Artificial Intelligence
How to Tell If a Photo Is an AI-Generated Fake
Artificial-intelligence-powered image-generating systems are making fake photographs so hard to detect that we need AI to catch them
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Artificial Intelligence
AI Chatbots Can Diagnose Medical Conditions at Home. How Good Are They?
As more people turn to chat-based AIs for medical advice, it remains to be seen how these tools stack up against—or could complement—human doctors
Electronics
Could Grinding Up Lithium Batteries Help Recycle Them?
Researchers recovered lithium from batteries on a small scale by using mechanical force
Biotech
Bacterial ‘Nanosyringe’ Could Deliver Gene Therapy to Human Cells
This novel injection system could help advance gene therapy by nimbly inserting gene-editing enzymes into a variety of cell types
Artificial Intelligence
I Gave ChatGPT an IQ Test. Here’s What I Discovered
The chatbot was the ideal test taker—it exhibited no trace of test anxiety, poor concentration or lack of effort. And what about that IQ score?
Artificial Intelligence
If AI Starts Making Music on Its Own, What Happens to Musicians?
Music made with artificial intelligence could upend the music industry. Here’s what that might look like.
Artificial Intelligence
Music-Making Artificial Intelligence Is Getting Scary Good
Google’s new AI model can generate entirely new music from text prompts. Here’s what they sound like.
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence Helped Make the Coolest Song You’ve Heard This Week
Machine-learning algorithms are getting so good that they can translate Western instruments into Thai ones with ease.
Defense
Space Force Humor, Laser Dazzlers, and the Havoc a War in Space Would Actually Wreak
In the inaugural episode of Cosmos, Quickly, we blast off with Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno of the Space Force, who is charged with protecting our space in space, particularly from Russia and China...
Aerospace
What High-Tech Prizes Does the Downed U.S. Drone Hold? Russia Really Wants to Know
An MQ-9 Reaper drone is sitting at the bottom of the Black Sea. Will the U.S. or Russia recover it?
