Why the climate promises of AI sound a lot like carbon offsets
The International Energy Agency states in a new report that AI could eventually reduce greenhouse-gas…
Using virtual reality to connect players with ocean ecosystems
Fewer people have been to the deepest parts of the ocean than have walked on…
Tools like Apple's photo Clean Up are yet another nail in the coffin for being able to trust our eyes
You may have seen ads by Apple promoting its new Clean Up feature that can…
How AI is interacting with our creative human processes
In 2021, 20 years after the death of her older sister, Vauhini Vara was still…
Generative AI is learning to spy for the US military
For much of last year, about 2,500 US service members from the 15th Marine Expeditionary…
Love or immortality: A short story
1. Sophie and Martin are at the 2012 Gordon Research Conference on the Biology of…
The Download: how the military is using AI, and AI’s climate promises
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…