Machine learning

To build safe but powerful AI models, start by testing their ability to play games on the fly

A Google DeepMind system improves chip designs and addresses unsolved math problems but has not been rolled out to researchers outside the company

Early cultural exposure can influence kids’ ideas about gender and STEM in significant ways

Before turning to a large language model for ethical counsel, consider what makes for good advice

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was given to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for development of techniques that laid the foundation for revolutionary advances in artificial intelligence

From spotless giraffes to secret squirrels, Janelle Shane probes the absurdity (and dangers) of generative AI

Experiments with optical illusions have revealed surprising similarities between human and AI perception

Several recent proposals for using AI to generate research data could save time and effort but at a cost

An infant’s aha! moment may hold secrets to the origins of agency

AI helps decipher the text of a 2,000-year-old scroll burned at Pompeii

Most machine-learning models rely on mountains of data to replicate human text, but new research suggests the recipe for learning language might be simpler

The word “open” is often thrown around in describing AI transparency, but the companies and groups calling for it must themselves be open about their practices