ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation
Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts
We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells
Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series
Heat Waves Endanger Data Centers That Power AI
A new analysis warns that AI facilities could be forced to stop operating because of water shortages and blackouts
Can AI Replace Air Traffic Controllers?
Tests in London and Singapore could reveal whether AI can improve the safety of air travel
Each AI Chatbot Has Its Own Distinctive Writing Style—Just as Humans Do
ChatGPT and Gemini AI write in different idioms, linguists find
To Save Patients from Extreme Heat, a Hospital Is Turning to AI
AI could be used to comb through electronic health records and warn vulnerable people about dangerous heat waves
AI Could Broaden the Applications of Entertaining Drone Shows
AI can allow engineers to focus on artistry over technical details for drone shows
Does Using ChatGPT Change Your Brain Activity? Study Sparks Debate
Scientists warn against reading too much into a small experiment about ChatGPT and brain activity that is receiving a lot of buzz
AI Could Be Harnessed to Cut More Emissions Than It Creates
Power-hungry AI and associated data centers could make the grid cleaner, eventually cutting more climate-change-causing emissions than they produce
Why iNaturalist Users Freaked Out over a Google AI Grant
The nonprofit iNaturalist announced that it received a $1.5-million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm to develop generative AI tools for species identification. The news didn’t go over well
What Is Your Cat Trying to Say? These AI Tools Aim to Decipher Meows
AI is shedding new light on the 12,000-year conversation between cats and their humans, suggesting that house cats wield a far richer vocabulary than once thought
Truly Intelligent AI Could Play by the Rules, No Matter How Strange
To build safe but powerful AI models, start by testing their ability to play games on the fly