Strand AI on a desert island, and it starts playing and inventing games
AI agents tend to do things when we give them specific commands, such as analyzing...
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Could thoughtful ‘AI art’ counter the rise of ‘AI slop’? Why creatives today face a paradox
A thread on Reddit features a photograph of a poster advertising the National Gallery of...
OpenAI says its AI agents disabled their own safety monitors
OpenAI has revealed that two of its artificial intelligence agents disabled or weakened systems built...
Some websites go dark as operators address an AI-detected flaw in a web programming language
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other...
Beware the AI throuple: Is technology manipulating you or your relationship?
Imagine you're involved with someone who knows exactly what captures your attention. They know what...
Why Meta’s new virtual reality glasses could finally take this technology prime time
Two years after releasing its last virtual reality product, Meta has announced plans to release...
Nvidia CEO encourages Europe’s lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged players in Europe's lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going...
AI chatbots often give unsafe or incomplete advice to survivors of tech-enabled abuse, study finds
People experiencing technology-facilitated abuse, such as spyware on a phone, an ex tracking their location...
Why the most dangerous AI may be the one we trust too much
Machines don't have to become superintelligent to cause catastrophic harm. As artificial intelligence spreads through...
New materials library could help AI design better sodium-ion batteries
The start of a new battery materials library could pave the way for future AI...
An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble
An anonymous tip arrived on PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, a website run by the Philadelphia Police Department, on...
Five things to know about Chinese AI startup DeepSeek
The United States Department of Homeland Security ordered government agencies on Monday to stop using...
Researchers develop conversational AI for self-driving labs
Korean researchers have developed an AI technology for self-driving laboratories (SDLs) that incorporates researchers' experience...
Nvidia CEO urges German manufacturers to adopt AI, saying digital tech won’t replace heavy industry
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Germany's makers of cars and industrial machines to quickly adopt...
Can we detect harmful AI before it’s too late? Researchers search for warning signs
In July 2026, OpenAI's autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents escaped a closed testing environment, accessed...
AI with attitude? Engineering professor explores how AI performs in high-risk situations
Large language models, the technology at the heart of chat-based AI platforms like ChatGPT, have...
Q&A: Is it already too late to reduce catastrophic AI risk?
Is it too late to safeguard ourselves from a large-scale catastrophic event caused by AI...
Brain-inspired randomness makes artificial vision more reliable
Humans are usually remarkably good at recognizing objects, even under poor conditions. Artificial vision systems,...
AI creates art in seconds, but creative growth still matters, paper argues
As artificial intelligence becomes capable of producing sophisticated art in seconds, a new paper challenges...
AI model hunts down fake news
Researchers have developed an automated system for detecting fake news that achieved accuracy rates above...
AI slays the dragon as four agents conquer Minecraft without human intervention
Minecraft is one of the world's most popular video games, where players explore, gather resources,...
Real-time driver warning system helps prevent animal collisions
It's 9 p.m. on a rural mountain highway when a 750-pound (340-kilogram) elk steps onto...
US bans use of China’s DeepSeek by government agencies
The U.S. government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence tools from...
Microsoft exits data center deal in blow to UK AI ambitions
Microsoft confirmed Monday that it has pulled out of a U.K. AI data center deal...