AI clones made from user data pose uncanny risks
Personal data can be used to create an AI that can mimic a user’s behaviour. (Shutterstock) Dongwook Yoon, University of...
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How AI could take over elections – and undermine democracy
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Easy Ways to Make Your Rental Property More Secure
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Social media scatters your brain, and then you buy stuff you don’t need
Do you really need another water bottle, or is your brain just tired? Teera Konakan/Moment Collection/Getty Images Matthew Pittman, University...
Transforming Everyday Life with AI Chat: A Comprehensive Guide
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Sex, love and companionship … with AI? Why human-machine relationships could go mainstream
The California-based startup Replika has programmed chatbots to serve as companions. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Marco Dehnert, Arizona State...
Researchers turned superglue into a recyclable, cheap, oil-free plastic alternative
Researchers discovered a way to turn superglue into strong, clear plastic that can be made into many shapes. Allison Christy,...
Voice deepfakes are calling – here’s what they are and how to avoid getting scammed
Cloning someone’s voice is easier than ever. D-Keine/iStock via Getty Images Matthew Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology and Christopher Schwartz,...
DALL-E 2 and Midjourney can be a boon for industrial designers
A volcano-themed tissue box designed with the help of AI-assisted image generation. Juan Noguera, CC BY-SA Juan Noguera, Rochester Institute...
Faster-than-reflexes robo-boots boost balance
These boots were made for superhuman balance. Candler Hobbs, Georgia Institute of Techology Lena Ting, Emory University; Gregory S. Sawicki,...
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action – but it is possible to prepare
Worst-hit areas in Turkey were reduced to rubble. Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Louise K. Comfort, University of Pittsburgh;...
ChatGPT Predictions and forecasts for the years to come
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Cancer evolution is mathematical – how random processes and epigenetics can explain why tumor cells shape-shift, metastasize and resist treatments
Stochasticity is everywhere – and finding the order in disorder can unlock new ways to understand biology. Erlon Silva -...
ChatGPT is great – you’re just using it wrong
ChatGPT is better used for playacting than playing at finding facts. EvgeniyShkolenko/iStock via Getty Images Jonathan May, University of Southern...
Green jobs are booming, but too few employees have sustainability skills to fill them
U.S. universities now have over 3,000 sustainability programs. Andy DeLisle/ASU Christopher Boone, Arizona State University and Karen C. Seto, Yale...
That annoying ringing, buzzing and hissing in the ear – a hearing specialist offers tips to turn down the tinnitus
Worldwide, more than 750 million people have tinnitus. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Bradley Kesser, University of...
Twitter in 2022: 5 essential reads about the consequences of Elon Musk’s takeover of the microblogging platform
It’s safe to say that Elon Musk has transformed Twitdis Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images Eric Smalley, The Conversation Twitter...
China’s new space station opens for business in an increasingly competitive era of space activity
Three taikonauts rode aboard the Shenzhou 15 mission on their way to China’s new Tiangong space station. Xinhua News Agency...
How does a television set work?
The TV in your home is very different from the television sets of just a few years ago. moodboard/Image Source...
Flexible AI computer chips promise wearable health monitors that protect privacy
Flexible AI computer chips promise wearable health monitors that protect privacy A device like this could one day monitor and assess...
What the world would lose with the demise of Twitter: Valuable eyewitness accounts and raw data on human behavior, as well as a habitat for trolls
Twitter itself produces a lot of data that’s available nowhere else. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University...
What is Mastodon? A social media expert explains how the ‘federated’ network works and why it won’t be a new Twitter
Twitter users who are fleeing to the social media platform Mastodon are finding it to be a different animal. Davide...
