AI (Page 6)

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

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Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust

By Emma Foehringer Merchant / Undark

US submarine in Australia

Australia is eyeing uncrewed vessels to patrol the vast Pacific Ocean

By Kelsey D. Atherton

chatgpt shown on a mobile phone

Cybersecurity experts are warning about a new type of AI attack

By Harry Guinness

Professor Garry Duffy and Dr Rachel Beatty show the soft robotic implant developed by University of Galway and MIT

This drug-delivery soft robot may help solve medical implants’ scar tissue problem

Doctor pouring pills in hand from bottle.

AI may influence whether you can get pain medication

By Andy Miller and Sam Whitehead/KFF Health News

a snapshot of the pollen api tool in google maps

Google’s new pollen mapping tool aims to reduce allergy season suffering

By Charlotte Hu

photos of a butterfly run under deepmind's watermark

Google made an invisible watermark for AI-generated images

By Harry Guinness

Hands giving CPR to mannequin

Don’t ask Siri and Alexa for CPR instructions

A patient and a group of researchers working on tech that can help a person with ALS speak

How AI-powered brain implants are helping an ALS patient communicate

By Maddi Langweil

Robot arms lifting a single Pringles chip

These AI-powered robot arms are delicate enough to pick up Pringles chips

pastel-colored room with many chairs and many cats perched around the room on chairs and shelves.

The logic behind AI chatbots like ChatGPT is surprisingly basic

By Charlotte Hu

Students testing ChatGPT AI tutor on computers

A version of OpenAI’s GPT-4 will be ‘teaching’ thousands of kids this fall

Cruise self-driving car

Cruise’s self-driving taxis are causing chaos in San Francisco

By Harry Guinness

Stack of international newspapers.

Associated Press sets its first AI rules for journalists

new york times building

The New York Times is the latest to go to battle against AI scrapers

By Harry Guinness

a member of the air force staff demonstrates a virtual reality training system.

US military’s special task force will explore generative AI

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Copy of Margaret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale' behind glass case

School district uses ChatGPT to help remove library books

Wildfire smoke in New York City

Combining AI and traditional methods can help us predict air quality

By Joshua S. Fu/The Conversation

Waymo's autonomously driven Jaguar I-PACE electric SUV

Self-driving taxis get the green light on 24/7 service in San Francisco

Close-up of hand typing computer coding on laptop screen

AI programs often exclude African languages. These researchers have a plan to fix that.

Google’s latest AI trick is to make you a custom poem inspired by famous art

By Harry Guinness

Nvidia's GH200 chip

A new chip can power the billions of calculations the AI age requires

By Harry Guinness

Zoom app icon of smartphone home screen

Zoom could be using your ‘content’ to train its AI

Police car on the street at night

Pregnant woman arrested after facial recognition tech error

Robotic arms welding car frames on automotive assembling line

Why industrial automation can be so costly

Audio sound wave

Deepfake audio already fools people nearly 25 percent of the time

Laptop screen showing ChatGPT homepage

Researchers found a command that could ‘jailbreak’ chatbots like Bard and GPT

By Harry Guinness

Patient with brain microchip implants atop head

First-of-its-kind AI brain implant surgery helped a man regain feeling in his hand

multiple choice scantron with pencil

GPT-3 is pretty good at taking the SATs

By Charlotte Hu

a robot starting at toy objects on table

Robots could now understand us better with some help from the web

By Charlotte Hu

Thermal vision of a home.

A new kind of thermal imaging sees the world in striking colors

College of television screen images

Deepfake videos may be convincing enough to create false memories

Laptop screen showing ChatGPT homepage

ChatGPT’s accuracy has gotten worse, study shows

Chipotle worker removing peeled and sliced avocados from Autocado robot

Chipotle is testing an avocado-pitting, -cutting, and -scooping robot

Man at desktop computer entering computer code

Google’s AI contractors say they are underpaid, overworked, and ‘scared’

blurred paperwork over laptop on table in office

AI plagiarism detectors falsely flag non-native English speakers

AI-website builders like Framer allow you to create websites from text prompts.

How Framer and other AI tools can help you build your own website

Sarah Silverman and other authors sue OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

Sarah Silverman and other authors sue OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement

single fruit fly

What’s life like for a fruit fly? AI offers a peek.

By Maddi Langweil

AI’s climate consequences are often overlooked

AI’s climate consequences are often overlooked

By Akielly Hu/Grist

A gray storm cloud approaches green palm trees and a sandy shore.

AI forecasts could help us plan for a world with more extreme weather

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

Buildings in Manhattan, New York City.

NYC will require audits of AI hiring tools for bias

By Sara Kiley Watson

A person sitting indoors, wearing an Apple Vision Pro, with their hands out as if they're asking, "What's the difference between AR and VR?"

What’s the difference between VR, AR, and mixed reality?

By Harry Guinness

A hand wearing a smart glove playing keyboard next to computer readings of movements

This AI-powered glove could help stroke patients play the piano again

The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition

The Army’s next armored troop transport will have AI target recognition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Zoox self-driving car

What’s going on with self-driving car companies, from Aurora to Zoox

By Harry Guinness

Animals and AI help scientists study pandemics

Animals and AI help scientists study pandemics

By Bethany Brookshire/Undark

Tablet on stool showing Bing's AI-powered chat mode.

How to search the web with Bing’s new AI-powered chat mode

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person holding an empty photo frame up against a seaside cliff landscape, showing how an AI image extender can add pixels beyond the edge of an original photo.

How to use AI to expand the background of any image

An eating disorder chatbot that gave harmful advice was taken offline. Now it’s coming back.

An eating disorder chatbot that gave harmful advice was taken offline. Now it’s coming back.

By Kate Wells/KFF Health News

Google’s new AI will show how clothes look on different body types

By Charlotte Hu

Laptop screen showing ChatGPT homepage

ChatGPT is, scientifically speaking, not funny

European Union flag waving against blue sky

The EU just took a huge step towards regulating AI

New Beatles song to bring John Lennon’s voice back, with a little help from AI

By Harry Guinness

Wooden church pews with prayer books on them

AI ‘pastor’ leaves churchgoers surprised but uninspired

Scientists use AI to help uncover elusive Nazca lines

Scientists use AI to help uncover elusive Nazca lines

By Sara Kiley Watson

Agent Smith clones from The Matrix to show the concept of singularity in AI and AGI

What happens if AI grows smarter than humans? The answer worries scientists.

Fire ants moving across ground

Robot dog sniffs out fire ants without the painful sting

Radio host sues ChatGPT developer over allegedly libelous claims

Apple iPhone icons showing one text message alert

Duck yeah, Apple’s next autocorrect update makes it easier to swear

Robot arm assembling salad from ingredients

This robot ‘chef’ can follow video instructions to make a very simple salad

Twitter Community Notes flagging screenshots

Twitter turns to Community Notes to factcheck images

Big Tech’s latest AI doomsday warning might be more of the same hype

Big Tech’s latest AI doomsday warning might be more of the same hype

Beagle flying over an obstacle hurdle

Google engineers used real dogs to develop an agility course for robots