Artificial Intelligence

  1. Artificial Intelligence

    AI sniffs out whiskey flavor notes as well as the pros

    A machine learning algorithm identified the top five flavor notes in 16 types of whiskey. Each matched the aggregate of what a panel of human pros said.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Artificial Intelligence

    Generative AI is an energy hog. Is the tech worth the environmental cost?

    Generative AI and the hype around it has rung in excitement and alarm bells this year. Here’s how to consider climate, energy and AI's intersection.

    By Lauren Leffer
  3. Artificial Intelligence

    Here’s why turning to AI to train future AIs may be a bad idea

    If future AI models are trained on AI-generated content, they could end up producing more bias and nonsense, researchers caution.

    By Payal Dhar
  4. Psychology

    Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows

    Using face filters to alter expressions manipulated feelings of attraction, raising questions about how such technology may influence social interactions.

    By Laura Sanders
  5. Science & Society

    Using AI, historians track how astronomy ideas spread in the 16th century

    A new AI machine learning technique helped historians analyze 76,000 pages from astronomy textbooks spanning nearly two centuries.

    By Lisa Grossman
  6. Artificial Intelligence

    The discovery of tools key to machine learning wins the 2024 physics Nobel

    John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to develop data analysis methods that underlie machine learning.

    By Emily Conover and Lisa Grossman
  7. Artificial Intelligence

    Talking to a chatbot may weaken someone’s belief in conspiracy theories

    AI might help lift conspiracy theorists out of the rabbit hole, but some researchers say proceed with caution.

    By Sujata Gupta
  8. Artificial Intelligence

    AI generates harsher punishments for people who use Black dialect

    ChatGPT and similar AI sort those who use African American English dialect into less prestigious jobs and dole out harsher criminal punishments.

    By Sujata Gupta
  9. Artificial Intelligence

    A new book tackles AI hype – and how to spot it

    In AI Snake Oil, two computer scientists set us straight on the power and limits of AI and offer advice for moving forward.

    By Elizabeth Quill
  10. Artificial Intelligence

    Can we train AI to be creative? One lab is testing ideas

    Artificial intelligence explores new ideas by tapping human intuition, a step toward humanlike intelligence.

    By Matthew Hutson
  11. Artificial Intelligence

    Want to spot a deepfake? The eyes could be a giveaway

    Reflections in the eyes of AI-generated images of people don’t always match up, researchers report.

    By Ananya
  12. Oceans

    This AI can predict ship-sinking ‘freak’ waves minutes in advance

    The model, which was trained on data from ocean buoys to identify potential rogue waves, could help save lives.

    By Nikk Ogasa