Science of the Future
Inside the ‘minds’ of AI companions: Uncensored programs bring mimic human-like conversations
In September, OpenAI unveiled an ambitious new language model capable of working through challenging problems with a simulated kind of ...
Farmers incorporating AI to generate risk assessments could help soften resistance to genetically modified crops
The acceptance of genetically modified (GM) crops is still a controversial topic that presents major obstacles to their general use ...
‘Intelligence in a dish’: ‘Brain organoids’ grown on petri dishes show signs of developing eyes
The proto-eyes are what really disturbed me. For the past decade, medical researchers have been growing living, miniature replicas of ...
The first neural bypass implant powered by AI has helped a patient recover from near-full-body paralysis
A New York man who was left paralyzed after a diving accident is starting to regain movement a year after ...
Over regulation or protecting the public? Republicans and Democrats have very different visions on how to regulate AI
If Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November, the guardrails could come off of artificial intelligence development, even ...
AI is supercharging gene editing, slingshotting us into a future of creating new life
During her chemistry Nobel Prize lecture in 2018, Frances Arnold said, “Today we can for all practical purposes read, write and ...
Viewpoint: As the UK edges closer to limiting regulations on gene-edited crops, concerns mount that precision breeding of farm animals will be left behind
It is encouraging that Defra food security minister Daniel Zeichner has since confirmed that the Government will introduce the necessary ...
The world’s wine production has dropped 10% mostly because of droughts, fire and ‘extreme environmental conditions’. China turns to AI for a solution
At a laboratory in Beijing, purple and green hybrid-species grapes are laid out on a board for testing, part of ...
How blockchain, AI and drones are reshaping farming
The future of farming technology is inextricably linked to the development and adoption of cutting-edge technologies. These innovations have the ...
This AI-powered ‘electronic tongue’ in development can detect if your food is spoiled or rotten
Ever wondered if that old carton of fruit juice in the back of your fridge is still safe to drink? ...
‘It looks to me like what we would call bullshitting: The ‘smarter’ the AI, the more it cleverly lies
Beware the smart ones: they seem to have all the answers, but can also weave the most convincing lies. It ...
Another step ahead in AI advancement leaves scientists ‘in awe’ by latest ChatGPT model o1
Researchers who helped to test OpenAI’s new large language model, OpenAI o1, say it represents a big step up in ...
Do lobsters suffer in a pot as it reaches a boil? Can a 12-week-old fetus feel pain? Science address what constitutes sentience
Can artificial intelligence (AI) feel distress? Do lobsters suffer in a pot as it reaches a boil? Can a 12-week-old ...
‘Suicide pod’ used for the first time to assist a woman in dying.
The world’s first assisted suicide pod wraps around the human body like a space capsule, tilting gently toward the sky ...
How is artificial intelligence (AI) transforming agriculture, and what does the future hold?
For all the attention on flashy new artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, the challenges of regulating AI, and doomsday scenarios ...
Did Neanderthals go extinct or were they absorbed?
Ever since the first Neanderthal bones were discovered, people have wondered about these ancient hominins. How are they different from ...
Video: Should we recognize AI robots as human? Here’s why it’s not so farfetched.
Artificial intelligence already exhibits many human characteristics. Given our history of denying rights to certain humans, we should recognize that ...
How AI is already optimizing food production
[A]rtificial intelligence, or AI, is already being harnessed to optimize food production. Technology products that are currently on the market ...
AI is helping farmers sequester more carbon in soil, improving agriculture’s sustainability profile
Our soil ... holds about double the amount of carbon that’s in the atmosphere, and almost three times the volume ...
Superintelligence: ‘Once AI learns how to master Artificial General Intelligence’, it will learn how to upgrade itself and blow right past us’
Right now, AI can’t tell the difference between a cat and a dog. AI needs thousands of pictures in order ...
Wegovy and other GLP-1 drugs lowers the risk of heart attacks and strokes by 20% and could save 34,000 lives annually in the US
Clinical trial data from drugmaker Novo Nordisk showed that people using Wegovy had a 20% lower risk of a cardiac ...
Brain-tracking headphones can improve focus but they raise privacy concerns
Activity trackers have come a long way. No longer mere step-counters, they can monitor your heart rate, blood oxygen level, and ...
AI enables first indoor vertical farm dedicated to berry production
Plenty Unlimited Inc. has launched the world’s first large-scale, indoor vertical farm dedicated to berry production. ... This marks a ...
Can chatbots be tailored to fight back against conspiracy theories?
[R]esearchers believe they’ve uncovered a new tool for combating false conspiracy theories: AI chatbots. Researchers from MIT Sloan and Cornell ...
The threat of biological conflict is rising. Are we prepared?
The coronavirus, [Roger Brent (professor of basic sciences), T. Greg McKelvey Jr. (adviser to the Rand think tank) and Jason ...
Advanced voice mode: Latest AI innovation makes it more human-like but with cultural ramifications
If you’re a paid subscriber to ChatGPT, you may have noticed the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model has recently ...
Can AI and precision technology be integrated into most farm operations without lowering productivity?
Recent advancements in agtech solutions offer growers the promise of streamlining their farm operations, maximizing productive output, reducing costs and ...
