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Scientists from the United States, China and other nations called for an international authority to oversee artificial intelligence.

How close are large language models to achieving general intelligence? Observers offer diametrically opposed answers. But both skeptics and boosters may be too sure of themselves.

Silicon chips power everything from cars and toys to phones and nukes. “Chip War,” by Chris Miller, recounts the rise of the chip industry and the outsize geopolitical implications of its ascendancy.

Should you be excited about or scared of GPT-4? The right answer may be both. The more time I spend with A.I. systems like GPT-4, the less I’m convinced that we know half of what’s coming.

Here’s why you’ve been hearing so much about ChatGPT.

DeepMind’s AlphaCode outperforms many human programmers in tricky software challenges

How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth's rotation is still up for debate.

Jordan Klepper Debunks the 'Good Guy With a Gun' Argument. Rocks: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver. Theaters of War (2022): Movie. We Gave a Speech to Wayne LaPierre at the NRA Convention. The AI That Creates Any Picture You Want.

Error-riddled astronomical tables inspired the first computer—and the first vaporware