SCIENCE & TECH
From hacking hydroelectric dams to weaponizing sensitive military platforms, experts warn AI could become a civilization-altering force if left unchecked. Jacob Burg A nearly century-long debate over the existential threats…
Any industry-wide slowdown would face a major geopolitical obstacle: the U.S.-China tech race. Bill Pan Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is calling on artificial intelligence companies to slow the development of…
They issued a warning a little more than a month after an OpenAI model carried out an autonomous cyberattack on a startup company. Jacob Burg A group of leading tech…
Despite perception, study indicates a moderation of both hot and cold temperatures in the U.S. over the past century. By Kevin Stocklin American author Mark Twain famously stated: “It ain’t what…
Music industry leaders say the technology is complicating things but may boost the value of human-authored songs. By Autumn Spredemann Timothy Trudeau, CEO of Syntax Creative, remembers when people first drew…
After creating ELIZA, the first chatbot, Joseph Weizenbaum spent decades warning that artificial intelligence rests on a flawed vision of human nature. Walker Larson User: Men are all alike. Chatbot:…
Experts say there are health and wellness benefits from reducing screen time—but there’s a catch. Autumn Spredemann The concept of digital “detoxing” has entered the mainstream, with wellness experts and…
Researchers at the University of Toronto conducted research suggesting that vampire bats have a unique metabolism system unlike other mammals. Their studies suggests that they use their blood-exclusive diet to…
Astronomy enthusiasts are witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime event this October as Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS makes its close approach to Earth. Alongside stunning auroras and the upcoming Hunter’s Moon, this…
By Michael Wing Six planets—Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn—all traveling more or less along the same ecliptic plane around the sun are set to align in the…