The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient
What applies to patents should also apply to copyright, he says. If, for example, an AI is asked to write “the best pop song in…
Google Fixes Serious Security Flaws in Chrome and Android
August has ended the summer in style with multiple patches issued by Microsoft, Google Chrome, and its competitor Firefox to fix serious issues, some of…
Preferring Biological Children Is Immoral
Recently, a close friend told me how much he wanted to be a parent one day. I asked if he’d consider adopting. Suddenly, he became…
She Sacrificed Her Youth to Get the Tech Bros to Grow Up
Moore’s pace remains relentless because the stakes are so high; she sees suffering around her and knows that not enough has been done about it….
Grapefruit Juice Can Kill You, Evidence Shows
Humans are soft squishy bags of blood that are fairly resilient in many ways, but there are a lot of hazards out there that can…
One Type of Misinformation Is Commonly Overlooked as Benign. Here’s Why It Isn’t.
When the city of London faced the bubonic plague in 1665, many people desperately sought a way to protect themselves and their loved ones from…
Images Capture Critical Moment Proteins Collapse in Diseases Like Alzheimer’s
To perform a myriad of functions inside our body’s cells, many types of hard-working protein slip into and out of dense droplets called condensates to…
Two of The World’s Most Advanced Telescopes Remain Closed Following Cyberattack
Weeks after a cybersecurity incident was detected by researchers at the US National Science Foundation (NSF), a number of telescopes remain offline. The Gemini North…
New Study Reveals The Best Temperature For Getting a Good Night’s Sleep
Restless, disrupted, or just too-little sleep is a frustrating problem many people have, particularly on hot nights. But just how hot is too hot? New…
A Naked Mole Rat Gene Was Put Into Mice, And It Made Them Live Longer
Naked mole rats are well known for living far longer lives than any rodent ought to have. It’s just one of their amazing talents for…