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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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computer simulates physics beyond reach
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
AI and computer scienceScience Tracker

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
AI and computer scienceScience Tracker

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.

A robot in a dreamy landscape.
Science ReaderAI and computer science

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.

Neural network showing flashes of activity
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,...

An AI doctor talks to his patient in his medical office.
AI and computer scienceScience Explorer

AI Doctors Lie, Even When They Know They Are Wrong

What if your AI doctor agreed with you–even when you’re wrong? Scientists reveal how chatbots spread misinformation.