
Is AI solving proofs—or just dividing our opinions?
A new challenge reveals how well AI can tackle true math problems

Is AI solving proofs—or just dividing our opinions?
A new challenge reveals how well AI can tackle true math problems

Can you solve these language puzzles? Test your skills with these problems from North America’s biggest linguistics competition
For 20 years, this computational linguistics competition has inspired new generations of innovators in AI and language preservation


The AI boom is dangerously dependent on helium
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has trapped a third of the world’s commercial helium, threatening the irreplaceable coolant that makes MRI scanners and advanced microchips possible

As AI keeps improving, mathematicians struggle to foretell their own future
First Proof is an effort to see whether LLMs can contribute meaningfully to pure mathematics research. The dust has settled on round one, and the results are surprising

AI-designed experiments run by robots hint at a new approach to biology
Researchers at OpenAI and Ginkgo Bioworks showed that an AI model working with an autonomous lab can design and iterate real biology experiments at unprecedented speed

AI autocomplete doesn’t just change how you write. It changes how you think
AI-powered writing tools are increasingly integrated into our e-mails and phones. Now a new study finds biased AI suggestions can sway users’ beliefs

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud
Mainstream chatbots presented varying levels of resistance to deliberate requests for fabrication, study finds

How exactly does the Pentagon evict Claude?
Swapping out one AI model on a classified network for another takes minutes. Retraining the people who’ve learned to rely on it will take much longer

People who know more about AI art find it less ethical
When people understand the system and process behind AI art, its moral implications become harder to accept

The BBC tech journalist who achieved hot dog eating glory—by hacking AI
BBC tech journalist Thomas Germain’s simple—and hilarious—experiment exposes a serious flaw in common artificial intelligence tools

AI was supposed to save coders time. It may be doing the opposite
Studies find AI helps developers release more software—while logging longer hours and fixing problems after the code goes live

This musician built an AI clone of her voice so anyone can sing as her
Experimental composer Holly Herndon says this technology isn’t here to replace artists—and that the future of creativity belongs to collective intelligence