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Image: Pedro PARDO / AFP via Getty The Robot Games: Laughter at the Arms Fair
The “clanker olympics” might be funny, but these humanoid robots might well have the last laugh.
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This Is the Only Generation That Isn’t Totally Freaked Out by AI
Gen X stands apart from younger and older generations as Americans grow increasingly uneasy about AI and where the technology is headed.
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AI Chatbots Are Better at Scamming People Than Human Scammers, Study Finds
In a simulated pig-butchering scam, participants trusted the chatbot more and were more likely to follow its request.
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Universal History Archive/Contributor/Getty Images Researchers Are Using AI to Help Find Art Looted by the Nazis. Here’s How It Works.
The tool can search scattered archives for clues, but experts still have to verify any possible restitution claims.
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Scientists Built a Drone That Becomes (Nearly) Invisible Without Any Cloaking Technology
Northwestern’s Phantom Twist drone spins so fast that it turns into a faint blur instead of a visible aircraft.
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Picture courtesy of the Department of Energy Conspiracy Theorists Are Losing Their Minds About CERN’s Big Shut Down
VICE asked CERN’s scientists how likely their work is to open up a portal to hell, time-traveling aliens, or alternative dimensions.
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Welcome to Sloptopia: The Future of the Internet
Following the endpoint of the human internet, the bots have overridden their original programming and developed a new language using glyphs.
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Catherine Falls Commercial/Getty Images AI-Powered Teddy Bears for Kids Are Here, and Experts Say They Could Do More Harm Than Good
Ethicists warn that always-on, sycophantic AI companions could quietly replace real-world social learning with engineered attention loops.
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Students Keep Booing AI During Commencement Speeches, and Honestly, They Might Be Right
After years of being told the future belongs to AI and automation, students seem less than thrilled to hear it at commencement.
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The AI Boom Is Taking Over the U.S. Power Grid, and This Map Shows Where It’s Happening
A new map shows how thousands of data centers are spreading across the country and putting more pressure on the grid.
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This Guy Built a Personal Mosquito Defense System That Shoots Bugs With Real Lasers
The device uses the same broad idea as LiDAR systems in self-driving cars, only for backyard bloodsuckers.
