Tech bosses think nuclear fusion is the solution to AI’s energy demands – here’s what they’re missing

Nuclear fusion can’t produce net energy, so is it really a solution to AI’s growing energy demands?

Sophie Cogan, PhD Candidate in Politics and Environment, University of York • conversation
Oct. 17, 2024 ~7 min

When we say ‘smart,’ what do we mean?

Computer scientist says we should shift focus to 'educability'

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Oct. 16, 2024 ~5 min


How AI can help you make a computer game without knowing anything about coding

AI coding platforms such as Cursor could make app-builders of any of us.

Daniel Zhou Hao, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester • conversation
Oct. 14, 2024 ~7 min

I was a beta tester for the Nobel prize-winning AlphaFold AI – it’s going to revolutionise health research

AlphaFold, which has been awarded the 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, could pave the way for new treatments and drugs.

Rivka Isaacson, Professor of Molecular Biophysics, King's College London • conversation
Oct. 11, 2024 ~7 min

AI was central to two of 2024’s Nobel prize categories. It’s a sign of things to come

AI will feature in future Nobel prizes as scientists exploit the power of this technology for research.

Nello Cristianini, Professor of Artificial Intelligence, University of Bath • conversation
Oct. 10, 2024 ~5 min

Machine learning cracked the protein-folding problem and won the 2024 Nobel Prize in chemistry

The prize honors innovation at Google DeepMind and in academia. Three researchers share the award for using machine learning to predict proteins’ 3D shapes and design the molecules from scratch.

Marc Zimmer, Professor of Chemistry, Connecticut College • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~10 min

How a subfield of physics led to breakthroughs in AI – and from there to this year’s Nobel Prize

Two researchers whose work has led to the AI revolution won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics. A materials physicist explains statistical mechanics, the physics field behind their discoveries.

Veera Sundararaghavan, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~8 min

Sex machina: inside the wild west world of human-AI relationships, where the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk

A growing number of people (mostly men) find AI relationship apps addictive and alluring. So what are the likely effects of this technology on us as human beings?

James Muldoon, Associate Professor in Management, University of Essex • conversation
Oct. 9, 2024 ~33 min


Nobel Prize in physics spotlights key breakthroughs in AI revolution − making machines that learn

The Nobel Prize shows that the field of artificial neural networks – and the deep learning AI revolution the technology unleashed – owe as much to physics as biology and computer science.

Ambuj Tewari, Professor of Statistics, University of Michigan • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~8 min

How foreign operations are manipulating social media to influence your views

Social media platforms, the modern public squares, are being manipulated by foreign influence campaigns. AI makes those campaigns more effective.

Filippo Menczer, Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University • conversation
Oct. 8, 2024 ~8 min

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