next five years

By Andrew Paul

Gavel on top of a computer for a judge
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New UK guidelines for judges using AI chatbots are a mess

By Mack DeGeurin

Tesla Optimus robot handling an egg in demo video
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Tesla’s Optimus robot can now squat and fondle eggs

By Andrew Paul

EU’s powerful AI Act is here. But is it too late?
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EU’s powerful AI Act is here. But is it too late?

By Mack DeGeurin

Brainoware biocomputing study illustration
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A ‘brain organoid’ biochip displayed serious voice recognition and math skills

By Andrew Paul

DALL E Generative AI text abstract photo
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Generative AI could face its biggest legal tests in 2024

By Harry Guinness

Screenshot from Gemini-powered Bard demonstration video
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Google announces Gemini, its ‘multimodal’ answer to ChatGPT

By Andrew Paul

Researchers working with laser array in lab
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Swapping surgical bone saws for laser beams

By Andrew Paul

coding on a laptop
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Will AI render programming obsolete?

By Michael L. Littman / MIT Press

An ambulance speeding through traffic at nighttime
Technology

Scientists are developing a handheld eye-scanner for detecting traumatic brain injury

By Andrew Paul

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space
Environment

How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space

By Andrew Paul

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.
Technology

Actually, never mind, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI’s CEO

By Andrew Paul

Robot dog at Hyundai factory working on car
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Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational

By Andrew Paul

Black and white photo of merchant ship encountering rogue wave
Technology

An equation co-written with AI reveals monster rogue waves form ‘all the time’

By Andrew Paul

Cruise robotaxi action shot at night
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Controversial ‘robotaxi’ startup loses CEO

By Andrew Paul

On Friday, founder and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was fired by the board of directors. Chaos ensued.
Technology

OpenAI chaos explained: What it could mean for the future of artificial intelligence

By Harry Guinness

Research paper examples of AI and human faces against blurry crowd background
Technology

Some people think white AI-generated faces look more real than photographs

By Andrew Paul

Storm coming in over farm field
Environment

Google DeepMind’s AI forecasting is outperforming the ‘gold standard’ model

By Andrew Paul

a person's hands typing on a laptop keyboard
Technology

How do chatbots work?

By Popular Science Team

A person holding a phone in a very dark room, with Google Bard on the screen, and the Google Bard logo illuminated in the background.
DIY

How to use Bard AI for Gmail, YouTube, Google Flights, and more

By David Nield

waze app on phone on car dashboard
Technology

Waze will start warning drivers about the most dangerous roads

By Harry Guinness

The Beatles, English music group
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Listen to ‘Now and Then’ by The Beatles, a ‘new’ song recorded using AI

By Andrew Paul

Photo of President Biden in White House Press Room
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Here’s what to know about President Biden’s sweeping AI executive order

By Andrew Paul

Animation of multiple robot hands twirling pens in computer simulation
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Watch what happens when AI teaches a robot ‘hand’ to twirl a pen

By Andrew Paul

rendering of coop structure in grass
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Finally, a smart home for chickens

By Charlotte Hu

row of people undergoing body scan show by having grids projected onto them
Technology

How this programmer and poet thinks we should tackle racially biased AI

By Tyler Santora

Charred scroll from Herculaneum undergoing laser scan
Technology

AI revealed the colorful first word of an ancient scroll torched by Mount Vesuvius

By Andrew Paul

AI-designed multi-legged robots on table
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AI design for a ‘walking’ robot is a squishy purple glob

By Andrew Paul

Computer server stacks in dark room
Technology

AI could consume as much energy as Argentina annually by 2027

By Andrew Paul

Patient wearing a highly integrated bionic hand in between many others
Technology

Titanium-fused bone tissue connects this bionic hand directly to a patient’s nerves

By Andrew Paul

monitor displaying a traffic intersection
Technology

A new Google AI project wants to improve the timing of traffic lights

By Harry Guinness

robot approaches bob-ross-looking artist in front of easel, with large landscape painting forming background
Technology

5 surprising stats about AI-generated art’s takeover

By Maddi Langweil

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping
Technology

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping

By Andrew Paul

mass-casualty triage occurring via different technologies
Technology

DARPA wants to modernize how first responders do triage during disasters

By Sarah Scoles

Electronic artificial tongue sensor
Technology

An ‘electronic tongue’ could help robots taste food like humans

By Andrew Paul

old-style classroom with robot taking shape in front of blackboard with many drawings while man stands at desk
Technology

The first AI started a 70-year debate

By Sarah Sloat

Chipotle automated makeline station
Technology

Watch Chipotle’s latest robot prototype plunk ingredients into a burrito bowl

By Andrew Paul

Tom Hanks smiling
Technology

Tom Hanks says his deepfake is hawking dental insurance

By Andrew Paul

old books in a pile
Technology

AI narrators will read classic literature to you for free

By Charlotte Hu

CIA headquarters floor seal logo
Technology

The CIA is building its version of ChatGPT

By Andrew Paul

Aerial view of a hot air balloon over Namib desert. The circular “fairy circles” are derived from any vegetation & surrounded by tall grass.
Science

Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ may appear on three different continents

By Laura Baisas

Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services
Technology

Microsoft wants small nuclear reactors to power its AI and cloud computing services

By Andrew Paul

child and robot sit at chess table playing game
Technology

This AI program could teach you to be better at chess

By Andrew Paul

chatgpt shown on a mobile phone
Technology

ChatGPT can now see, hear, and talk to some users

By Andrew Paul

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