Artificial Intelligence

  1. Chemistry

    Predicting and designing protein structures wins a 2024 Nobel Prize

    A biochemist and two computer scientists using AI shared the top award in chemistry.

    By Meghan Rosen and Andrea Tamayo
  2. Artificial Intelligence

    Explainer: What is generative AI?

    New bots are emerging all the time that can create — at your direction — images, computer code, articles, ads, songs and more.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  3. Artificial Intelligence

    ChatGPT and other AI tools are full of hidden racial biases

    In tests, AI programs would recommend people who use African American English for less prestigious jobs and harsher punishments for serious crime.

    By Sujata Gupta
  4. Artificial Intelligence

    Two AI trailblazers win the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used brain-like networks based on principles of physics to jump-start machine learning.

    By Emily Conover and Lisa Grossman
  5. Animals

    This biologist tracks seadragons, with help from the public

    Nerida Wilson uses artificial intelligence to identify seadragons in photos taken by citizen scientists.

    By Aaron Tremper
  6. Artificial Intelligence

    The brain of a tiny worm inspired a new type of AI

    A liquid neural network mimics how neurons interact in the brain of a worm. This type of AI can better adapt to new situations.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  7. Tech

    Want to spot a deepfake? Focus on the eyes  

    A technique from astronomy could help detect deepfakes by spotting unrealistic reflections in the eyes of AI-generated images.

    By Ananya
  8. Artificial Intelligence

    Soccer-playing robots show how nimble AI-powered machines can be

    Being controlled by reinforcement learning — a type of AI — helps robots navigate tough terrain. This could bring computer smarts to the real world.

    By Matthew Hutson
  9. Artificial Intelligence

    Does AI steal art or help create it? It depends on who you ask

    With AI image generators on the scene, artists see both power and peril ahead.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  10. Artificial Intelligence

    AI image generators tend to exaggerate stereotypes

    The racism, sexism, ableism and other biases common in bot-made images may lead to harm and discrimination in the real world.

    By Kathryn Hulick
  11. Artificial Intelligence

    Artificial intelligence is making it hard to tell truth from fiction

    Experts worry that by making it harder to tell what’s true, AI can threaten people’s reputations, health, fair elections and more.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  12. Artificial Intelligence

    Here’s why AI like ChatGPT probably won’t reach humanlike understanding

    Unlike people, this type of artificial intelligence isn’t good at learning concepts that it can apply to new situations.

    By Tom Siegfried and Maria Temming