Regulating AI is going to be hard but big tech transparency is key
19 April 2023
Companies creating the new generation of chatbots and other generative AI are shy about sharing their code and data. That has to change
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Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?
19 April 2023
Existential risk from AI is admittedly more speculative than pressing concerns such as its bias, but the basic solution is the same. A robust public discussion is long overdue, says David Krueger
What is so special about orchids and why are there so many?
19 April 2023
Orchids seem unique in how they inspire such a devoted following, but why are these much-loved plants so diverse and widespread, wonders Penny Sarchet
Artificial intelligence: 5 questions answered that you should know
18 April 2023
What actually is a neural network and are AIs conscious? Here are five important questions about artificial intelligence answered
How this moment for AI will change society forever (and how it won't)
18 April 2023
There is no doubt that the latest advances in artificial intelligence from OpenAI, Google, Baidu and others are more impressive than what came before, but are we in just another bubble of AI hype?
Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals
17 April 2023
Arthropods and molluscs dwelling on plastic and other rubbish in the middle of the Pacific Ocean seem to be part of a new type of ecological community inadvertently created by humans
Zebra finches pick singing coaches based on songs they hear as embryos
15 April 2023
The songs that Australian zebra finches hear before they have hatched influence which birds they choose as singing instructors when growing up
Physics confirms the best way to make a playground swing go higher
14 April 2023
If you’ve been on a playground swing, you may intuitively know when to lean back to get it going higher – physicists have confirmed that perfectly timed leaning produces the most height
Early break-up of eastern African forests shaped our ape ancestors
13 April 2023
Forests in eastern Africa started turning into grassland 10 million years earlier than previously thought, which may have driven the evolution of upright apes
Europe to become a hotspot for flash droughts caused by climate change
13 April 2023
The warming climate is causing soils to lose their moisture more quickly, resulting in damaging, rapid-onset droughts
