Artificial Intelligence
A New Encyclopedia Explores Europe's Smelly History
Odeuropa is an online database of scents from 16th- to early 20th-century Europe culled from historical literature and art
Merriam-Webster's 2023 Word of the Year Is 'Authentic'
As technology's ability to manipulate reality improves, we're all searching for the truth
Ten Engineer-Selected STEM Toys to Give as Gifts in 2023
From coding to building to circuitry, these educational activities support basic skills to serve children in science, engineering and beyond
YouTube's New A.I. Music Generation Tool Mimics the Voices of Popular Singers
So far, nine artists—including John Legend, T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charli XCX—have volunteered their voices
A Robotic 'A.I. Chemist' Could Make Oxygen on Mars
In a lab on Earth, the machine created a catalyst from Martian materials that can extract oxygen from water, for astronauts to breathe or use as fuel
The Beatles Release Their Last Song, ‘Now and Then,’ Featuring A.I.-Extracted Vocals From John Lennon
Based on a demo recorded by Lennon in the 1970s, the song is the "closest we'll ever come to having him back in the room"
Artists Can Use This Tool to Protect Their Work From A.I. Scraping
Nightshade subtly alters the pixels of an image to mislead A.I. image generators, ultimately damaging the models
This 21-Year-Old Used A.I. to Decipher Text From a Scroll That Hasn’t Been Read in 2,000 Years
The papyrus scroll is one of hundreds that were carbonized in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E.
The Sphere Is Here. Are We Ready for More High-Tech Architecture?
The new Las Vegas performance venue challenges musicians and visual artists to produce content for its demanding format
Four Amazing Impacts of This A.I.-Powered Bird Migration Tracker
A reimagined tool called BirdCast is helping birders, scientists and even farmers
Art Made With A.I. Won a State Fair Last Year. Now, the Rules Are Changing
Artists who submit to the competition will need to disclose whether they used A.I. tools like Midjourney
Using A.I. to Track Air Pollution From Open-Top Coal Trains
Scientists in California are working with communities—and a suite of tools—to better monitor air quality
Why This School District Used A.I. to Help Determine Which Books to Ban
Iowa schools are struggling to comply with new laws banning books that aren't "age appropriate"
Scientists Recreated a Pink Floyd Song From Listeners' Brain Waves
Electrodes collected brain signals while people listened to "Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1," then computers produced a garbled but recognizable track
The Race to Develop Artificial Intelligence That Can Identify Every Species on the Planet
Scientists are building machine-learning-powered software that can recognize a species based solely on a cellphone picture
See Allen Ginsberg's Photographs—and A.I.-Generated Poems Based on Them
The Beat poet's photos, taken throughout his literary career, depict friends and fellow writers
Explore Animated Models, Digitized Sketches and More in Leonardo da Vinci's Largest-Ever Online Retrospective
The new Google Arts & Culture hub features high-resolution scans, 3D renderings and artificial intelligence experiments
The Beatles Will Release One Last Song
Paul McCartney revealed this week that the new record will include A.I.-generated vocals from John Lennon
A.I. Could Soon Take Your Fast-Food Order
Wendy’s is testing a chatbot that can converse with customers, answer questions and send orders to the kitchen. Other chains are making similar moves
White House Urges A.I. Leaders to Consider the Technology's Risks
Before a meeting with industry executives, the Biden administration rolled out a new plan for tackling the rapid development of artificial intelligence
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