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AI-generated photos, also known as synthetic media, are being used to create fake experts and journalists to spread disinformation.
Can electrical stimulation meaningfully substitute for natural touch during a complex task in the real world? We think so.
We should not expect aliens to look anything like us. Creatures that resemble octopuses or birds or even robots are legitimate possibilities.
One research group's AI-based drug discovery platform could be redesigned to discover VX nerve agent and 40,000 similar chemical weapons.
As the skills gap grows, learning and development can help ensure the viability of an organization’s talent well into the future.
Until robots understand jokes and sarcasm, artificial general intelligence will remain in the realm of science fiction.
Javelin missiles have been an effective force multiplier, the latter-day equivalent of the sling that David used against Goliath.
We imagine and debate the inner lives of literary characters, knowing there can be no truth about their real motives or beliefs. Could our own inner lives also be works of fiction?
Discussions of human evolution are usually backward looking, as if the greatest triumphs and challenges were in the distant past.
Historically, periods of mass flourishing are underpinned by technological revolutions. Currently, we are undergoing a technological revolution unlike anything the world has ever seen.
The more social behaviors a voice-user interface exhibits, the more likely people are to trust it, engage with it, and consider it to be competent.
What was once an art form has been drained of color and personality by ruthless algorithms. Can we make chess human again?
The book "The Genesis Machine" outlines the promise and peril of synthetic biology, a powerful tool that will allow us to program life like a computer.
It is often assumed that AI will become so advanced that the technology will be able to do anything. In reality, there are limits.
It's no longer just VR vs. AR. There is an alphabet soup of metaverse acronyms, often used imprecisely. So, what do they all mean?
A new “common-sense” approach to computer vision enables artificial intelligence that interprets scenes more accurately than other systems do.
A century ago, electric cars were common. The fact that they were almost entirely replaced due to the internal combustion engine is a testament to the glacial pace of battery breakthroughs.