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One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis

Lethal autonomous weapons might reduce civilian casualties—or make catastrophic mistakes

Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices   

When human labor is hidden under the veneer of a robot or AI tool, that’s “fauxtomation”

The influential AI design that makes chatbots tick now runs on quantum computers

Millions of human-made objects travel at high speeds in low-Earth orbit, polluting space and increasing the chance of collision with satellites and other spacecraft

A new report finds that AI matches or outperforms people at tasks such as competitive math and reading comprehension

A philosopher who lived centuries before artificial intelligence might be able to help us understand the field's personhood questions

This eight-legged probe would scour Mars’s underground lava tubes for places where explorers might camp—or for signs of past life

AI can better education, not threaten it, if we learn some lessons from the adoption of the calculator into the classroom

Volcano detectives use artificial intelligence to sleuth out ancient secrets in Alaska. 

More U.S. states are requiring online ID checks. A proposed French strategy aims to balance child safety with users’ privacy rights