Writing inside glass to leave messages for aliens
The Project Silica team at Microsoft Research is developing a new way to store data inside glass platters. High school students are
Meet 5 types of robots with living body parts
Why build robots from scratch when animals are already so good at moving and sensing? Scientists who develop biohybrids combine living parts
A lucky lab accident produces Spider-Man-like silk
Spider-Man uses his web shooters to catch criminals and whisk innocent bystanders to safety. Now, a real-life web shooter can stick to
Want your own AI double?
People are using AI to mimic their own voice, likeness and personality. Some are excited about these new digital clones. Others worry,
A new frontier awaits — computing with light
Today’s tech computes with electricity. But light shows promise as a new means of number-crunching. Could the future of computers be even
What is generative AI?
Can robots make art? Sort of. A type of artificial intelligence known as generative AI can produce images, songs, and other content.
The brain of a tiny worm inspired a new type of AI
Researchers mimicked how neurons interact in the brain of a worm to build a new type of AI. They call it a
Does AI steal art or help create it?
Human artists’ place may be changing in a world full of bot-generated images.
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
Can we make AI greener?
I first wrote about the potential climate impact of AI back in 2021, before ChatGPT, Sora, Gemini, and all the generative AI