technology – Kathryn Hulick

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.

Researchers mimicked how neurons interact in the brain of a worm to build a new type of AI. They call it a

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