How AI Job Impact Compares to the Dawn of the Internet and Computers
It’s easy for job seekers to feel stuck in an AI doom loop. Chatbots have overhauled white-collar 9-to-5s,…
This plant extract can make a lethal drug cocktail. Can it also treat opioid addiction?
A plant extract that’s gaining popularity as a pain cure-all and has been associated with multiple California deaths…
Google DeepMind’s Vivek Natarajan Wants AI to Chase Cures
Vivek Natarajan is one of the Google DeepMind researchers trying to prove that advanced AI can do more…
Parental mental health — not medication — drives autism correlation, study finds
A sweeping new review of prenatal antidepressant use underscores a finding that has surfaced repeatedly throughout the last…
Two humpback whales set records swimming between Australia and Brazil
NEW YORK — Scientists have spotted two humpback whales that made separate, record-breaking crossings between Australia and Brazil. The whales…
OpenAI Hires in Preparation for AI That Could Train Itself
OpenAI has set the goal of making an AI tool that could research its own improvements. Now, the…
A Former OpenAI Employee Explains the ‘Open Secret’ of AI
Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher who now runs the AI Futures Project, says the artificial-intelligence industry is…
Cell Data Shows Trump Trade Policy Impact on Canadian Tourism
The economic effects of President Donald Trump’s disruptive approach to foreign policy are coming into sharper focus with…
JPMorgan Warns of ‘Silent Risk to Wealth’ From New Era of Inflation
A roller coaster ride of high inflation might be the new normal, JPMorgan says, and it could end…
Climate change is already showing up in the cost of living
In the summer of 2022, a heat wave in Europe drove temperatures to a record-breaking 115 degrees in…
Industrial chemicals have reached the middle of the oceans, new study shows
New research shows the chemicals we use to kill pests, heal our bodies and package our foods are…
Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out
By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and…