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A look into how computer science is building and coding machines that solve problems the way human brains do.

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

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.

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

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

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

By Mack DeGeurin

Black and white portrait of George Carlin

Humans actually wrote that fake George Carlin ‘AI’ standup routine

Joe Biden speaking in front of American flag

A deepfake ‘Joe Biden’ robocall told voters to stay home for primary election

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

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

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

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

By Mack DeGeurin

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

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

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

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

Sound level visualization of audio clip

The FTC wants your help fighting AI vocal cloning scams

Data visualization of all maritime activity in the North Sea

AI and satellite data helped uncover the ocean’s ‘dark vessels’

CyberRunner robot capable of playing Labyrinth maze game

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

Rotating black surveillance control camera indoors

Rite Aid can’t use facial recognition technology for the next five years

Tesla Optimus robot handling an egg in demo video

Tesla’s Optimus robot can now squat and fondle eggs

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

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

By Mack DeGeurin

Brainoware biocomputing study illustration

A ‘brain organoid’ biochip displayed serious voice recognition and math skills

DALL E Generative AI text abstract photo

Generative AI could face its biggest legal tests in 2024

By Harry Guinness

Screenshot from Gemini-powered Bard demonstration video

Google announces Gemini, its ‘multimodal’ answer to ChatGPT

Researchers working with laser array in lab

Swapping surgical bone saws for laser beams

coding on a laptop

Will AI render programming obsolete?

By Michael L. Littman / MIT Press

An ambulance speeding through traffic at nighttime

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

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

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

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

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

Robot dog at Hyundai factory working on car

Hyundai’s robot-heavy EV factory in Singapore is fully operational

Black and white photo of merchant ship encountering rogue wave

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

Cruise robotaxi action shot at night

Controversial ‘robotaxi’ startup loses CEO

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

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

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

Storm coming in over farm field

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

a person's hands typing on a laptop keyboard

How do chatbots work?

By Popular Science Team

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

waze app on phone on car dashboard

Waze will start warning drivers about the most dangerous roads

By Harry Guinness

The Beatles, English music group

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

Photo of President Biden in White House Press Room

Here’s what to know about President Biden’s sweeping AI executive order

Animation of multiple robot hands twirling pens in computer simulation

Watch what happens when AI teaches a robot ‘hand’ to twirl a pen

rendering of coop structure in grass

Finally, a smart home for chickens

By Charlotte Hu

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

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

By Tyler Santora

Charred scroll from Herculaneum undergoing laser scan

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

AI-designed multi-legged robots on table

AI design for a ‘walking’ robot is a squishy purple glob

Computer server stacks in dark room

AI could consume as much energy as Argentina annually by 2027

Patient wearing a highly integrated bionic hand in between many others

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

monitor displaying a traffic intersection

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

5 surprising stats about AI-generated art’s takeover

By Maddi Langweil

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping

Watch robot dogs train on obstacle courses to avoid tripping

mass-casualty triage occurring via different technologies

DARPA wants to modernize how first responders do triage during disasters

By Sarah Scoles

Electronic artificial tongue sensor

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

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

The first AI started a 70-year debate

Chipotle automated makeline station

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

Tom Hanks smiling

Tom Hanks says his deepfake is hawking dental insurance

old books in a pile

AI narrators will read classic literature to you for free

By Charlotte Hu

The CIA is building its version of ChatGPT

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

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

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

child and robot sit at chess table playing game

This AI program could teach you to be better at chess

chatgpt shown on a mobile phone

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

Elon Musk in suit

Neuralink’s human trials volunteers ‘should have serious concerns,’ say medical experts

robot approaches voting booth next to person who is voting

Why AI could be a big problem for the 2024 presidential election

By Kenneth R. Rosen

A weather balloon against blue sky

NASA wants to use AI to study unidentified aerial phenomenon

Ascento Guard robot

The Ascento Guard patrol robot puts a cartoonish spin on security enforcement

Person with short brown hair and glasses inhaling from a glass of red wine to describe the smell

Scientists are trying to teach AI how to smell

Pants on hangers

The US wants to dress military in smart surveillance apparel

From clay cars to VR: How GM is designing an electric fleet at top speed

From clay cars to VR: How GM is designing an electric fleet at top speed

By Kristin Shaw

robot doctor talks to elderly person sitting in chair

Will we ever be able to trust health advice from an AI?

By Keith Wagstaff