Science of the Future
Interspecies translation: Here’s how humans and animals may soon be able to talk
In 2025 we will see AI and machine learning leveraged to make real progress in understanding animal communication, answering a ...
The ol’ org chart is getting an AI upgrade and businesses can not get it fast enough
Ever since the invention of the org chart in the 1850s, company structures have changed very little—they are hierarchical and ...
How close is AI to creating a catastrophic bio weapon—or causing other superhuman damage?
The release of ChatGPT ... set off fears that AI could soon be capable of surpassing human intellect—and with that ...
Why 2025 will be a turning point for AI
2025 will be a defining year for AI, shifting from generalized applications to enterprise-focused solutions. Businesses will refine their strategies ...
We are well on our way to automating science
Many scientists are already excited about AI. In a Nature survey of 1,600 scientists published in September 2023, more than half of ...
Does AI encourage violence? It comes close
In the year or so since large language models hit the big time, researchers have demonstrated numerous ways of tricking ...
The first AI-guided garden where the plants tell you when they are thirsty
Have you ever joyously stepped out to your backyard garden, freshly brewed coffee in hand, only to find your meticulously cared-for ...
AI will influence human evolution. Here’s how
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more common and sophisticated, its effects on human lives and societies raises new questions. A ...
Meet Daisy: The AI grandmother who is fighting back against scammers
AI-generated UK grandmother named “Daisy” is [making] scammers’ jobs a bit more tedious.... Using ChatGPT-like large language models, Daisy will ...
The queasy possibility that humans and AI could ‘evolve’ in tandem
For the sake of engaging in a wholehearted discussion, assume that AI is evolving.... We then have these two ideas ...
Pong addict? You should take a shot at playing a human created lifeless blob—that gets better over time
Inspired by recent advancements in brain organoid systems, researchers have designed a simple hydrogel-electrode array that not only can “play” Pong, but ...
Will there be an AI agricultural revolution?
The increasing sophistication of agriculture ... has supported an ever-burgeoning population. [T]he projected population collapse of the 20th century was ...
With AI, farmers can drastically shorten the timeline it takes to optimize their operations but is resistance to the practice holding them back?
Agriculture has always been a profession steeped in tradition, requiring years of experience to master the nuances of the land ...
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 ...
