Interpol backroom warriors fight cyber criminals ‘weaponising’ AI
From perfectly spelled phishing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing...
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New world for users and brands as ads hit AI chatbots
The introduction of advertisements and sponsored content in chatbots has spawned privacy concerns for AI...
Why AI may overcomplicate answers: Humans and LLMs show ‘addition bias,’ often choosing extra steps over subtraction
When making decisions and judgments, humans can fall into common "traps," known as cognitive biases....
LLMs violate boundaries during mental health dialogues, study finds
Artificial intelligence (AI) agents, particularly those based on large language models (LLMs) like the conversational...
AI threatens to eat business software—and it could change the way we work
In recent weeks, a range of large "software-as-a-service" companies, including Salesforce, ServiceNow and Oracle, have...
Feeling ‘AI anxiety’? Here are the risks people fear most
A patient said to me the other day, half-smiling but clearly unsettled: "I think I've...
All-in on AI: What TikTok creator ByteDance did next
After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance...
Why metal microstructures matter: AI pinpoints stress hotspots to guide safer designs
Metals are made of randomly oriented crystals at the microscopic-length scale. The alignment of the...
How much can an autonomous robotic arm feel like part of the body?
When AI-powered prosthetic arms that move autonomously become widespread, understanding how people feel about them...
From flattery to debate: Training AI to mirror human reasoning
Generative artificial intelligence systems often work in agreement, complimenting the user in its response. But...
What is ‘AI-induced psychosis’? Study explains how chatbots may sustain delusions
When generative AI systems produce false information, this is often framed as AI "hallucinating at...
Non-consensual AI porn doesn’t violate privacy—but it’s still wrong
It rarely takes long before new media technologies are turned to the task of creating...
Hot bots: AI agents create surprise dating accounts for humans
Computer science student Jack Luo is "the kind of person who'll build you a custom...
Turning down the heat: Researcher identifies better way to remove heat from AI data centers
A University of Houston professor has taken on the global challenge of reducing the staggering...
Your AI chat may reveal more than you think
As the use of large language model agents, such as virtual assistants or chatbots, increases...
AI could mark the end of young people learning on the job—with terrible results
For a long time, the deal for a wide range of careers has been simple...
Why the OpenClaw AI agent is a ‘privacy nightmare’
A new AI agent that can run locally on computers is reverberating inside and outside...
Are video game developers using AI? Players want to know, but the rules are patchy
As with all creative industries, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been infiltrating video games.
Washington considers requiring AI companies to add mental health safeguards
As artificial intelligence chatbots become better at mimicking human conversations, the potential for damage has...
xAI sees key staff exits, Musk promises moon factories
Half of the original founding team at Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has now...
What chatbots can teach humans about empathy
Over half of U.S. adults are using large language models (LLMs)—such as ChatGPT, Gemini and...
Q&A: Could light-powered computers reduce AI’s energy use?
A key problem facing artificial intelligence (AI) development is the vast amount of energy the...
Next-gen AI delivers accurate battery diagnostics and explosion risk assessments
As demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS) continues to grow, batteries...
AI-guided micromachining advances next-generation biocompatible titanium alloys
Researchers have developed a new machine-learning-assisted approach to optimize micro-electro-discharge machining (µ-EDM) of a next-generation...