Artificial Intelligence

When It Comes To AI, Don’t Build Islands of Intelligence

When people discover a new work hack, they can be tempted to keep it to themselves. Maybe they subconsciously want to gatekeep it,...

How to safely watch and photograph the total solar eclipse

Before the eclipse begins, take the time to focus the camera exactly where you want the sun and moon to appear in...

China tests US voter fault lines and ramps AI content to boost its geopolitical interests

China is using fake social media accounts to poll voters on what divides them most to sow division and possibly influence the outcome...

The Download: our eclipse guide, and what you need to know about bird flu

On April 8, the moon will pass directly between Earth and the sun, creating a total solar eclipse across much of the...

New bird flu infections: Here’s what you need to know

But the rash of recent infections among livestock is unsettling. Last month, goats in Minnesota tested positive. And avian influenza has now...

Sustainable by design: Advancing the sustainability of AI

During the past year, the pace of AI adoption has accelerated significantly, ushering in groundbreaking advances, discoveries and solutions with the potential to...

The hard lessons of Harvard’s failed geoengineering experiment

The basic concept behind solar geoengineering is that by spraying certain particles high above the planet, humans could reflect some amount of...

Announcing updates to Azure AI Search to help organizations build and scale generative AI applications

Today we are announcing significant changes to Azure AI Search in support for customers building production ready generative AI applications. Azure AI Search...

Why the lifetime of nuclear plants is getting longer

Two main components determine a plant’s lifetime: the reactor pressure vessel and the containment structure, says Jacopo Buongiorno, a professor of nuclear...

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