The companies’ financial support for AI has pushed an ongoing rivalry in to the public spotlight. Google’s struggle for dominance with Microsoft is increasingly at the forefront of discussions about AI’s future success.

Since ChatGPT can engage in conversation and generate essays, computer codes, charts and graphs that closely resemble those created by humans, educators worry students may use it to cheat.

Most of us buy goods on the internet without reading the terms and conditions. We take it as a given that the clauses in these standardised agreements are non-negotiable, and hope that they are in our best interests.

In addition to rising mental health issues, there seems to be a general malaise across normally well individuals in society.

Longtermism is the belief that artificial intelligence poses long-term or existential risks to humanity’s future by becoming an out-of-control superintelligence.

Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today.

Since the industrial revolution, construction materials have been largely confined to a range of mass-produced elements. From steel beams to plywood panels, this standardized kit of parts has informed the design and construction of buildings for over 150 years.

Even if you think you are good at analysing faces, research shows many people cannot reliably distinguish between photos of real faces and images that have been computer-generated. This is particularly problematic now that computer systems can create realistic-looking photos of people who don’t exist.

ChatGPT and similar large language models can produce compelling, humanlike answers to an endless array of questions – from queries about the best Italian restaurant in town to explaining competing theories about the nature of evil.

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued this vaccine was against their religious beliefs.

Digital employees offer companies advantages, but there are also drawbacks, says Lingyao (Ivy) Yuan.

It is the amount of parental care the offspring receives that supports a larger brain.

With all those smartphone notifications, it’s no wonder you lose focus on what you’re trying to do do.

I began this journey not expecting to find sci­entific evidence for my experiences, because the mainstream scientific materialist narrative suggests that evidence doesn’t exist for unexplained phenomena...

Grandiose superheroes create a canvas on which we can portray both the most sublime and the most mundane aspects of humanity. I cannot think of a more fitting superhero to tell us who we are than Tony Stark and his alter ego Iron Man...

What if we could inherit more than our parents’ genes? What if we could inherit the ability to turn genes on and off?

Among the most insidious examples of the exploitation of fear come in the form of phishing, vishing and smishing. Here are three examples...

New research shows, appearances can be deceptive when it comes to family. New DNA technology is shaking up the family trees of many plants and animals.

Have you ever borrowed a friend’s charger only to find it is not compatible with your phone? Or wondered what to do with the pile of cables you’ve accumulated from every device you’ve ever bought?

We take it for granted that technology brings people closer together and improves our access to essential products and services.

For those of us who don’t own an electric vehicle, making the best use of our fuel tanks will be a priority. Here are some ways you can make your vehicle go the extra mile.

New research offers insight into why Facebook’s targeted ads can sometimes be way off base.

On the other hand, a search on Google provides links with content written by known or unknown authors, who may or may not have knowledge in that area, based on a ranking system that either follows the preferences of the user, or the collective popularity of certain sites.