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autonomous Mayflower cruising at sea
Technology

A modern AI-powered Mayflower just crossed the Atlantic

By Charlotte Hu

Images from the February 1989 issue of Popular Science from an article on "brain-style" computers.
Technology

From the archives: A forecast on artificial intelligence, from the 1980s and beyond

By Bill Gourgey

Power lines against cloudy sunset sky.
Environment

AI can help fight climate change—but it can also make it worse

By Thor Benson

"Scene exploration" was teased as a new feature coming to Google search
Technology

Google I/O recap: All the cool AI-powered projects in the works

By Charlotte Hu

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days
Technology

This new AI algorithm could help flying cars survive windy days

By Rob Verger

lots of books laid flat
Technology

Meta wants to improve its AI by studying human brains

By Charlotte Hu

Flippy 2 from Miso Robotics
Technology

What robots can and can’t do for a restaurant

By Charlotte Hu

Night vision goggles in use on a C-17 aircraft in Hawaii in February.
Technology

Artificial intelligence could help night vision cameras see color in the dark

By Charlotte Hu

woman in sad mood behind glass with water droplets
Technology

AI confirms the obvious: The pandemic bummed people out

By Charlotte Hu

Pink yellow, purple, green and orange floating brains on psychedelics
Health

Explaining what causes different psychedelic experiences is a trip. This study shows why.

By Maggie Galloway

A four-legged robot with a black dog and computer programmer
Technology

Machine learning helped MIT’s cheetah robot break its own speed record

By Shi En Kim

brain on binary code
Technology

Artificial intelligence is everywhere now. This report shows how we got here.

By Charlotte Hu

How AI could help new Air Force pilots avoid costly mistakes
Technology

How AI could help new Air Force pilots avoid costly mistakes

By Kelsey D. Atherton

1970s era living room with orange wallpaper, two chairs and a TV with a deepfake of Nixon playing.
Technology

Deepfakes may use new technology, but they’re based on an old idea

By Maggie Galloway

Belo Monte dam in the Amazon lowlands of Brazil
Environment

How AI could help bring a sustainable reckoning to hydropower

By Anuradha Varanasi

meta logo on iphone screen
Technology

Meta’s new ‘system cards’ make Instagram’s AI algorithm a little less mysterious

By Charlotte Hu

Snapchat wants you to watch a music video on a Dorito
Technology

Snapchat wants you to watch a music video on a Dorito

By Sarah Wells

Explore the complex world of artificial intelligence with this e-book bundle
Gear

Explore the complex world of artificial intelligence with this e-book bundle

By Stack Commerce

two researchers in winter gear crouch over a small rock in an icy windy landscape. next to them are yellow and black snow mobiles
Science

A meteorite-hunting AI will scout for space rocks buried in polar ice

By Tatyana Woodall

NVIDIA supercomputing tech
Technology

Meta’s new supercomputer could power its virtual universe

By Charlotte Hu

woman with book in face
Technology

Researchers used AI to explain complex science. Results were mixed.

By Charlotte Hu

Rembrandt's oil painting "The Night Watch" restored and broken down into six high-res squares
Technology

AI turned a Rembrandt masterpiece into 5.6 terabytes of data

By Purbita Saha

US military personnel wearing augmented reality glasses
Technology

Military medics and mechanics may soon have access to a virtual help desk through AMIGOS

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Black person with long natural hair using a VR headset to enter the metaverse
Technology

Could the metaverse amplify online harassment?

By Breigha Adeyemo/The Conversation

Caltech CARL octopus-like AI robot in water
Technology

This tiny AI-powered robot is learning to explore the ocean on its own

By Charlotte Hu

spotify on iphone
Technology

Why Spotify’s music recommendations always seem so spot on

By Charlotte Hu

Roomba robot vacuum and pets.
Technology

The newest Roomba is finally smart enough to avoid pet poop

By Colleen Hagerty

binary code balancing on a level
Technology

Want ethical AI? Hand the keys to middle schoolers.

By Sarah Scoles

DIGIT grasps marble
Technology

One of Facebook’s first moves as Meta: Teaching robots to touch and feel

By Charlotte Hu

facebook sign
Technology

Facebook might rebrand as a ‘metaverse’ company. What does that even mean?

By Charlotte Hu

Pandu Nayak at Google Search On
Technology

Google’s about to get better at understanding complex questions

By Charlotte Hu

Pepper the social robot.
Technology

Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?

By Charlotte Hu

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime
Technology

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The government is going to use facial recognition more. That’s bad.
Technology

The government is going to use facial recognition more. That’s bad.

