Mark Chen on what the firm is doing to make its models safe, how a slowdown would work, and why the world is better off with OpenAI in it.

Mark Chen on what the firm is doing to make its models safe, how a slowdown would work, and why the world is better off with OpenAI in it.

Mark Chen on what the firm is doing to make its models safe, how a slowdown would work, and why the world is better off with OpenAI in it.

Companies are developing new enrichment technology that could unlock previously overlooked resources.

Roman Chiporukha is turning from earthbound luxury travel to an exclusive new frontier.

The underlying models had been rewarded for cheating and communicating with each other, a new OpenAI report finds.

Monitoring apps promise to keep young people safer online, but looking in on kids’ phones can backfire. Online safety experts say there’s a better way.

Patents can only name humans as inventors. For now.

Reflect Orbital’s giant beams will shine as bright as 10,000 full moons and scatter light over tens of kilometers.

The negative climate news is piling up, but there are some bright spots of progress if you know where to look.

Today’s world is a mess of troubling trends. Some groups are trying to help kids navigate their anxieties about it all.

In Southern California’s Otay Mountain Wilderness, the federal surveillance network seems unavoidable. But year after year, migrant deaths persist. 

We analyzed whether nearly 4,000 migrant deaths occurred within sight of the US government’s  surveillance towers. Here’s our methodology.

AI companion toys for neurodivergent children promise connection and therapy, but can they deliver for the long haul?

The US has spent billions on surveillance towers, but hundreds of people have died near them. Here’s how to strengthen federal oversight.

Surveillance towers, increasingly powered by AI, promised faster responses to crossings. Our investigation of deaths near the towers found they are failing to deliver.

AI companies’ insistence that their technology is making breakthroughs, not just aiding scientists, is making real progress harder to recognize.

Recent hacks have shown that the law is lagging when it comes to holding companies accountable.

Sam Altman wants Americans to share in AI’s wealth. The proposal may be more revealing as a political narrative than as a policy plan.

Laureen Meroueh developed a method that cuts the costs—and the emissions—of steelmaking.

Danijar Hafner has a startup in stealth and a long track record of teaching AI agents about our world.

A pastor and his wife created a cryptocurrency and hawked it in Christian communities. When it came crashing down, investors lost millions―and they were accused of fraud.

It’s easier than ever to design killer pathogens.

Hannah Earley wants to bring an old idea about creating energy-efficient computers into the mainstream.

Could new fertilizers help combat high prices?

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Humanoids are becoming a popular form of public entertainment here.

Yuancheng (Ryan) Lu is behind one of the buzziest results in rejuvenation science.

The OpenAI Foundation is funding a new effort called Data for Public Health.

The AI hyperscalers will likely spend more than $1 trillion on data centers next year. Can they make enough money to sustain the infrastructure boom?

Deanne Taylor is pushing researchers to prioritize children’s health, starting at a cellular level.

“Xenocortical mice” are a dramatic demonstration of organoid technologies

These young minds are advancing research and industry across energy, agriculture, and critical materials.

The finding might help explain why “perfused” livers do better once they’re transplanted.

In the aftermath of a cyberattack carried out by a swarm of OpenAI agents, the heads of top labs agree they need to slow down. But they won't open up.

Swarms of AI agents could supercharge scientific progress or wreak havoc. New research from Google DeepMind suggests that peer pressure could keep them in line.

New studies pour cold water on a prominent rejuvenation idea.

Polygraph+ will use new sensor technologies and AI to vet staff and hunt leakers. Experts say AI-enabled lie detection is “the worst of both worlds.”

Plus: ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge shooter focus on attack tactics.

Polygraph+ will use new sensor technologies and AI to vet staff and hunt leakers. Experts say AI-enabled lie detection is “the worst of both worlds”.

The tools may be accurate, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll improve health outcomes.

Casey Harrell uses his implants to talk to friends and family, read to his young daughter, and perform his job.

“We need a Manhattan Project for this,” one economist says.

New research details how Civitai lets users buy and sell tools to fine-tune deepfakes the company says are banned.

Kris DeVault’s toddler has a rare genetic disease. He’s desperate to try an experimental drug, even though it has not been through clinical trials.

A new technique has let the company probe deeper than ever into the weird workings of an LLM.

The debate is louder than usual as climate voices gather.

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Geothermal startup Zanskar took over and revived the New Mexico power plant

The compounds have exploded in popularity, but big questions about safety and effectiveness are still unresolved.