In his book, "The Myth of Artificial Intelligence," computer scientist Erik Larson discusses how widely publicized misconceptions have led AI research down narrow paths that are limiting innovation and scientific discoveries.

The reanimation of the pseudosciences of physiognomy and phrenology at scale through computer vision and machine learning is a matter of urgent concern. This Ar

On October 9, the work will be performed in Bonn, Germany, and a recording will be released

Digital media defines modern childhood, but its cognitive effects are unclear and hotly debated. We estimated the impact of different types of screen time (watching, socializing, or gaming) on children’s intelligence while controlling for genetic differences…

We may sometimes behave like computers, but more often, we are creative, irrational, and not always too bright.

The suspected Russian hackers who used SolarWinds and Microsoft software to burrow into U.S. federal agencies emerged with information about counter-intelligence investigations, policy on sanctioning Russian individuals and the country’s response to COVID…

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Cynthia Rudin becomes second recipient of AAAI Squirrel AI Award for pioneering socially responsible AI

AI startups can rake in investment by hiding how their systems are powered by humans. But such secrecy can be exploitative.

Perhaps Arthur C. Clarke was being uncharacteristically unambitious. He once pointed out that any sufficiently advanced technology is going to be indistinguishable from magic. If you dropped in on a...

Nature Communications - The authors propose a new framework, deep evolutionary reinforcement learning, evolves agents with diverse morphologies to learn hard locomotion and manipulation tasks in...

The background of Frances Haugen’s Whistleblower Aid legal team indicates she was cultivated to complete Facebook’s transformation into a vehicle for the US national security state. A former employee of Facebook named Frances Haugen earned national renown…

The background of Frances Haugen’s Whistleblower Aid legal team indicates she was cultivated to complete Facebook’s transformation into a vehicle for the US national security state. A former employee of Facebook named Frances Haugen earned national renown…

Countries will argue over a response and the poorest will suffer most, US intelligence says.

MIT research suggests the underlying function of “next-word prediction” computational models closely resembles the function of language-processing centers in the human brain.

Declassified report reignites debate over whether China bears responsibility for pandemic’s origins

This report examines nearly 350 artificial intelligence-related equipment contracts awarded by the People’s Liberation Army and state-owned defense enterprises in 2020 to assess how the Chinese military is adopting AI. The report identifies China’s key AI…