GPT-4, Claude, and Llama sought out popular peers, connected with others via existing friends, and gravitated towards those similar to them. As AI wheedles its way into our lives, how it behaves ...

‘Tis the season for overindulgence. But for people with allergies, holiday feasting can be strewn with landmines. Over three million people worldwide tiptoe around a food allergy. Even more experience ...

"What makes this conversation remarkable is how concrete everything sounds. Hodak isn’t hand-waving about 'someday.' He’s got timelines, patient numbers, and regulatory pathways. 'By 2035, [biohybrid ...

On the surface, cystic fibrosis and Tay-Sachs disease have nothing in common. Although both are inherited genetic disorders, one causes thick mucus buildup in the lungs, making it progressively harder ...

Space is getting busier as national space agencies and private companies increase the tempo of launches. But today’s approach to space exploration is unsustainable, say researchers, and we need to do ...

Colin is a professor in the School of Philosophy at the Australian National University. His research interests center on philosophy of mind and philosophy of science, particularly where they intersect ...

The global investment frenzy around AI has seen companies valued at trillions of dollars and eye-watering projections of how it will boost economic productivity. But in recent weeks the mood has begun ...

Fei-Fei LI’s World Labs Speeds Up the World Model Race With Marble, Its First Commercial ProductRebecca Bellan | TechCrunch "If large language models can teach machines to read and write, Li hopes ...

A host of startups are racing to achieve commercial fusion power. Zap Energy just drew a line in the sand after announcing its latest device recorded the highest-ever plasma pressures for its ...

Robotic surgery has dramatically improved surgical precision, but it could also help surgeons treat people on the other side of the world. A surgeon in Florida has now used a robot to remove a ...

Gene editors usually take years to test and perfect. KJ Muldoon’s treatment took only six months. Now his doctors want to go even faster. Before the age of one, KJ Muldoon had already made medical ...

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to preserve the voices and stories of the dead. From text-based chatbots that mimic loved ones to voice avatars that let you “speak” with the ...