AI alignment and safety
Today’s bots can’t turn against us, but they can cause harm. “AI safety” aims to train this tech so it will always
Today’s bots can’t turn against us, but they can cause harm. “AI safety” aims to train this tech so it will always
I first wrote about the potential climate impact of AI back in 2021, before ChatGPT, Sora, Gemini, and all the generative AI
ChatGPT took the world by storm in late 2022. My editor at Science News Explores reached out to me on New Year's
Different types of robots have become familiar features in our lives, such as Roombas, self-driving cars or robotic children's dolls. But will
My latest story for Science News Explores is about robot friendship. Personally, I'd love a real R2D2! A heroic Star-Wars-style droid is
When I served in the Peace Corps from 2004-2006, I lived in the rural town of Pokrovka, Kyrgyzstan. There was no internet
What is the metaverse? That depends who you ask. Recently, the term has become a tech buzz word for just about anything
Photo courtesy of Christian Miller, Ocean Alliance, Inc. I was on a whale watch with my family four or five years ago
Cities on Mars, pet unicorns, cures for old age — all of these things might be possible in the future. However, just
Dr. Nicholas “Nicho” Hatsoupolos is a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago. He studies how the brain controls body movements and receives