Neuron-powered computer chips can now be easily programmed to play a first-person shooter game, bringing biological computers a step closer to useful applications ...

Experts caution that low-quality, A.I.-generated videos on YouTube geared toward children often feature conflicting ...

A hacker exploited Anthropic PBC’s artificial intelligence chatbot to carry out a series of attacks against Mexican government agencies, resulting in the theft of a huge trove of sensitive tax and ...

Today, PKC forms the foundation for e-commerce, allowing more than US$1 trillion per day in foreign exchange transactions in North America alone. 10 This technology also allows electronic banking, ...

Introduction Envision our digital world as a sprawling universe filled with glittering constellations of encrypted data, each packet of information ...

In his new book, “A World Appears,” Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person.

Researchers generated images from noise, using orders of magnitude less energy than current generative AI models require.

A team of researchers has found a way to steer the output of large language models by manipulating specific concepts inside ...

AI optimists envision a future where artificial general intelligence (AGI) surpasses human intelligence, but the path remains riddled with scientific and logistical hurdles.

One example involved a system built by a summer intern for his own project work. The tool geolocates devices within a drawing set and links them to a digital twin of the facility. Instead of searching ...

In a world run by computers, there is one algorithm that stands above all the rest. It powers search engines, encrypts your data, guides rockets, runs simulations, and makes the modern digital ...

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Imagine a town with two widget merchants. Customers prefer cheaper widgets, so the merchants must compete to set the lowest price.