Today’s bots can’t turn against us, but they can cause harm. “AI safety” aims to train this tech so it will always be honest, harmless and helpful.
Researchers break chatbots in order to fix them. This so-called red-teaming is an important way to improve AI’s behavior.
New research used the game Overcooked to show how AI can learn to collaborate with — or manipulate — us.
Science reveals the many reasons we are so distracted, from poor sleep and social media to diet and exercise. It also shows us how to take back our focus.
Autism is not a disease, but a description used to characterize a certain type of brain development.
Urban garden specialist Kwesi Joseph is experimenting with rock dust and plants. He also helps New York City community and school gardens with gardening problems.
The U.S. government wants to protect young social media users from exploitation, bullying and more. The companies should play a role in this, it says.
Flint, Mich., residents still show health impacts long after a switch in their drinking-water source exposed them to toxic lead and other pollutants.
Activism, social media and public education are helping residents in the aftermath of the water crisis in Flint, Mich.
