AuthorDisinformation fuels conspiracy theories that can be hard to dismantleSkorzewiak/Shutterstock Large language model chatbots like those powering ChatGPT can reduce people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories by debating with them. And…
AuthorThis water purification system is powered by static electricitySang-Woo Kim/Yonsei University in South Korea A bottle can disinfect drinking water by channelling static electricity built up from just 10 minutes…
AuthorAI can spot the parasites in stool samplesAntti Suutala/ Lundin et al, 2024, PLOS NTDs, CC-BY 4.0 Artificial intelligence can spot parasitic worm eggs in human faecal samples – including…
AuthorMeta is trying out new tools on its Instagram platform to combat the sexual extortion of teens, including a feature that will automatically blur photos containing nudity in direct messages.The…
AuthorThis could profoundly impact fair competition “ultimately harming businesses and consumers, for example through reduced choice, lower quality, and higher prices, as well as stunting the flow of potentially unprecedented…
AuthorWord got out that there was a whistleblower wanting to meet. The company was suspicious, but this was the first overt notice that our place of work was corrupt. Should…
AuthorFootballing robots have had an upgrade. Two-legged robots trained using deep reinforcement learning, which is driven by artificial intelligence, can walk, turn to kick a ball and get up after…
AuthorAndriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images For Bill Gates, artificial intelligence is the most important invention since the internet or the personal computer. For Google boss Sundar Pichai, it will have a more…
AuthorIn pure mathematics, very occasionally, breakthroughs arrive like bolts from the blue – the result of such inspired feats of reasoning and creativity that they seem to push the very…
AuthorBeginning Wednesday, internet service providers (ISPs) will be trying to make it easier for consumers to understand what’s in their monthly internet bills. The Federal Communications Commission is now requiring…
