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Technology

Engines of creation - and the people who build them

This was the year computers took creativity to extraordinary levels. Whether this is welcome news is entirely down to us, says Will Heaven

Culture

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

Life

Great tits avoid bad food after seeing grossed-out friends

News

NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

Space

NASA has discovered our solar system’s twin with 8 planets

News

Man walks past weapons

Technology

Why we should build AI that sometimes disobeys our commands

Comment

artwork

Physics

AI physicists: The machines cracking the quantum code

Features

Two young women at party

Technology

An AI has learned how to pick a single voice out of a crowd

News

a wide eye

Technology

Artificial intelligence tells nightmare-inducing tales of terror

News

People lie on the ground as a police officer points a gun

Technology

This AI reads the news to keep tabs on US police shootings

News

MRI scan

Technology

AI spots Alzheimer’s brain changes years before symptoms emerge

News

Even a mask won't hide you from the latest face recognition tech

Technology

Even a mask won't hide you from the latest face recognition tech

A machine learning algorithm has been taught to see through basic disguises, and could identify protesters and criminals hiding their faces – and could render camouflage makeup obsolete

News

Technology

Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

News

Technology

Computer knows how much pain you are in by studying your face

News

Technology

Fatal AI mistakes could be prevented by having human teachers

News

Life

Tottering piglets can't walk at first but learn super-fast

News

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