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AI and computer science articles covering machine learning breakthroughs, AI safety, large language models, and how artificial intelligence reshapes science.

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AI's Medical Mistakes May Be Mathematically Unavoidable
AI and computer scienceScience Tracker

AI Mistakes May Be Mathematically Unavoidable

New research suggests that AI errors in healthcare aren't bugs to fix–they're baked into how the systems learn from data.

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AI and computer scienceScience Explorer

Advanced Quantum Simulation Could Reveal Cosmic Mysteries

We've entered an era where quantum simulations outrun what we can verify. Physicists just have to trust the process.

Professor Hannah Fry: AI Court Rulings and Relationships by 2035
AI and computer scienceScience Watcher

Professor Hannah Fry: AI Court Rulings and Relationships by 2035

A mathematician reveals why AI judges might be more consistent than humans, but warns against AI relationships as 'junk food' for the soul.

AI Model Analyzes Language Like a Linguistics Graduate Student
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AI Model Analyzes Language Like a Linguistics Graduate Student

One AI system just diagrammed sentences, resolved ambiguities, and mastered recursion–metalinguistic abilities researchers didn't think machines could have.

SAT Solvers Turn Math Problems Into Puzzles Machines Can Crack
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SAT Solvers Turn Math Problems Into Puzzles Machines Can Crack

A computer scientist uses simple true-false logic to solve problems that stumped mathematicians for decades.

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Can AI help create popular science content you want to read?

AI can be a great editorial and writing partner - with the right ingredients, process and attitude.

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AI and computer scienceScience Explorer

Scientists Set a Trap for AI Self-Awareness. It Noticed

Anthropic tested whether Claude can catch itself thinking. We asked Claude to explain the research.

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AI and computer scienceHealth and life sciencesScience Explorer

Viral Social Media Posts Give AI Models "Brain Rot"

Training on viral tweets causes lasting cognitive damage in AI systems–and the effects prove impossible to fully reverse.

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AI and computer scienceScience Explorer

Google's 'Willow' Quantum Chip Just Crossed an Impossible Barrier

Google's Willow chip solved a physics problem in 2 hours that would take the world's fastest supercomputer over 3 years.

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AI and computer scienceScience Review

Comet Browser Review: The AI Browser That Could Kill Chrome

Perplexity's Comet browser acts as an AI agent, not just a search bar. We review what it gets right, where Atlas falls short,...