By Shira Feder

Tesla's mockup for its future robots.
Technology

Tesla wants to make humanoid robots. Here’s their competition.

By Charlotte Hu

Library of books.
Technology

This new AI tool from Google could change the way we search online

By Charlotte Hu

Red-winged blackbird singing.
Technology

Birders behold: Cornell’s Merlin app is now a one-stop shop for bird identification

By Charlotte Hu

A doctor looks at images of a brain as he performs surgery.
Technology

A new AI-powered brain implant allowed a paralyzed man to speak again

By Hannah Seo

How do you make AI trustworthy? Here’s the Pentagon’s plan.
Technology

How do you make AI trustworthy? Here’s the Pentagon’s plan.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Artificial Intelligences Are Writing Poetry For A New Online Literary Magazine
Technology

Artificial Intelligences Are Writing Poetry For A New Online Literary Magazine

By Thom Leavy

Old printed photos scattered around a table.
DIY

How to colorize your old black and white photos

By David Nield

A Texas town approved an AI-powered sentry tower for border security
Technology

A Texas town approved an AI-powered sentry tower for border security

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Alaska Airlines is using artificial intelligence to craft flight plans that save fuel—and time
Technology

Alaska Airlines is using artificial intelligence to craft flight plans that save fuel—and time

By Rob Verger

A sleek electric sports car under a spotlight
Technology

The Rimac Nevera goes from 0 to 100 MPH in 4.3 seconds

By Rob Stumpf

Siri voice commands on the new Apple TV 2015
Technology

Apple Echoes Amazon, But Apple TV Isn’t Finished Yet

By Xavier Harding

Amazon Echo Look uses a camera and AI to judge your outfit, sell you stuff
Technology

Amazon Echo Look uses a camera and AI to judge your outfit, sell you stuff

By Stan Horaczek

Skype Translator
Technology

How Microsoft’s Machine Learning Is Breaking The Global Language Barrier

By Clay Dillow

This company is retrofitting airplanes to fly on missions with no pilots
Technology

This company is retrofitting airplanes to fly on missions with no pilots

By Rob Verger

Autonomous war machines could make costly mistakes on future battlefields
Technology

Autonomous war machines could make costly mistakes on future battlefields

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Director Werner Herzog Talks About The Intersection of Humanity And Artificial Intelligence
Technology

Director Werner Herzog Talks About The Intersection of Humanity And Artificial Intelligence

By As told to Matt Giles

A defensive weapons system station inside a US aircraft.
Technology

Russia is building a tank that can pick its own targets. What could go wrong?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Senator Tammy Duckworth stands on a helicopter.
Technology

Senator Tammy Duckworth on why AI should never fully replace humans in the cockpit

By Rob Verger

Super Resolution in Photoshop
Technology

Photoshop’s new Super Resolution feature makes images bigger, not blurrier

By Stan Horaczek

How Google Aims To Dominate Artificial Intelligence
Technology

How Google Aims To Dominate Artificial Intelligence

By Dave Gershgorn

AI can help predict March Madness upsets, but it’s far from perfect
Technology

AI can help predict March Madness upsets, but it’s far from perfect

By Matthew Osborne and Kevin Nowland/The Conversation

New Tech Startup Is Poised To Disrupt The Personal Assistant Market
Technology

New Tech Startup Is Poised To Disrupt The Personal Assistant Market

By Cliff Ransom

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects
Technology

Creative A.I. Dreams Up 3D-Printed Objects

By Coby McDonald

A model in a wine-red cutout dress on a beach
Technology

Tech-savvy fashion forecasters already know what you’ll be wearing in two years

By Rachael Zisk

Karel Čapek's play "R.U.R." in 1921
Technology

The first ‘robots’ were made of flesh and bone

By John M. Jordan/MIT Press Reader

children silhouetted on hill
Technology

Everything big tech knows about a baby by the time it’s born

By Veronica Barassi/MIT Press Reader

Replika AI chatbots
Technology

Old text messages are letting people chat with the dead

By Davide Sisto/MIT Press Reader

The moon’s surface is a chaotic mess of craters of all sizes. Now algorithms are smart enough and kind enough to sort through that mess for us.
Technology

Astronomers made a poor bot count 100,000 moon craters

By Charlie Wood

A U-2 spy plane lands.
Technology

An AI just copiloted a U-2 spyplane for the very first time

By Rob Verger

Whisper hearing aid
Gear

This AI-powered hearing aid improves as you wear it

By Stan Horaczek