The Download: sycophantic LLMs, and the AI Hype Index
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The Download: the story of OpenAI, and making magnesium
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
The AI Hype Index: College students are hooked on ChatGPT
Separating AI reality from hyped-up fiction isn’t always easy. That’s why we’ve created the AI…
Large language models struggle with coordination in social and cooperative games
Large language models (LLMs), such as the model underpinning the functioning of the popular conversational…
Five things to do in virtual reality—and five to avoid
Open-heart surgery is a hard thing to practice in the real world, and airplane pilots…
This giant microwave may change the future of war
Imagine: China deploys hundreds of thousands of autonomous drones in the air, on the sea,…
What will power AI’s growth?
It’s been a little over a week since we published Power Hungry, a package that…
The Download: the next anti-drone weapon, and powering AI’s growth
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s…
Emotional responses crucial to attitudes about self-driving cars, study suggests
When it comes to public attitudes toward using self-driving cars, understanding how the vehicles work…
Creating better digital tools for students to learn to play music by ear
Learning to play music by ear is challenging for most musicians, but research from a…